About
Anna Wikander is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing at the Faculty of Health, Charles Darwin University. A registered nurse with a PhD in resistance training and urinary incontinence in women athletes (2023), she specializes in clinical education and student equity.
- PhD, Charles Darwin University (2023)
- Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics, University of Queensland (2022)
- Master of Health Administration, University of Queensland (2001)
- Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing), University of Queensland (1996)
Research spans five key areas: assessment of simulated clinical skills, online education for large cohorts, and support for pregnant/parenting, rural/remote, and First Nations students. Recent projects focus on improving retention of undergraduate nursing students in regional Australia.
Article trends reflect intersections of sports medicine, nursing education, and social equity, with a strong emphasis on UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG: Education). Collaborative work includes multimethod studies on student success and interventions for pelvic floor health.
Grants include a 2022–2024 Australian project on nursing student retention. She supervises postgraduate research and contributes to policy debates on academic labor agreements and Indigenous education.
