Dr Tracey Ahern is a Registered Nurse and Registered Queensland Teacher who holds a PhD (Nursing). Tracey first joined the JCU Nursing and Midwifery team in 2015 as a sessional tutor, and then secured a permanent position as a Lecturer in 2017. She combines her love of teaching, nursing and research to extend her professional practice to the higher education context. In 2018, Tracey was appointed the Deputy Course Coordinator of the online Master of Nursing. Tracey is now a Senior Lecturer and the Course Coordinator of the online Master of Nursing, leading a team of six full time academics who collaborate to maintain quality standards in postgraduate nursing education.