Emeritus Professor John Daly
Former Dean, UTS Faculty of Health
Ceremony: 3 May 2019, 2:00pm - Faculty of Health
About the Speaker
Professor Daly is currently an Emeritus Professor at UTS. He is the former Dean of the UTS Faculty of Health and former Head of the UTS/World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Development.
He has extensive experience as a professional and academic leader, educator, administrator, consultant, researcher, author and editor. He has published widely on leadership in nursing and health, nursing education, cardiovascular health, role transition in nursing, aged care, cross-cultural nursing and nursing workforce issues.
Professor Daly has served on many committees and working parties including: New South Wales Health, The Health-Science Alliance, Sydney Alliance for Healthcare and the Council of Deans of Nursing. Professor Daly is a former Chair of the Global Alliance for Leadership in Nursing Education and Science and a former Chair of the Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (Australia and New Zealand).
Professor Daly graduated with a Bachelor in Health Science from the Riverina Murray Institute of Higher Education (now Charles Sturt University) which enabled him to become a Registered Nurse (RN). He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Education (Honours) from the University of Wollongong, a Graduate Certificate in Education Management from the University of New England, and a Doctor of Philosophy from Southern Cross University.
In 2016 he was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Nursing by Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom in recognition of outstanding contribution to the pursuit of academic excellence. He currently holds a number of adjunct, conjoint or visiting appointments with other academic institutions including: Curtin University, University of New South Wales Sydney, Oxford Brookes University, UK and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.
