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Biography
Dr John Rosenberg is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing in the School of Health. A Registered Nurse with a clinical background in community-based palliative care, John was awarded his PhD in 2007 for his research “A study of the integration of health promotion principles and practice in palliative care organisations.” He continues to contribute to this field of Public Health Palliative Care locally, nationally and internationally, and is the current President of Public Health Palliative Care International.
John teaches in palliative care, grief, aged care, nursing practice, community care, chronic disease management, ethics, evidence-based practice, and qualitative research methods in face-to-face and online forums in undergraduate and post-graduate programs. He provides academic supervision of Higher Degree Research students.
Dr Rosenberg was the Foundation Director of the Calvary Centre for Palliative Care Research in Canberra in a joint appointment with the Australian Catholic University and was a Research Fellow at the NHMRC Centre of Excellence in End-of-Life Care at Queensland University of Technology. His research has included palliative and end-of-life care for older Australians, palliative care in primary care settings, death literacy, Compassionate Communities, and community practice.
John has published widely and speaks to a wide range of audiences. He was an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Social Sciences and Psychology at Western Sydney University with the Caring at the end of life research group and developed the global Death Literacy Index.
Professional memberships
- Public Health Palliative Care International (immediate Past President)
- Palliative Care Nurses Australia (former President)
- Palliative Care Queensland
- Australian Association of Gerontology
- International Association of Hospice and Palliative Care
Editorial role
- Editorial Board member of the journal Progress in Palliative Care
Current Honours and HDR projects
- What is the understanding of voluntary assisted dying among family members of older adults with mental illnesses? A phenomenological study.
- Designing a values-based Care at the End of Life Collaborative for the Australian context through a mixed methods case study and expert consensus.
- Patients' perceptions of autonomy in palliative pare.
- What are the lived experiences of Registered Nurses providing end-of-life care to adults in community hospices in Queensland?
- The self-identified learning needs of experienced palliative care Registered Nurses in Australia.
- Determining how undergraduate student nurses develop professional wisdom: a Grounded Theory study
Awards
- NHMRC Palliative Care PhD Scholarship (2004-2007)
- QUT Faculty of Health Executive Dean’s Commendation for a Higher Research Degree (2007)
- Associate Fellow, Higher Education Academy (2020)
- UniSC School of Health Engagement Excellence Award (2023)
- UniSC School of Health Dean's Excellence Award (2023)
Teaching areas
- Research methods, evidence-based practice
- Health law and ethics
- Palliative and end of life care, grief and loss
- Health care of the older person
Expert media commentary
John Rosenberg’s specialist areas of knowledge include public health palliative care, end of life care, grief and loss, aged care, and qualitative research methods.