Michelle is an Associate Professor and Director – Community of Practice in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine at Curtin University. Within this new role, Michelle is responsible for enhancing the scholarship and pedagogy of healthcare simulation across School curricula. In strengthening connections across seven other disciplines within the Faculty of Health Sciences, a program of IP simulation is emerging. External facing responsibilities encompass relationships with clinical partners, other academic institutions and professional simulation societies nationally and internationally. Previously, Michelle was Director - Simulation and Technologies at the Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney and was instrumental in the design of simulation learning spaces, and led the integration of simulation and technologies across Faculty curricula. From this body of work Michelle has received three Learning and Teaching citation awards. Involvement with emerging and professional simulation groups, including project work, continues at Curtin University and extends beyond Australia to Europe, USA, Middle East and Asia Pacific countries. Research areas include: simulation and clinical judgement for practice; simulation and ICT within curricula; and best practice guidelines for OSCEs. Michelle has authored 25 peer reviewed articles in healthcare and simulation and edited a book on healthcare simulation to be published late 2016.