Elizabeth Rix

Elizabeth Rix

Adelaide Nursing School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Elizabeth (Liz) Rix is a currently working at the Adelaide Nursing School, University of Adelaide, as a Senior Research Fellow one day per week. Her work is funded by the AKction Team.

Liz is a registered nurse, researcher and also works as a lecturer/academic on Bundjalung Country at Gnibi College of Indigenous Australian Peoples, Southern Cross University, NSW.

Her experience as a renal nurse with NSW Health was the foundation for her doctoral studies which focused on addressing systemic racism, with the aim of improving accessibility and acceptability of renal mainstream services for Aboriginal people receiving dialysis. Liz was fortunate to have Bundjalung Elders, renal patients, their families and carers, and Aboriginal Health Workers guide her in this work. Liz is currently working with a team of specialist academics and clinicians with Kidney Health Australia (KHA) and Caring for Australians with Renal Impairment (CARI), on developing and writing the ‘inaugural’ Guidelines for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples with chronic kidney disease.

Liz is passionate about working alongside Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Scholars, Health Practitioners and clinicians, Elders and Community members, as she continues to learn from their cultural and academic expertise in the health and well-being of their People. She is also keen to contribute to promoting and demystifying the process for non-Aboriginal professionals in ‘Decolonising their practice’, and growing her own understanding of being an effective accomplice/ally to enable her to continue to walk/work alongside Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Research Interests

Liz’s research interests include: Indigenous health, with a focus on kidney disease; Cultural Safety, Reflective Practice; Qualitative and Indigenous research methods; chronic disease prevention and management; the care of older people; and improving mainstream health services for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples; Decolonizing health practice and worldviews for nurses and all healthcare professionals; becoming an effective and genuine accomplice to Aboriginal and/orTorres Strait Islander Peoples 

  • Appointments

    Date Position Institution name
    2022 - ongoing Senior Research Fellow (casual) University of Adelaide
    2020 - 2020 Coordinator/Lecturer University of Sydney
    2019 - ongoing Lecturer (part-time) Southern Cross University
    2016 - 2018 Research Fellow University of Sydney
    2015 - ongoing Lecturer/Writer (casual) Southern Cross University
    2015 - 2019 Lecturer/Academic Southern Cross University
    2015 - 2018 Registered Nurse St. Andrews Nursing Home
    2015 - 2016 Lecturer/Tutor Southern Cross University
    2015 - 2016 Clinical Nurse Educator Lismore Base Hospital
    2013 - 2015 Practice Nurse, Relief Gurgun Bulangeelah Aboriginal Medical Service
    2012 - 2015 Research fellow University of Sydney
    2010 - 2014 PhD Candidate University of Sydney
    2008 - 2010 Research Officer University of Sydney
    2006 - 2015 Registered Nurse Lismore Base Hospital
    2005 - 2006 Registered Nurse St. Vincent’s Private Hospital
  • Awards and Achievements

    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2018 Award 5 Star Teaching Awards Southern Cross University Australia -
    2016 Award Peter Bancroft Prize University of Sydney Australia -
    2010 Scholarship The Ian O’Rourke Scholarship in Patient Safety Clinical Excellence Commission Australia -
    2005 Scholarship Australian Government Aged Care Nursing Scholarship Scheme Australian Government Aged Care Australia -
  • Education

    Date Institution name Country Title
    2015 University of Sydney Australia Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Medicine
    2007 Southern Cross University Australia Bachelor of Nursing (Hons)
    2004 Southern Cross University Australia Bachelor of Nursing
  • Certifications

    Date Title Institution name Country
    2009 Master of Public Health University of Sydney Australia
    2007 Graduate Certificate in Haemodialysis Royal College of Nursing -
  • Board Memberships

    Date Role Board name Institution name Country
    2017 - ongoing Member Board of American Indigenous Research Association American Indigenous Research Association United States
  • Committee Memberships

    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2017 - ongoing Member American Indigenous Research Association Conference Committee American Indigenous Research Association United States
    2017 - 2019 Member SCU Health Clinic Operations Committee SCU Health Clinic Australia
    2017 - ongoing Member Invited Lead: Community Consultation NSW: Informing Guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples with chronic kidney disease ommunity Consultation NSW Australia
    2016 - ongoing Member Guidelines Committee Kidney Health Australia - Caring for Australians with Renal Impairment (KHA-CARI). Australia
    2015 - ongoing Member International Nurses Association and World-Wide Leaders in Healthcare. International Nurses Association and World-Wide Leaders in Healthcare. Australia
    2013 - ongoing Member Advisory Committee, Antecedents to Renal Disease in Aboriginal Children (ARDAC) study. Antecedents to Renal Disease in Aboriginal Children (ARDAC) Australia
    2005 - 2009 Member Nursing Programs Advisory Committee Southern Cross University Australia
  • Memberships

    Date Role Membership Country
    2017 - ongoing Member Associate Member Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINAM) Australia
    2006 - ongoing Member Renal Society of Australasia. Australia
    2003 - ongoing Member Royal College of Nursing Australia

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