Gail Ross-Adjie

Dr Gail Ross-Adjie is a Senior Lecturer and Postgraduate Partnership Coordinator at the School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle Campus. She has over 30 years of clinical experience in cardiothoracics, critical care, and emergency nursing, and holds a PhD, Graduate Certificates in Business Administration and Learning & Teaching, and is a registered nurse.

• PhD in Clinical Nursing (Emergency)
• Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
• Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching
• Registered Nurse (RN)

Her research focuses on emergency nursing, quantitative research methods, palliative care in emergency departments, falls prevention post-surgery, and bowel management after joint arthroplasty. She integrates clinical expertise with academic rigor to improve patient outcomes and healthcare delivery.

The recent publications highlight a strong trend in postoperative care, geriatric safety, and emergency department practices. Her work combines randomized trials, cohort studies, and mixed methods to address real-world clinical challenges, particularly in aging populations and emergency settings.

Her scientific achievements have been recognized through several awards:

• Inaugural winner of the Reginald 'Babe' Norman PhD Scholarship
• Joint Winner, Catholic Healthcare Australia’s Research Symposium ‘Shark Tank’, 2018
• Finalist, WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards (Research & Innovation), 2017 and 2010

Dr Ross-Adjie actively supervises higher degree research students and contributes to healthcare policy through her roles as a non-executive director at Amana Living and Fremantle Women's Health Centre, and as a member of the St John of God Human Research Ethics Committee. She also serves on the Scholarship Advisory Panel for the Rosemary Norman Foundation and is a reviewer for the International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing.

She is engaged in professional leadership as Immediate Past President of Sigma Nursing Psi Alpha Chapter WA and a Clinical Fellow of the Joanna Briggs Institute, reflecting her commitment to evidence-based practice and nursing excellence.