Libby Miller

Libby (Elizabeth) completed her PhD in nursing (palliative care) at Federation University Australia, Gippsland campus in November 2023. Her research was embedded within the theory of Therapeutic Landscapes. She examined the environmental factors - the natural, built, social (behaviour and language), and symbolic environments where people may receive bad news about their life-limiting illness within the acute hospital environment. Libby has presented her work at the 21OPCC, PCNA 2022, EAPC 2023, PCNA 2024 and 2026 conferences and has multiple publications disseminating her research. Libby was a Research Fellow at Federation University and is now a casual academic in Palliative and End-of-Life Care within the College of Health and Enablement at Flinders University.

Libby completed her Nursing (Honours) Degree in 2019 with the thesis titled 'The exploration of the role of primary carers who are providing end of life care in the home: A qualitative study of carers in Gippsland, Victoria.' Two articles were published on the findings of this research project. Prior to that, Libby completed a Bachelor of Nursing in 2017 with high distinctions and received the University Medal for outstanding achievement.  During that year, she participated in a 3-week nursing placement at Scheer Memorial Hospital in Benapa, Nepal, igniting a passion to explore carer roles and the hospital environment for people with palliative and end-of-life needs.