Rate My Professor Bodil Rasmussen

Professor Bodil Rasmussen is a Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, at Deakin University. She earned a Doctor of Philosophy from Deakin University, a Master of Educational Studies from Monash University, a Diploma of Nursing from Den Sonderjyske Sygeplejes, a Diploma in Nurse Teaching from the University of Aarhus, and is a Registered Nurse. Rasmussen has built an extensive career at Deakin University since 1997, beginning as a Lecturer, advancing to Senior Lecturer until 2012, Associate Professor from 2013 to 2016, and Professor since 2024. From 2016 to 2024, she held the position of Chair of Nursing in the Western Health and Deakin University partnership. Previously, she served as Course Director for the Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Education and Management and the Master of Nursing Practice, and held numerous Unit Chair positions in the Master of Nursing Practice and Bachelor of Nursing programs. She supervises Honours, Masters, and Doctoral students in her research areas.

Rasmussen's research focuses on self-management in chronic and multimorbidity conditions, particularly developing online platforms and technologies for diabetes and multimorbidity management. She leads projects in Australia and Denmark, collaborating with national and international professional organizations and renowned researchers. Her affiliated professorial appointments include Adjunct Professor in Diabetes and Nursing at the University of Southern Denmark since 2020 and Affiliate Professor in Assisting Technologies in Diabetes and Multimorbidity at the University of Copenhagen since 2018. She has secured major grants, including the DELIVER project ($5,700,293, 2022-2026) for optimizing virtual tools in healthcare at home for older rural and regional Australians, Guided Self-Determination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with type 2 diabetes ($484,836, 2024-2027), and Improving care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with type 2 diabetes ($100,000, 2026-2028). Key publications encompass 'Teach-back: A systematic review of implementation and impacts' (2020), 'Young adults’ management of Type 1 diabetes during life transitions' (2011), 'Psychological well-being of Australian hospital clinical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic' (2020), 'Young women with type 1 diabetes’ management of turning points and transitions' (2007), and 'The effect of Tai Chi on psychosocial well-being: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials' (2009). Rasmussen holds an Australian Government Office for Teaching and Learning Citation for her teaching excellence, contributing significantly to nursing education, chronic disease management, health services, and patient safety research.