Ann Bonner, PhD, MA, BAppSc(Nurs), RN, MACN, is head of school at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, in Southport, Queensland, Australia. She is also a Visiting Research Fellow at the Kidney Health Service, Metro North Hospital and Health Service where she leads the Kidney Nursing Collaborative Research Centre, and a Visiting Scholar at Princess Alexandra and Logan Hospitals.

Professor Bonner’s 30-year research program focuses on improving outcomes for people along the trajectory of chronic kidney disease; from slowing disease progression to kidney replacement therapies and to end-of-life care. She is a chief investigator in the National Health and Medical Research Council’s Chronic Kidney Disease Centre of Research Excellence and has attracted more than $7 million (AUS) in competitive research funding. Her research interests include symptom management, self-management, health literacy, and advanced practice nursing roles.

Professor Bonner has been published more than 150 times and has delivered over 200 peer reviewed conference presentations and invited papers. Recognized nationally and internationally as an expert renal nurse, she is a member of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Chronic Kidney Disease Expert Advisory Group and the External Advisory Board for the Australian Kidney Trials Network (AKTN). She is life-member of the Renal Society of Australasia.

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