Nursing & Education; Education & Nursing - Dr Judith Honeyfield

Dr Judith Honeyfield is the Academic Leader for Te Puna Whai Ora Department of Nursing at Toi Ohomai’s, and a Principal Academic Staff Member. She has taught multiple papers across all year groups in the Bachelor of Nursing, including supervision of students in clinical placements, and has a wide range of personal and professional networks in the healthcare sector. 

Judi has researched and published widely in a range of topics related to healthcare education, and particularly in aged care. A recent (2024-25) project has been an Ako Aotearoa-funded inquiry into the most effective practices in delivering educational experiences which prepare student nurses for culturally-centred work with older persons – focussing particularly on Māori and Chinese New Zealanders.

Judi is also interested in adult learning and teaching pedagogy: her doctoral thesis with Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiārangi was titled “Developing New Tertiary Teachers: Discovering Agency” and created a new model for professional development in higher education. She has authored, and co-authored multiple teaching resources, such as the Ako Aotearoa Signposts, Goalposts and ePosts resources.

Judi has served as a member of the Toi Ohomai Research and Human Ethics Committee in the past and is a keen supporter of team projects and academic writing, especially with novice researchers and new members of her teaching team.

Recent publications include:
Honeyfield, J., Sims, D., Foster, P., Proverbs, A., & Akhtaruzzaman, M. (2023). The dichotomy between final year undergraduate New Zealand nursing students’ reports of learning and their practice intentions in aged residential care: challenges and surprises. In International Academic Forum(Eds.), The Asian Conference on Education & International Development 2023 Official Conference Proceedings (pp.9-25). Tokyo, Japan: IAFOR.       

Fraser, C., & Honeyfield, J. (2023). Working in the Pacific, working in Asia: the challenges of sustaining international partnerships in a pandemic. In International Academic Forum(Eds.), Asian Conference on Education & International Development 2023 Official Conference Proceedings (pp.1-12). Tokyo, Japan: IAFOR. 

Foster, P., Honeyfield, J., Proverbs, A., & Sims, D. (2023). Missed opportunities: exploring third-year student nurses' clinical experiences in aged residential care. Health and Wellbeing, 8 80-88.