Margaret McLeod has largely worked in executive positions in a range of healthcare environments, including those in rural, regional and metropolitan locations. She is a registered nurse and midwife, who holds the following qualifications: Bachelor of Arts degree (Social Welfare), Charles Sturt University (1990); Postgraduate Diploma of Nursing Science in Mental Health, La Trobe University (2008); Master of Arts degree (Health Service Management), Charles Sturt University (2000); and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Monash University (2006). To broaden her knowledge and experience, McLeod also worked for more than a decade as a tenured academic at Australian Catholic University and Charles Sturt University.
McLeod’s main research interests are Australian military nursing history, with the completion of her doctoral thesis leading to a growing interest in broader Australian biography. The evolution of Hector Harrison: God’s Larrikin is a product of her research foci, personal connection with Harrison, and her past and recent affiliation with the Presbyterian Church of St Andrew, Canberra, as a parishioner, elder and choir member.
Since retiring from full time employment in the healthcare and academic sectors, McLeod worked as a consultant for the Faculty of Health at the University of Canberra, which preceded her appointment as Honorary Adjunct Professor. Further, she continued her work as Chair of the Board of Management at St Andrew’s Village, Canberra. In this capacity she led the transition of ownership, on behalf of the Church, to another aged care provider. McLeod has enjoyed an eclectic career spanning 50 years; venturing into the writing of this historical narrative has been a long-awaited, if not considerable challenge.
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Format: Perfect Bound
Size: 152mm x 228mm
Page Count: 556pp
