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Cobie Rudd is an Australian academic who serves as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Regional Futures) and Vice-President at Edith Cowan University.[1]

Education

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Rudd earned her Bachelor of Health Science in Nursing from the University of New England, a Master of Public Health degree from Queensland University of Technology, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Western Australia.[citation needed]

Career

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Rudd has made significant contributions to health education and gender equity and has held various leadership roles, and was recognised as a National Teaching Fellowship in 2011.[2]

In 2016 Rudd exposed gender inequality within Perth universities.[3] She is also noted for her advocacy for gender equity through her leadership of ECU's Science in Australia Gender Equity[4] initiative,[5] which is the only internationally recognized framework for gender equity, diversity, and inclusion accreditation. Under her leadership, ECU achieved the Athena Swan Bronze Institutional Award in December 2018[6][7] the first SAGE Cygnet Award in any Australian University following in August 2022[8], then leading the university to be the first in WA to win five cygnet awards in 2024[9]

Rudd's advocacy and leadership for gender equity is recognised through her appointments as a CEO for Gender Equity in October 2021[1] and to the Athena Swan Australia Advisory Committee in October 2023.[10]

Community Initiatives

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Rudd has made significant contributions that have directly enhanced training capacity in the health and education sectors across both the metropolitan and regional areas of WA. She played a key role in securing and directing over $100 million in funding from both State and Commonwealth sources to fund development of health services in regional areas of Western Australia.[11][12] Of her most significant achievements is the establishment health centres in communities with low access to affordable health care,[13] including the ECU Health Centre in Wanneroo ECU Health Centre Yanchep East.

Rudd was involved in the establishment of the State's inaugural Creative Tech Village.[14] This initiative received funding from the WA State Government's[15] New Industries Fund,[16], and was officially launched in Bunbury in February 2023 by Innovation and ICT Minister Stephen Dawson and Regional Development Minister Don Punch.[14]

Honours and Awards

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In recognition of her significant contributions to education, health, and gender equity, Professor Cobie Rudd was inducted into the Western Australian Women's Hall of Fame.[17] on March 7, 2023.[18][19][20] The induction ceremony took place at Government House in the presence of the Honourable Kim Beazley AC, Former Governor of Western Australia, and the Hon Sue Ellery, Minister for Finance; Commerce; Women's Interests in WA[19]

References

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  1. ^ a b https://www.ecu.edu.au/about-ecu/executive-team/professor-cobie-rudd. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Enhancing the uptake of learning through simulation in health Final Report 2013" (PDF). 2013.
  3. ^ "Gender Inequality in Perth Universities". 2016.
  4. ^ https://sciencegenderequity.org.au/
  5. ^ "ECU Athena Swan Committee". 2024.
  6. ^ "STEM women Cobie Rudd". 2024.
  7. ^ "Athena SWAN snapshot of ECU progress". 2018.
  8. ^ "Edith Cowan University achieves second Cygnet Award". 2023.
  9. ^ "ECU first WA university to receive five Cygnet Awards for gender equity". 2024.
  10. ^ "SAGE welcomes sector experts to new Athena Swan Australia Advisory Committee". 2023.
  11. ^ South Western Times (2022). "Woman on a mission: deputy vice-chancellor Professor Cobie Rudd set to evolve ECU's regional education".
  12. ^ Green, Rachel (2023). "Edith Cowan University launches new learning centre in the heart of Busselton".
  13. ^ "ECU Health Centre in Wanneroo offers affordable counselling". 26 June 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Hub to boost State's creative and immersive technology industries". 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  15. ^ https://www.wa.gov.au/
  16. ^ "New Industries Fund". 29 July 2024.
  17. ^ https://wawomenshalloffame.com.au/
  18. ^ "WA Women's Hall of Fame 2023" (PDF). 2023.
  19. ^ a b ECU Newsroom (2023). "ECU Professor Inducted into the WA Women's Hall of Fame". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  20. ^ Scown, Edward (2023). "Cobie Rudd inducted into WA Women's Hall of Fame".