ProfessorBodil Rasmussen

Professor

Faculty of Health/School of Nursing & Midwifery/Institute for Health Transformation

  • Professor
    Faculty of Health/School of Nursing & Midwifery/Institute for Health Transformation
  • +61 3 924 46425 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

TEACHING EXPERTISE

Professor Bodil Rasmussen has a distinguished track record in higher education. She holds an Australian Government Office for Teaching and Learning Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, Vice-Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Teaching, and Deakin University Award for Teaching Excellence, plus numerous Commendations for Excellence in Teaching Awards.
Professor Bodil Rasmussen was awarded the Australian Government Office Citation based on her sustained leadership in developing innovative courses in partnership with local, national and international educational and professional organisations. These partnerships involved curricula development with the Australian Diabetes Educator Association, Schools of Nursing and Universities in Denmark, Diabetes education in India, and course development with organisations in the Humanitarian Assistance Sector, including WHO, Australasian Red Cross and Save the Children Help.
In her role as Course Director for Master of Nursing Practice and Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education, she led curricula development, course enhancement and course accreditations for more than a decade.
Bodil has supervised 13 PhD, 2 Master of Philosophy, 15 Master of Nursing Practice and 14 Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) students to completion. She has also supervised 4 Post -Doctoral fellows. 
She was a member of the Advisory Board for Master's in Health, the Master's in Nursing and the Master's in Clinical Nursing at Aarhus University, Denmark, 2023 -2026 (3-year appointment).

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Empowerment and shared decision making in patient experience in health care when living with multimorbidities
    Jennifer Anne Barr - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Developing a Conceptual Framework to Enhance Social Support and Self-Management for Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes in Ethiopia.
    Israel Bekele Molla - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Understanding the Experiences of Women Living with Type 2 Diabetes During Breast Cancer Treatment to Enhance Diabetes Care
    Nicola Darcy Murfet - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Transition of registered nurses to postgraduate midwifery students: A mixed method study
    Monique Vermeulen - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Exploring the Nursing Workforce in Victorian Neonatal Services
    Amy Tagliante Saracino - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Empowering Caregivers in Managing Fever for Pre-school Children:Discharge Communication in Emergency Departments
    Doris Zhao-Zing Tham - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Influence of Interprofessional Educational (IPE) Module for Enhancing Foot Care among Individuals with Type ? 2 Diabetes Mellitus
    Nom Kumar Naik Bhukya - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Integrating the RUSONM role into practice lessons and outcomes explored.
    Hannah Jean Sharrock - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Self-care perspectives of Chinese immigrants with type 2 diabetes living in Victoria, Australia
    Yen Yang - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2014
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Supporting Diabetes Management in Young Adults During Life Transitions Using mHealth
    Ashley Huixian Ng - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2018
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    The Impact of Nurse-to-Nurse Interactions on Patient Safety Outcomes: A Qualitative Study of Australian Graduate Nurses and Nurse Leaders
    Ashlyn Sahay - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2019
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Closed Loop Medication Administration Using Mobile Nursing Information System
    Jianqiu Kou - School of Health and Social Development - 2019
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    A Consensus Approach to Building Diabetes Capabilities in the Healthcare Workforce
    Giuliana Murfet - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2021
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Culturally Sensitive End-of-Life Communication in Intensive Care
    Laura Brooks - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2025
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Barriers and Enablers to Preventative and Early Intervention Diabetes-Related Footcare
    Leanne Mullan - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2021
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Nurses' Decision Making in Response to Patient Changes
    Gabrielle Burdeu - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2023
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Effects of a Low Carbohydrate Diet on Symptoms and Quality of Life in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
    Sabine Kleissl-Muir - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2024
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    The Health Literacy in Pregnancy (HeLP) research study
    Maiken Meldgaard - School of Health and Social Development - 2026
  • COMPLETED MASTERS SUPERVISION
    Victorian nurses' and men's perceptions of the primary care nurse role
    Del Lovett - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2015
  • COMPLETED MASTERS SUPERVISION
    Multimorbidity Management Among First-Generation South Asian Migrants in Australia
    Krishna Vakil - School of Medicine - 2024