Our Team

Professor Aisha Holloway
Programme Director of Nursing Now Challenge, Professor of Nursing Studies, University of Edinburgh
Aisha Holloway BSc(Hons) Nursing, RGN, PhD, FNMRCSI Ad Eundem, Professor of Nursing Studies, Co-Director of the Edinburgh Global Nursing Initiative, Adjunct Professor Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

Aisha Holloway is Chair in Nursing Studies and is the founder and Co-Director of the Edinburgh Global Nursing Initiative (EGNI) at The University of Edinburgh as well as an alumna of Harvard Business School.

With a personal research programme spanning over 30 years, Aisha’s work has a particular focus on alcohol related harm, global public health, workforce and health policy. She also has a strong professional interest in personal and professional leadership, health policy and nurse political leadership.

After studying for a Communications degree, Kate has worked in a range of communications, advocacy, PR, content and storytelling roles for various public, private and third sector organisations.

Through her work at the Health eResearch Centre at The University of Manchester, at Salford Primary Care Together, and at Manchester Foundation Trust (MFT), Kate's journey communicating within health and social care developed in exciting and varied ways.

In January 2023, Kate joined the Nursing Now team covering Hannah Finch's maternity leave. Kate picked up the baton in managing and developing the communications strategy, partnership and external relations alongside the team.

Ongelique is a registered nurse from the United States with six years of experience working on a cardiothoracic surgery step-down ward within the UCLA Health system. She also served as a preceptor and mentor to students and newly hired nursing staff and was a member of the ward’s practice council. Through this work she advocated for patients as well as the nursing profession, contributing to improved patient outcomes and staff wellness.

Working with diverse populations in the hospital setting and volunteering as a nurse in South America inspired her to pursue a career in the global public health field. She is currently finishing her MSc Advanced Nursing degree at the University of Edinburgh, where her studies are focused on nursing leadership and global health, with a particular interest in the intersection of nursing and planetary health.

The core mission of the Nursing Now Challenge aligns with her passion for supporting students and early career nurses and midwives in their leadership development journeys.