Lisa McKenna (RN RM MEdSt PhD FACN) is Professor and Head in the
School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne. She
has researched widely, particularly in the areas of nursing, midwifery and
health professional education and workforce, and published over 170
refereed peer reviewed journal articles along with a number of textbooks.
Lisa’s research expertise incorporates a range of methodologies, including
quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods, and she has supervised many
honours, masters and doctoral projects to successful completion. Lisa is
also Editor-in-Chief of Collegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing
Practice, Scholarship and Research.

Beverley Copnell (RN BAppSc PhD) is Associate Professor in the School
of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne. Before
entering academia, she worked for many years in paediatric intensive care,
a field in which she maintains an active interest. She served two terms as a
member of the Board of Directors of the World Federation of Paediatric
Intensive and Critical Care Societies (2003–2011) and is a member of the
editorial board of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. She has published

widely on a range of topics in this and other fields. She has a long-
standing interest in promoting research and evidence-based practice in

nursing, and has taught related subjects at both undergraduate and
postgraduate levels. She is an editor of Collegian: The Australian Journal
of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research.