DrRegan Preston
Adjunct Senior Fellow
Curtin School of Nursing
- Adjunct Senior FellowCurtin School of Nursing
BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH IMPACT
Nurse Practitioner, Registered Pharmacist, and PhD, with extensive experience working in high-acuity and multidisciplinary healthcare environments. Recognised for strong clinical reasoning, systems thinking, and the ability to translate evidence into scalable nurse-led and pharmacy- enabled service innovations. Experienced in contributing to strategic and operational planning, clinical governance, workforce education, and quality
improvement across complex healthcare systems. Known as a collaborative, detail-oriented leader who works effectively with
multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders to improve patient outcomes. Committed to culturally safe, person-centred care and health system strengthening, particularly for priority populations experiencing mental health, substance use, and infectious disease-related healthinequities.
Key strengths:
Comprehensive health assessment and diagnostic reasoning in individuals with complex comorbidities.
Collaborative, person-centred care planning, including prescribing and titration of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments where
authorised.
Leadership in quality improvement, guideline implementation, and clinical governance.
Education, supervision, and mentoring of nursing and multidisciplinary staff.
DEGREES
- PhDCurtin University, Perth, Australia
- Master of Nurse PractitionerEdith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
- Master of PharmacyThe University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
- Master of Nursing ScienceThe University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
- Bachelor of ScienceRhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
ROLE
- Staff
DEPARTMENT
- Curtin School of Nursing