Dr. Joko Gunawan is a Research Consultant (CFS – Contract for Service) at the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS), a position he has held since 1 June 2026. Prior to this appointment, he served as a full-time Research Fellow at the same institution from November 2024 to May 2026.
Dr. Gunawan earned his Ph.D. from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, through an accelerated program in which he advanced directly from a bachelor’s degree to a doctorate on a full scholarship. During his doctoral studies, he had the distinction of serving as a Visiting Scholar at the University of Florida, USA. Following the completion of his Ph.D., he undertook a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Chulalongkorn University before joining NUS.
His research interests encompass nursing workforce development, nurse retention and migration, and leadership and management competencies in nursing. Dr. Gunawan’s scholarly contributions have earned him significant international recognition, including consecutive listings among the World’s Top 2% Scientists, a distinction established by Elsevier and Stanford University, since 2021.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
- Bachelor of Nursing (Ners), Padjadjaran University, Indonesia
- Diploma in Nursing, Academy of Nursing of Belitung (AKPER PemKab Belitung), Indonesia
Research Interests
- Manpower Workforce and Development
- Nurse Retention and Migration
- Leadership and Managerial Competencies
- Men in Nursing
- Nursing Education
Teaching Areas:
- Nursing Management and Leadership
- Nursing Research Methodology
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