Associate ProfessorRosie Nash

Highlights:

Dr Rosie Nash is an Associate Professor in Health & Society in the Tasmanian School of Medicine in UTAS Health. Dr Nash combines her skills and knowledge as a Registered Pharmacist and to specialise in health literacy, health promotion and health prevention interventions. As evidenced in her previous work Dr Nash is interested in strategies for supporting health literacy development and responsiveness, optimising health systems and strengthening our health workforce.

In recognition of her contributions to her community through her research and community service Dr Nash was nominated in 2025 for Australian of the Year. Dr Nash is Australia’s foremost researcher in children’s health literacy. In 2016, Dr Nash co-founded HealthLit4Kids and has established a cross-institutional Health Literacy & Equity Research unit. In 2020, Dr Nash was awarded a prestigious Winston Churchill Fellowship to explore Global perspectives on children’s health literacy: intersections between health, education and community. In 2023, Dr Nash span her reserach into a Social Enterprise, HealthLit4Everyone which seeks to support the health literacy development of communities. Dr Nash has served as a Board Director and was an Editor for the Health Promotion Journal of Australia for 7 years. Dr Nash has expertise in research and evaluation design, codesign and community-based research.

Ultimately, in her research, community engagement and teaching Dr Nash aims to redress inequities and improve the health literacy, health and educational attainment of populations locally, nationally and globally, as shown these are areas in which she has already had a substantial impact.

To access more information about Dr Nash in relation to the Winston Churchill Fellowship link, please click here: https://www.churchilltrust.com.au/tas/fellow/rose-nash-tas-2020/

To access more information about about the Health Literacy & Equity Research Unit, please click here: https://www.utas.edu.au/health/research/groups/tasmanian-school-of-medicine/public-health-health-systems/health-literacy-and-equity-research-group

Career
Dr Rosie Nash is an Associate Professor in Health & Society in the School of Medicine in UTAS Health. She is interested in Public Health, specifically health literacy, health promotion and prevention. As evidenced in her previous work Dr Nash is interested in strategies designed to optimise health systems and creates opportunities to strengthen our health workforce.

Biography
Following graduation from the University of Tasmania from her Bachelor of Pharmacy, Dr Rosie Nash began her career as a clinical pharmacist in 2002 and has been a registered pharmacist ever since. In this time, Rosie has worked in hospital and community pharmacies in Australia and the UK and as a pharmacist in academia, and has been invited to consult on local, national and international policies.

Since 2004 Dr Nash has had regular appointments in a teaching capacity for the University of Tasmania. In 2013, inspired by her pharmacy students she commenced her PhD examining the role of competency standards to facilitate self-assessment, student-centred learning and Assurance of Learning. Dr Nash’s contribution to the Higher Education sector has been recognised in 2014, receiving a Vice-Chancellor’s award for teaching excellence, where she was recognised as an agent for Quality Assurance of teaching and learning initiatives that assure graduates are competent lifelong learners.

Dr Nash continued to specialise in quality enhancement in higher education. She has experience in Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) compliance, Assurance of Learning, curriculum mapping, international benchmarking reviews and design of online and face-to-face support tools for educators working in the Higher Education Sector.

In 2013 Dr Nash established the Quality Pursuit project – a UTAS wide Community of Practice which shared expertise on the Quality Enhancement of Higher Education and Scholarship of Learning and Teaching. The project attracted University funding and raised Dr Nash’s profile nationally and internationally.

Dr Nash has received multiple commendations and merit certificates for her efforts in her teaching. In 2021, Dr Nash was awarded another Vice-Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Award, this time for her significant contribution to enhancing the quality of learning and teaching at the University.

In 2024/2025 Dr Nash took an 18 month secondment to work with the Graduate Research team and lead a major consultation piece and important HDR policy reform. The reform was co-designed with hundreds of supervisors, students and support staff across the university to deliver a contemporary and tailored HDR student research and professional training to all students across all disciplines. 

