Penny's research interests focus on building the capacity of the health workforce to meet the needs of consumers of healthcare services, particularly in rural contexts:

Healthcare Leadership roles Interprofessional collaborative education and practice Supporting the self-management of chronic disease Clinical education models Storytelling as a learning framework e-learning pedagogy

Paliadelis, P., Parker, V., Parmenter, G. & Maple, M. 2014 'Right' for publication: Strategies for supporting novice writers across health and medical disciplines. Australian Health Review http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH14104 Paliadelis, P., Stupans, I., Parker,V., Jarrott, H.M., Fagan, A., Gillan,P., Piper,D., Wilson,R., Lea, J. & Hudson, J. 2014 The development and evaluation of online stories to enhance clinical learning experiences across health professions in rural Australia. Collegian, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2014.08.003 Carr, S., Paliadelis, P., Lhussier, M., Forster, N., Eaton, S., Parmenter, G. & Death, C. 2014 'Looking after yourself: Clinical understandings of chronic-care self-management strategies in rural and urban contexts of UK and Australia. SAGE Open Medicine, DOI: 10.1177/2050312114532636 Parker, V., McNeil, K., Higgins, I., Mitchell, R., Paliadelis, P., Giles, M. & Parmenter, G.2013 'How health professionals conceive and construct interprofessional practice in rural settings: a qualitative study', BMC Health Services Research, 13:500. Available from: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/13/500 Mitchell, R., Paliadelis, P., McNeil, K., Parker, V., Giles, M., Higgins, I., & Parmenter, G.2013 'Effective interprofessional collaboration in rural contexts: A research protocol', Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69(10):2317-26. Paliadelis, P. 2013 'Nurse managers' don't get the corner office', Journal of Nursing Management 21(2):377-86. Parker,V., Mitchell,R., McNeil,K., Ahrens,Y., Higgins,I., Parmenter,G., Paliadelis,P. & Giles, M. 2012 'Negotiating Intersections: Inter-Professional Practice in Rural Health Care Contexts', International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 11(5), 750-751. Briggs, D, Cruickshank, M. & Paliadelis, P. 2012 'Health managers and health reform', Journal of Management and Organization, 18 (5), pp. 641-658. Paliadelis, P., Parmenter, G., Parker, V., Giles, M. & Higgins, I. 2012 'The challenges confronting clinicians in rural acute care settings: A participatory research project' Rural and Remote Health Research, Education, Practice and Policy, 12(2):1-12. Parker, V., Giles. M,, Parmenter, G., Paliadelis, P. & Turner, C. 2010 'Writing across and within: Providing a vehicle for sharing nursing and midwifery projects and innovations in Australia', Nurse Education in Practice, Nov;10(6):327-32. Vittrup, A. & Paliadelis, P. 2009 'The role of illness beliefs in motivating cardiac patients to change lifestyle following elective and primary PCI', Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation, December, pp.1-3. Robinson-Reilly, M., Paliadelis, P. & Cruickshank, M. 2009 'The Lived Experience of Venous Access', Supportive Care in Cancer, vol.17, no. 7, p. 936. Lea, J., Cruickshank, M.,Paliadelis, P., Parmenter, G., Sanderson, H. & Thornberry, P. 2008, 'The lure of the bush: Do rural placements influence student nurses to seek employment in rural settings? Handover, vol. 2, pp. (re-printed with the permission of 'Collegian, vol. 15, no.3, pp.77-82). Paliadelis. P. & Cruickshank, M. 2008, 'Using a voice-centred relational method of data analysis in a feminist study that explored the working world of nursing unit managers.' Qualitative Health Research, vol. 18, no. 10, pp. 1444-1453. Paliadelis, P. 2008, 'The working world of nursing unit managers: Responsibility without power', Australian Health Review, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 256-264. Lea, J., Cruickshank, M.,Paliadelis, P., Parmenter, G., Sanderson, H. & Thornberry, P. 2008,'The lure of the bush: Do rural placements influence student nurses to seek employment in rural settings? 'Collegian, vol. 15, no.3, pp.77-82. Paliadelis, P., Cruickshank, M. & Sheridan, A. 2007, 'Caring for each other: How nurse managers 'manage' their role', Journal of Nursing Management, vol. 15, no 8, pp. 830-837. Paliadelis, P. 2005, 'Rural Nursing Unit Managers: Education and support for the role'. The International Electronic Journal of Rural and Remote Health Research, Education,Practice and Policy, 5(325). Available from http://rrh.deakin.edu.au Paliadelis, P., Cruickshank, M., Wainohu, D., Winskill, R, & Stevens, H. 2005, 'Implementing family-centred care: An exploration of the beliefs and practices of paediatric nurses,' Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol. 23 (1), pp.31-36Paliadelis, P. & Cruickshank, M. 2003, 'An exploration of the role that expert knowledge plays in the assessment of undergraduate clinical competence: Registered Nurses' experiences',The International Electronic Journal of Rural and Remote Health Research, Education,