Christine Trotman

Christine is a final-year PhD candidate and former Registered Nurse, with extensive leadership experience as CEO of multiple rural hospitals and aged care services. Her executive career highlighted the pervasive yet under-researched issue of workplace violence and aggression in rural general wards. Motivated by its psychosocial impact on nurses, consequences for patient care, and broader effects on health services, her research explores the unique challenges of workplace violence in rural hospital settings, with a focus on informing practical, context-sensitive strategies for prevention and support.