Kathleen Froneman

Kathleen Froneman is a registered nurse and senior lecturer specialising in Nursing Education, with a scholarly focus on presence, reflective practice, and transformative learning in health professions education. She is based at the North-West University (NWU) School of Nursing, where she teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students and serves as Programme Leader for the Postgraduate Diplomas in Nursing. Her work is grounded in community engagement and centres on facilitating presence as a transformative approach to healthcare, education, and research. She co-leads the “Presence in Nursing” project and leads the “Champions for Presence Programme”, translating research into practice to enhance relational care and support healthcare professionals. Kathleen supervises master’s and PhD students and has published and presented her work at numerous national conferences, contributing to the advancement of nursing education and practice.