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Professor Cobie Rudd

Professor Cobie Rudd

BHSc(N), MPH, PhD

Professor Cobie Rudd is Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Advancement) at Edith Cowan University (ECU) and one of five National Teaching Fellows 2011 – 2012, Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching. She also holds the appointment of Chair in Mental Health for ECU.  Previously she was Associate Dean (Health) in the Faculty of Computing, Health and Science and prior that, was Head of School, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Postgraduate Medicine at ECU and established the ECU Health Simulation Centre in 2007. Her current National Teaching Fellowship aims to enhance learning through simulation in health across Australia.

Professor Rudd has also lived and worked in Queensland and Canberra in senior policy research and advisory roles for both state and commonwealth governments. She has held and is presently leading a number of national projects aimed at addressing the challenges of providing a skilled, inter-professional and sustainable health workforce that is responsive to evolving community needs.

Professor Rudd holds the degrees of Bachelor of Health Science in Nursing from the University of New England - Northern Rivers, Master of Public Health from Queensland University of Technology, and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Western Australia. Additionally, she is licensed to practise as a Registered Nurse and a Registered Nurse – Specialty Mental Health.

Professor Rudd has a number of current corporate governance appointments, including as a Director on the Board for the International Society for Simulation in Healthcare.