Journal of Nursing & Care

Timothy Skinner

Timothy Skinner Professor, Faculty of Engineering Health, Science and the Environment Charles Darwin University, Darwin Northern Territory 090, Australiac

Biography

 Dr Timothy Skinner is one of the Co-founders, and is Chair of the Board of Decision Support Analytics. He is a Health Psychologist. His world leading research is in the area of diabetes management and prevention. He is currently a Professor at Charles Darwin University and Head of School Psychological and Clinical Sciences.

Research Interest

My main area of interest and expertise is in the psychological aspects of diabetes care and management. My particular interests are in:

• diabetes specific distress and depression - how to disentangle and treat these
• diabetes during the teenage years
• diabetes and chronic disease care for rural and remote communities
• patient-provider communication and how it goes wrong
• personal illness models, their structure and how they shape or emotionally respond to disease and how we choose to manage it.