Kaori Shimoinaba

Kaori Shimoinaba is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University. She specializes in palliative care, grief support systems, and cross-cultural healthcare education. Her research focuses on healthcare professionals' experiences with grief, death literacy, and culturally competent care delivery. She actively supervises postgraduate students and contributes to undergraduate teaching in nursing communication and public health.

• Teaching: Undergraduate courses on nursing communication, palliative care, and cultural competence. Japanese-language programs in palliative care education.
• Research: Over 20 peer-reviewed articles since 2001; current projects include grief support for aged care staff and palliative care communication training for nursing students.
• Awards: 2023 Teaching Award for excellence in academic supervision.
• Grants: Principal investigator in multiple projects (e.g., A-PRECISE infection prevention initiative, grief support program pilot).
• Labs/Teams: Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams across Australia and Japan on palliative care innovation.

Her work aligns with UN SDGs 3 (Good Health) and 10 (Reduced Inequalities) through improving end-of-life care equity and clinician wellbeing.