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 Gooding is a Registered Nurse holding a Master of Nursing in education with extensive experience in both adult and paediatric intensive care. Tracey first joined the JCU Nursing and Midwifery team as a sessional academic in 2017 and later held a Lecturer position before returning to the clinical space in 2020 to take on various clinical nursing education and leadership roles. In 2022, Tracey was appointed the Deputy Course Coordinator of the online Master of Nursing.