Professional biography

Tanisha Jowsey joined Bond University in 2022 as Associate Professor of Medical Education and Professionalism. Tanisha is a social scientist, with extensive health professions research and teaching experience. Tanisha has an international reputation in health service research on patient experience of chronic illness, communication and teamwork of healthcare professionals, and student learning in the health professions. Tanisha’s research has been used to inform healthcare policies by the World Health Oganization (WHO) and the UK National Institute for Clinical Evidence (NICE). She has over 100 peer-reviewed publications and has directed 12 ethnographic and autoethnographic documentary films. Tanisha has designed and facilitated successful curricula for multiple international tertiary education settings in New Zealand, Australia, and China.

Professional admissions

• Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc (Medical Deans) - member
• ANZ Association for Health Professions Education (ANZAHPE) – Fellow
• Association for Visual Pedagogies (international) - member
• Society of Medical Anthropology in Aotearoa, - member

Prior professional admissions

• Agency for Clinical Innovation: international theatre cap challenge group 2016 – 2022 - member
• Auckland Deaf Society, 2017 – 2022 - member
• Indigenous Health Interest Group, Australian National University, 2008 – 2020 - member
• Health Care Consumers Australia, ACT, 2009 – 2022 - member
• Grounded Theory Research Group, University of Auckland, 2015 – 2022 - member
• Visual Anthropology, Australian National University 2015 – 2022 - member

Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours (BA hons), University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Master of Arts (MA), University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Australian National University, Australia