Pieta Shakes is a Registered Nurse and Credentialed Mental Health Nurse with postgraduate qualifications in mental health nursing, diagnostic genomics and higher education innovative teaching and learning. Pieta is enthusiastic about patient experience and person-centred care within our fast-paced systems and society. Committed to equity and quality, she was drawn towards research and the translation of knowledge into practice through education that nurtures curiosity and critical thinking and empowers clinicians. Pieta commenced her transition into academia in 2018 and then joined the online Master of Nursing team as a Lecturer and Subject Manager in 2022. Pieta is in the final stages of her PhD and is active within research and advocacy to improve the psychosocial outcomes of parents who receive unexpected news about the health, development or genetics of their unborn baby.