Dr Irene Ikafa
Lecturer - School of Health
Biography
Irene Ikafa is a registered nurse and an academic with a strong mental health nursing background. Irene joined the University of New England in July 2016 after 8 years in the School of Health Professions at Murdoch University and 25 years of clinical experience in mental health nursing in Western Australia and Zambia. She has progressive experience in various nursing positions as a registered mental health nurse, registered nurse, clinical nurse, nurse manager, deputy director of nursing, clinical teacher, and staff development nurse. Irene is passionate about teaching and learning in nursing in general, and mental health in particular. Irene does this with commitment, compassion, and care. Her specific research interests include mental health, migration and acculturation, nurse education, and grief and loss. She is also committed to mental health promotion, migration issues, social justice, social inequalities, and advocating for people without a voice, particularly people with mental illness and disabilities.
