Kate Wang

Dr. Kate Wang is a Multi-Discipline Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the School of Allied Health (Pharmacy) at the University of Western Australia. She concurrently holds positions as a Lecturer in Pharmacy at RMIT University and a Research Pharmacist at Alfred Health. Her roles also include Early Career Development Fellow at RMIT and active membership in various professional committees such as the Australian Deprescribing Network and the Australian Association of Gerontology.

Education:

• PhD in Medication Safety, Geriatrics, and Pharmacoepidemiology (Monash University, 2020)
• Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours, University of Queensland, 2014)

Research interests focus on primary health care, pharmacy practice, and digital health, with emphasis on medication safety in elderly populations and cross-cultural health literacy. She has supervised 4 PhD students, 4 master’s candidates, and 6 honours students.

Professional contributions include leadership roles in the PSA Early Career Pharmacist Community and involvement in policy initiatives like national aged care stakeholder meetings. Her work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health equity and quality education.

Labs/Teams: Centre for Optimisation of Medicines, Australian Health Literacy Community of Practice Group.