Rate My Professor Annette Braunack-Mayer

Annette Braunack-Mayer is Professor of Health Ethics and Head of the School of Social Sciences at the University of Wollongong. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Bioethics with special commendation from the University of Adelaide in 1999, with a thesis titled 'General Practitioners Doing Ethics: An Empirical Perspective on Bioethical Methods.' She also holds a Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours 2A in Community Medicine) from the University of Adelaide in 1984, with a thesis on 'Teaching Ethics to Nurses: The Design and Analysis of a Short Course in the Ethics of Neonatal Intensive Care,' and a Certificate in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the same institution in 1984. Her career began in 1985 as a Research Assistant and Project Officer with the South Australian Health Commission, followed by roles as Research Officer, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, and Associate Professor in the Discipline of Public Health at the University of Adelaide from 1987 to 2009. She served as Head of the School of Public Health at the University of Adelaide from 2010 to 2015 and Professor of Health Ethics there from 2010 to 2018. In 2018, she joined the University of Wollongong as Professor of Health Ethics and Head of the School of Health and Society, later transitioning to Head of the School of Social Sciences in 2024. She is also a Professorial Fellow at the Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values.