Dr Sue Adams

Sue is a researcher and senior lecturer in the School of Nursing, University of Auckland. Her research focuses on the development and establishment of the NP workforce; transition from NP trainee into NP practice; roles of NPs across the sector; organisational structure, climate, and funding models in primary health care utiltising the NP role; NP services to improve access and equity. Sue was the co-leader of the Nurse Practitioner (NP) and Enrolled Nurse (EN) workforce programme funded by the Ministry of Health between 2020 and 2025. Sue supervises PhD and master's students and has a particular interest in ensuring research is published and available to influence practice and policy.

Sue moved to Aotearoa New Zealand in 2005 from the United Kingdom, having worked as an advanced nurse in primary health care, a nurse specialist in cardiac transplantation, and charge nurse in Emergency Department. Since moving to Aotearoa, Sue has worked in a range of clinical, leadership, and management positions in primary health care, with primary health organisations, and with Waitematā DHB as Associate Director of Nursing. Sue was a senior lecturer at Massey University from 2012 to 2018 teaching primary health care in the nursing undergraduate programme, and evidence-based practice and long-term conditions in the master's programme. 

Principal Investigator for several HRC research projects, including an HRC Emerging Researcher First Grant.
Development NP research projects.
Supervision of BHons, Masters, DHSc, and PhD students.

Committee/Professional groups/Services:
Editor-in-Chief Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand

Qualifications:
PhD (Massey University); MSc (University of London); PG Cert (University of Auckland); PG Dip Health Visiting (Oxford Brookes University); RN;

Areas of Expertise:
Development of the nursing workforce in primary health care, including advanced practice nursing and NPs; models of care and services to promote social justice and reduce health inequalities; policy implications of the structure and funding of the primary health care sector.