Dr Linda Schnitker

Bolton Clarke - QUT Conjoint Research Fellow

Linda is a conjoint Research Fellow between the Bolton Clarke Research Institute and Queensland University of Technology School of Nursing. Linda is a Registered Nurse and has been recognised as a distinguished educator in gerontological nursing by the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (USA). Currently, Linda is an early career nurse researcher and designs and implements scientific studies that focus on improving the nursing care of older people in residential aged care, including those who live with cognitive impairment and dementia, with an emphasis on implementation and sustainability of those changes in practice.

Linda has expertise in mixed methods research, clinical research, implementation science, co-design, and the scientific development of quality indicators. Linda has published >20 peer-reviewed papers; received >$150,000 of competitive funding as chief investigator; and presented at >40 national/international conferences (9 invited). She regularly contributes to the scholarly environment through thesis examination, peer review, and mentoring. She is a member of the Australian College of Nursing and the Australian Association of Gerontology.