Cathy Andrew

Catherine Mary Andrew is a New Zealand nurse and nursing academic, and is an associate professor at the University of Canterbury. In 2023 Andrew was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to nursing education.

Education and training

Andrew completed a Bachelor of Arts at Massey University, and a Diploma in Nursing at Nelson Polytechnic. She then earned a Master of Arts with Honours with a thesis titled Optimising the human experience: the lived world of nursing the families of people who die in intensive care at Massey University, and a PhD at the University of Newcastle in Australia.

Career Andrew then joined the faculty of the University of Canterbury, rising to associate professor. She was appointed to the position of Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health in 2022. Andrew has been a trustee of the Nurse Maude Association since 2013.

Andrew has worked as a nurse in the UK and New Zealand.

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