Dr Nicole Stormon

Lecturer

School of Dentistry
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
n.stormon@uq.edu.au
+61 7 336 58116

Overview

Dr Nicole Stormon is a Lecturer at the University of Queensland and AHPRA registered Oral Health Therapist. She is also the Principal Research Fellow for Queensland Health Metro North Community and Oral Health. She is the current President of the Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association (ADOHTA Ltd).

As an early career researcher, Nicole Stormon has publications in high quality journals, numerous conference presentation and research collaborations. During her PhD research, she collaborated with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute on the NHMRC funded Child Health Checkpoint study to assess the dental health of Australian children. Large scale data management and advanced quantitative statistical skills were central to this ongoing collaboration. Health service research is a central theme of her research, with ongoing collaborations with Queensland Health to develop evidence-based and cost-effective models of dental care for children and disadvantaged groups, including people experiencing homelessness. Experienced in relevant HSR research methods including qualitative and scoping methods. Being a clinician herself and her effective collaborations to the health service are key to bridging the knowledge-implementation gap.

As President of ADOHTA Nicole Stormon represents the oral health workforce and applies expertise, leadership and governance skills. As an advocate for oral health she has consulted on a number of national oral health policy issues. Recently called as an expert witness into the Aged Care Royal Commission into oral health. She has also contributed to the various Dental Board of Australia stakeholder consultations and national guidelines such as the 2019 Fluoride Guidelines and Ankyloglossia consensus guidelines. She has contributed to ongoing public policy issues such as the Australian Bureau of Statistics Occupation review, Health Professionals Award review and represents Oral health therapists on the Australian Health Policy Collaboration and the National Oral Health Alliance.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Oral Health, The University of Queensland

Publications

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Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

  • Doctor Philosophy

  • Doctor Philosophy

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Publications

Book

  • Stormon, Nicole, Douglas-Miller, Tachae and Shetty, Sowmya (2022). Dentistry environment essentials. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/8be74db

  • Stormon, Nicole Lauren, Tran, Carol and Suen, Bill (2021). Australian Oral Health Workforce. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.

Journal Article

Conference Publication

Other Outputs

Grants (Administered at UQ)

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Current Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor