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 health professional capacity for advanced 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, primary health care 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 Master of Nursing and Nurse Practitioner courses.
Research activities in Australia, Thailand, Egypt, East Africa, and the United Arab Emirates have incorporated capacity building activities in cross-cultural settings, health promotion and early intervention, mindfulness-based interventions, developing nursing capacity for advanced practice, mental health literacy and mental health workforce development.
Since 2017, Rachel’s research has included a series of collaborative research projects focused on developing and evaluating specialist Movement Disorder Nurse positions in rural and regional 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: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report (public)
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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
Rossiter, Rachel (Recipient), 16 May 2023
Prize: Other distinction › External recognition
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
Linda Deravin (Facilitator) & Rachel Rossiter (Participant)
Activity: Engagement and professional development › Undertaking advanced specialised practice or scholarly secondments › Professional
Rachel Rossiter (Examiner)
Activity: Supervision/Examination/Mentoring › Thesis Examination
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 (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference/Symposium › Industry
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
09/04/21
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