David Mitchell

David is a senior academic staff member who teaches on the Bachelor of Nursing programme, specialising in primary health, evidence-based practice and psychiatric/mental health care.

He is an active researcher and has completed projects on topics including mentoring, men’s health, fathering, disability, mental health and family violence, with several projects having been externally funded. The completed projects have resulted in a range of publications, presentations and reports.

David is excited about NMITs movement towards ‘blended’ learning which necessitates a move away from a focus on lecture/content-based teaching to that of a problem-based and student-centered approach.

In addition David works with the Male Room, a support and advocacy service for men and their families based in Nelson but affiliated to national groups, where he brings his nursing experience and primary health knowledge in supporting its activities.

Registered General Nurse, Master of Arts (Applied), Certificate in Adult Teaching

Research

Mitchell, D., Chapman, P., & Cresswell, D. (2014). Where’s Harry? A client approach to supporting men who have been sexually abused as children. Unpublished report: Nelson: New Zealand.

Mitchell, D. & Chapman, P. (2014). Men at work: Men's views on a stopping violence service [external report]. Stopping Violence Services, Nelson, New Zealand.

Mitchell, D., & Chapman, P. (2012). Hard to reach men or hard to reach agencies? Unpublished report: The Cancer Society of New Zealand.

Mitchell, D., & Horn, A. (2011). Successful initiatives in men’s health. Best Practice Journal (BPJ), 34, 40-41.

Mitchell, D., & Chapman, P. (2010). Getting Men to the Door: A Ministry of Health Men’s Health Innovation Fund Project. Nelson: Nelson Bays Primary Health.

Mitchell, D., Allen, C., & Gibbs, M. (2009). Pharmacy: Future Directions for Nelson Bays. Unpublished report commissioned by Nelson Bays Primary Health.

Bamford-Wade,A., Nicholls, D., Tane, H., & Mitchell, D. in Shaw, S., & Deed, B. (Eds.). (2009). Health and Environment in the Context of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Wellington: Oxford University Press.

Mitchell, D., & Chapman, P. (2009). Pathways Through Parental Separation: the experiences of a group of non-resident fathers. Wellington: The Families Commission.