Career summary
Qualifications

Ph.D. Bringing students to their profession and the profession to the students through competency standards, University of Tasmania, Australia 2016

GCertRes, University of Tasmania, Australia 2016

GHons, Quality use of medicine at the hospital and community interface, University of Tasmania, Australia 2006

BPharm, University of Tasmania, Australia 2001

Memberships

Professional practice

2024 - Australian Council of Graduate Research 
2020 – Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) – Governance for Not-for-Profit Directors
2019 - UTAS, Future Research Leaders Program
2018 - UTAS, Leadership Development for Women
2018 – Health Research Leadership Development Program (CoHM)
2012 - 2016 - University of Tasmania, PhD Pharmacy Education “Bringing students to their profession and the profession to students through Competency Standards” AND University of Tasmania, Graduate Certificate in Research
2014 - Quality Matters Program, Maryland Online, Result [High Distinction - 98%]
2012 - University of Tasmania, Foundations in Learning & Teaching ELT501 [HD - 80%]
2011 - University of Tasmania, Hobart, Effective Speaking FPB252 [DN - 75%]
2006 - University of Tasmania, Graduate Honours “QUM at the Hospital and Community Interface” [DN -75%]
2001 - University of Tasmania, Bachelor of Pharmacy

Committee associations
PSA - Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (2009-ongoing)
APSA - Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association (2012-ongoing)
HERDSA - Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (2015-ongoing)
CAPHIA - Council of Academic Public Health Institutions of Australia (2017-ongoing)
ATDC – Alcohol, Tobacco and Drug Council Tasmania (2018-ongoing)
IHLA - International Health Literacy Association (2019-ongoing)
IUHPE - International Union of Health Promotion and Education (2018-ongoing)
IUHPE - International Health Literacy Network (Core Group) (2018-ongoing)
WHO Health Literacy and NCD Community of Practice (2018-ongoing)

Administrative expertise
CEO & Board Director HealthLit4Everyone (2023-ongoing)
Board Director & Governance Committee, Alcohol Tobacco and Drug Council of Tasmania (2018-2023)
Chief Editor Springer Book Project: Global perspectives on children’s health literacy: intersections between health, education and community (2020-2023).
Editor Health Promotion Journal of Australia (2017-2024)

Course Co-ordinator Graduate Certificate in Research (2024-2025)

Unit Co-ordinator XGR501, XGR502, XGR505, XGR510 (2024-2025)
Unit Co-ordinator CAM529 Introduction to Public Health (2019-ongoing) online & face to face
Unit Co-ordinator CAM720 Health Research Methods (2017-ongoing) online & face to face
Unit Co-ordinator CAM723 Project A (2017-2019), support students & supervisors
Unit Co-ordinator CAM724 Project B (2017-2019), support, co-ordination of Thesis examiners
Unit Coordinator & Associate Lecturer Pharmacy Skills in Practice, Pharmacy Tutor (2004-2012)

University Appointments
SoM Research Committee (2020-2022)
SoM Learning & Teaching Committee, Head of School Appointment (2020)
UTAS Curriculum Lifecycle Management Committee [Akari] (2017-2018)
Project Officer, Student Evaluation Review and Reporting Unit (SERRU) (2015)
Project Officer, Quality Evaluation Learning and Teaching (QELT), Faculty of Health, UTAS (2014-2016)
Project Manager, National Prescribing Service (NPS) Drug Usage Evaluation Projects (2008-2010)
Content Developer & Pedagogy Expert, NPS Nurse Practitioners Prescribing Accreditation Project (2007-2008)
MedeSupport Project Officer, Pharmacy Guild, Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary Handbook rewrite 21st Edition (2006)

Offices held (beyond University)

International Health Literacy Association Research Standards Commitee (2024-ongoing)

Australian and New Zealand Health Literacy Association (2024-ongoing) 

National Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) Academic Advisory Committee (2021-ongoing)
Editor Health Promotion Journal of Australia: including Special Edition: Health Literacy & Equity (2018-ongoing)
Guest Editorial Board - Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA) Special Edition - Pedagogy in Health Promotion (2018-2019)
Alcohol Tobacco and Drug Council of Tasmania Board – Executive Director (2018 - ongoing)
Triathlon Tasmania Board (2018 – 2022), Executive Director, Trystars Co-ordinator (Children’s events) (2019-2022).
Tas Health Literacy Network, Tas Healthy Kids Coalition, B4 Coalition, Tasmanian Active Living Coalition (2016-ongoing)
Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA) Tas Branch Representative (August 2017 - 2018).
Consultant writer PSA (Professional Practice Standards 2016, Pharmacy Code 2017, My Health Record Guidelines 2018)
Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Cardiology & Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Georges Hospital, London (2006-2007)
Clinical Pharmacist, Royal Hobart Hospital, Tasmania (2003- 2004)
Manager Aseptic Suite - Clinical Pharmacist & Aseptic/Chemotherapy Pharmacist, Cabrini Hospital, Melbourne (2002- 2003)
Melbourne Private/Royal Melbourne Hospital Pharmacy Traineeship (by invitation) (2001-2002)