Associate Professor Olivia Cook is a registered nurse, educator and researcher with 20+ years experience in the fields of cancer nursing and women’s health. In July 2025, Olivia commenced a brand new joint appointment as Associate Professor of Cancer Care Nursing at Alfred Health and Monash University. This role is focused on building a nurse-led research program in cancer care and enabling nurse engagement in research. Prior to this appointment, Olivia was the Head of Nurse Education and Research at the McGrath Foundation, supporting the 300+ McGrath Cancer Care Nurses located across Australia. In this role she was a key leader in the expansion of the McGrath Foundation as a provider of breast cancer nursing services to a provider of nursing services across all cancer types.

Olivia’s research focuses on cancer nurse education, nurse-led interventions and the specialist cancer nursing workforce and how these each contribute to improving equitable cancer care. She contributes actively to the Australian cancer community through multidisciplinary collaborations, specialist practice networks and committee memberships, post-graduate student supervision, regular journal reviewing and is considered an expert on the value and impact of specialist cancer nursing roles.