Dr David Morton is a research coordinator and senior lecturer with a Doctorate in Sociology and a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree. He has been based in the Department of Nursing Science at Nelson Mandela University since 2011. He was recently awarded a C3 status by the National Research Foundation (NRF). His research interests are well-being and job satisfaction in health care settings, with a particular interest in family caregivers and community health workers.
He recently received a research grant from DSI-NRF (WITS) for a 2024 study concerning community health workers, family caregivers and relatives with dementia. He has supervised nursing, radiography, sociology, health & welfare, EMC and industrial psychology postgraduate students. He has successfully supervised 17 Master’s studies and one PhD to graduation. He is currently supervising and co-supervising two Master's and seven Doctoral students. His teaching focus area is research methodology and epidemiology.
Designation:
Senior Lecturer
Email:
david.morton@mandela.ac.za
Contact Number:
0415041403
Faculty:
Health Sciences
Department:
Nursing Science
Qualifications:
DPhil, MPH, MA, BAHons, BA, PGCE
Professional Memberships:
N/A
Orcid ID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7372-4649
NRF Rating:
C3
Research Interests:
Current non-degree Research Projects:
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Preparing community health workers to support family caregivers of relatives with dementia in Nelson Mandela Bay.
Current Final Year Undergraduate/Honours Research Projects:
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Job satisfaction of midwives at midwifery obstetric units in the Nelson Mandela Bay Health District; Perceptions of patients regarding trust of nurses in public hospitals (title to be finalised).
Number of currently supervised Masters and PhD candidates (2023 to 2024):
Research Output 2023 to 2024:
N/A
Current Research Collaborations within your Department or Discipline:
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Dr Smith (nursing); Ms Ntleko
Current Inter-Disciplinary/Multi-Disciplinary/Trans-Disciplinary Research Collaborations:
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Dr A Navsaria