Dr Kate Mueller
Assistant Professor Conjoint
Level 4, Building 5, Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine, Bond University
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Professional biography
Kate Mueller (nee Odgers-Jewell) is the Conjoint Allied Health Academic Researcher between Bond University and the Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD). In this role, she supports allied health professionals within the NNSWLHD to build research capacity and contribute to the evidence base for the effective delivery of allied health services. Kate is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) and has worked in the Higher Education sector for over 15 years across various roles at Bond University and Griffith University, and as an adjunct at the University of Queensland (UQ). In these roles, Kate has taught undergraduate and postgraduate students from a range of disciplines. Kate was previously the Assistant Professor of Healthcare Innovations at Bond University. She returned to Bond University in 2019 from the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH), a not-for-profit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Organisation, where she worked as the Student Placement Coordinator and Dietitian Clinic Lead.
Research interests
Kate Mueller is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD), researcher and educator. Kate's research is across the broad theme of education and is underpinned by a person-centred approach. Her research is primarily focused on chronic disease management, group-based education, building research capacity and culture in allied health, developing cultural responsiveness through learner-centred educational opportunities, and recruitment and retention factors affecting health professionals.
Kate is experienced in a range of research methodologies including systematic reviews, qualitative studies, survey studies, and process evaluations. Kate is passionate about providing rewarding learning experiences to current and future health professionals and supporting allied health professionals to develop their research capacity, navigate the research evidence, enhance the delivery of effective value-based healthcare, and build a positive culture of research within organisations.
Professional admissions
- Dietitians Australia
- Indigenous Allied Health Australia
- Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE): Member (2019- 2025)
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy Bond University, Australia (2016)
- Honours, Nutrition and Dietetics Griffith University, Australia (2008)
- Master of Nutrition and Dietetics Griffith University, Australia (2007)
- Bachelor of Biomedical Science Griffith University, Australia (2006)
Fields of Research
- Nutrition and dietetics
Statement for HDR students
I welcome HDR students with various research interests including allied health student placements, interprofessional practice, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, cultural responsiveness, research capacity building, health professional education, malnutrition, group-based education, non-diet approaches, eating disorder prevention, and recruitment and retention factors affecting health professionals.