Dr Susan Slatyer is a registered nurse and holds a joint appointment as Research Fellow in the Centre for Nursing Research, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Curtin University. She was named 2016 WA Nurse of the Year and winner of the Research Excellence award in the WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards. Susan’s research areas include the care of older people in acute care and transitions in and out of hospital; improving care for people with dementia and support for their family carers; and the resilience and empowerment of nurses. She leads the Engaging in Research program that introduces and mentors multidisciplinary staff in research methodology and project management, and facilitates peer support to sustain clinically-based nurses in post graduate study.