Research output per year
Research output per year
Associate Professor, Doctor of Health Science, Doctor, Aspro
Research activity per year
As a clinician and more recently as an academic and researcher, Rachel’s work focuses on building registered nurse capacity for advanced nursing practice in a range of different contexts. Her work is informed by wide-ranging clinical experience across several decades, including primary health care in Madagascar and the Solomon Islands and clinical, teaching and research experience in public health, general practice and mental health settings in urban and rural areas of New South Wales, Australia.
Rachel has extensive experience in curriculum design, subject and course development at several universities, including University of Newcastle, University of Sharjah, and now at Charles Sturt University. She has developed and taught a range of subjects in the Master of Nursing.
Research activities in Australia, Thailand, Egypt, East Africa and the United Arab Emirates include capacity building activities in cross-cultural settings, health promotion and early intervention, mindfulness-based interventions (MBSR and DBT), competency-based nursing curriculum, developing nursing capacity for advanced practice, clinical practice development, mental health literacy and mental health workforce development.
From mid-2017, a key focus of Rachel’s research has been on collaborative activities focused on developing and evaluating specialist Movement Disorder Nurse positions across Australia, including a project underway in Western New South Wales.
Rachel is a fellow of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses. and is credentialed as a mental health nurse. She continues clinical practice as a credentialed mental health nurse and therapist at the Orange Aboriginal Medical Service.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Tertiary Education, Graduate Certificate in the Practice of Tertiary Teaching, Coursework qualification, University of Newcastle
Award Date: 10 Dec 2012
Health Science, Doctor of Health Science, Exploring the Experience of Dialectical Behaviour Therapists: Challenging Therapeutic Pessimism Related to Borderline Personality Disorder , The University of Sydney
Award Date: 03 Apr 2009
Nursing, Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner), University of Newcastle
Award Date: 02 Sept 2003
Counselling, Master of Counselling, University of New England
Award Date: 15 Oct 2001
Counselling, Bachelor of Counselling, University of New England
Award Date: 02 Apr 1998
Nursing, Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing), Charles Sturt University
Award Date: 19 Apr 1996
Founding member, Health Promotion Research Group, University of Sharjah
2015 → …
Credentialed mental health nurse (CMHN), Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Inc.
01 Jan 2007 → 31 Jul 2025
Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Chapter in textbook/reference book › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Research output: Other contribution to conference › Presentation only
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Bramble, Marguerite (Recipient), Carroll, Vincent (Recipient), Wong, Alfred (Recipient), Schwebel, Deborah (Recipient) & Rossiter, Rachel (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Award › External award
Fealy, Shanna (Recipient), McLaren, Suzanne (Recipient), Nott, Melissa (Recipient), Rossiter, Rachel (Recipient), Irwin, Pauletta (Recipient), Jones, Donovan (Recipient), Logan, Patricia (Recipient), Micalos, Peter (Recipient), Wong, Alfred (Recipient) & Byles, Julie (Recipient), 11 Jan 2023
Prize: Grant › Successful
Irwin, Pauletta (Recipient), Biles, Jessica (Recipient) & Rossiter, Rachel (Recipient), 11 Aug 2022
Prize: Grant › Successful
Rachel Rossiter (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference/Symposium › Industry
Shanna Fealy (Participant), Marguerite Bramble (Participant), Rachel Rossiter (Participant), Jane Quinn (Participant), David Mahns (Participant), Mourad Tayebi (Participant) & Andre Renaho (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar/presentation › Academic
Rachel Rossiter (Consultant)
Activity: Engagement & professional development › Consultancy › Industry
Rachel Rossiter (Contributor)
Activity: Scholarly activities in Learning and Teaching reflection › Self/institutional leadership reflection
Rachel Rossiter (Speaker)
Activity: Engagement & professional development › Public outreach › Community
Gabrielle McNamara, Rachel Rossiter, Tegan Hartmann & Caroline Robertson
05/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
04/11/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
08/06/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
25/05/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
15/04/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Rachel Rossiter (Creator), Marguerite Bramble (Creator), Vincent Carroll (Creator), Debbie Schwebel (Creator), Alfred Wong (Creator) & Annabel Matheson (Creator)
Impact: Quality of life Impact, Social Impact, Economic Impact
Rachel Rossiter (Participant), Marguerite Bramble (Participant), Vincent Carroll (Participant), Alfred Wong (Participant), Annabel Matheson (Participant) & Deborah Schwebel (Participant)
Impact: Quality of life Impact, Public policy Impact