Research and career
In 2006 Freshwater joined the University of Leeds. [6] Her research concentrated on forensic psychology,and studied the impact of marginalised groups with severe mental health issues. [7]
Freshwater was appointed the Pro-Vice Chancellor (PVC) at the University of Leeds in 2011. [6] She led the School of Medicine application for an Athena SWAN award and served a member of the assessment panel for the Research Excellence Framework (REF). [5] During this time,she served on the Council of Deans for Nursing and Midwifery and was a trustee of the Florence Nightingale Foundation. [8]
In 2014 Freshwater moved to Australia. [3] Freshwater joined the University of Western Australia as Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor in 2016. [9] In 2017 she was made the Vice Chancellor,and led the first Inclusion and Division strategy. [10] She was the first woman to be made Chair of the Group of Eight in 2018. [3] She also led the Matariki network of universities. At the University of Western Australia Freshwater established the Public Policy Institute,which translates research into real-world solutions for the Indo-Pacific region. [11]
In 2019 Freshwater became the first woman to be appointed Vice Chancellor of the University of Auckland whilst remaining a professor of mental health at the University of Leeds. [12] During her appointment at the University of Auckland,there has been substantial increase of the QS ranking in the overall university category and in the new sustainability category. [13] [14] [15] [16] Further,in 2024,the University of Auckland reached the highest ranking since 2013 in the QS ranking being the 65th in the world. [17] She has been invited as a keynote speaker in several international ranking event hosted by the Times Higher Education (THE) and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). [18] [19] [20]
On 11 June 2025,Freshwater abruptly resigned from her position as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland. [21] She will remain in the role until early 2026. [22]
Publications
Freshwater has authored and co-authored over 100 peer reviewed papers [23] and she is among the top 2% cited scientists according to the 2023 Stanford/Elsevier ranking. [24] Some of her selected works are:
- Critical reflection for nursing and the helping professions :a user's guide [25]
- Therapeutic Nursing [26]
- Emotions And Needs (Core Concepts in Therapy) [27]
- Blackwell's Nursing Dictionary [28]
- Counselling Skills For Nurses,Midwives and Health Visitor [29]
- International Textbook of Reflective Practice in Nursing [30]
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