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Dr Mary Bushell is a Clinical Associate Professor and Discipline Lead in Pharmacy at the University of Canberra. She is a registered Australian pharmacist, a credentialled HMR pharmacist, and an Associate Fellow of the Australasian College of Pharmacy.
Mary is a core member of the Faculty of Health’s Clinical Research Rehabilitation and Translation group and has a strong passion for delivering quality education. She coordinates and teaches pharmacy practice, pharmacology, and evidence-based medicine, and in 2022 received the Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Award – Educator of the Year.
Before joining the University of Canberra in 2018, Mary was a Senior Lecturer at Charles Darwin University.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Doctor of Philosophy, Charles Darwin University
Award Date: 3 May 2016
Graduate Certificate of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education , Charles Darwin University
Award Date: 30 May 2014
Bachelor, Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) First Class, Charles Sturt University
Award Date: 11 Apr 2008
External positions
Guild Immunisation Course National Advisory Committee Member, Australasian College of Pharmacy
Jan 2024 → …
Associate Editor, The Australian Journal of Rural Health
1 Feb 2022 → …
Advisory Board Member, Australian Pharmacy Students Journal
1 Jul 2021 → …
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SPECTROM Australia: A Mental health medicines training programme
BARRATT, M. (CI), BUSHELL, M. (CoI), Deb, S. (CoI), Bellon, M. (CoI), Koncz, R. (CoI) & Simpson, A. (CoI)
8/05/25 → 28/02/28
Project: Research
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Project: Let’s have a yarn about the whooping cough vaccine
BUSHELL, M. (CI), Bowman, R. (CoI), DAVIS, D. (CoI), Hooper, M.-E. (CoI), Rose-Cutter, J. (CoI), Little, N. (CoI), JOJO, N. (CoI), BARNWELL, M. (CoI), Blackburn, J. (CoI) & Bazargan, M. (CoI)
13/06/24 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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Co-design of psychotropic medication accessible consumer leaflets in the Australian setting
BARRATT, M. (CI), BUSHELL, M. (CoI), Gillies, D. (CoI) & Wroth, M. (CoI)
1/07/23 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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Evaluation of Vaccine Story health promotion resource
BUSHELL, M. (CI), Speare, T. (CoI), Young, A. (CoI), Belton, S. (CoI) & Byers, L. (CoI)
1/01/19 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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An Australian Co-Designed Template for Accessible Medicines Information for People With Intellectual Disability
Bushell, M., Winata, T., Gillies, D. & Barratt, M., Mar 2026, In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 39, 2, p. 1-12 12 p., e70231.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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ASPIRE-Med project: a study protocol on an Australian psychotropic medicines training programme for disability support workers
Barratt, M., Speer, K., Deb, S., Bellon, M., Cahalan, T., Simpson, A., Koncz, R., Limbu, B. & Bushell, M., 4 Mar 2026, In: BMJ Open. 16, 3, p. 1-8 8 p., e114351.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Australian pharmacist immunisers in vaccine conversations with patients: a qualitative study to explore communication support needs
Bolsewicz, K., Steffens, M., Cox, L., Hazelwood, E., Andreatta, J., Bae, Y. & Bushell, M., 2026, In: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice. 19, 1, p. 1-13 13 p., 2694236.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development and validation of the gestational diabetes mellitus holistic healthcare needs scale
Knight Agarwal, C., Saleh, A., Hooper, M.-E., Samarawickrema, I., Lewis, V., Jani, R., Bushell, M., Kurz, E., Nolan, C. J. & Davis, D., 2026, In: Primary care diabetes. p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Factors influencing vaccine uptake in people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia: An integrative review
Hooper, M.-E., JOJO, N., DAVIS, D., BLACKBURN, J., AL-GHAREEB, A., HAMPTON, K., Atchan, M., KNIGHT-AGARWAL, C., FRANK, G., Northam, H. & BUSHELL, M., 2026, In: Vaccine. 80, p. 128528 14 p., 128528.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Co-designing an accessible psychotropic medicine leaflet to help empower people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities on their prescribed medicines
BARRATT, M. (Speaker) & BUSHELL, M. (Speaker)
14 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Prizes
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2022 Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Awards: Educator of the Year
Bushell, M. (Recipient), Nov 2022
Prize
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University of Canberra Teaching Awards and Citations Winner Teaching Excellence
Bushell, M. (Recipient), 8 Nov 2022
Prize
Press/Media
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Investigators at University of Canberra Discuss Findings in Gestational Diabetes (Development and Validation of the Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Holistic Healthcare Needs Scale)
KNIGHT-AGARWAL, C., SALEH, A., DAVIS, D., Lewis, V., BUSHELL, M. & Hooper, M.-E.
24/06/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Researchers at University of Canberra Discuss Findings in Vaccines (Pharmacists' contribution to improving vaccination uptake among children: A systematic review)
3/06/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Pharmacists boost kids’ vaccination: study
BUSHELL, M., Amare, S., LEUNG, M., NAUNTON, M. & YEE, K. C.
27/05/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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New Hypoglycemia Findings from University of Canberra Outlined (The Evidence Informing Hypoglycaemia Treatment Thresholds In Asymptomatic, Term, Well Newborns: a Review of Literature and Critical Appraisal of Methodological Challenges)
15/05/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Researchers from University of Canberra Describe Findings in Vaccination (Factors Influencing Vaccine Uptake In People From Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities In Australia: an Integrative Review)
KNIGHT-AGARWAL, C., Northam, H. L., DAVIS, D., BUSHELL, M., JOJO, N. & Hooper, M.-E.
30/04/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Impacts
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Bridging the Gap Between Pharmacology and Clinical Practice
BUSHELL, M. (Participant)
Impact: Wellbeing impacts
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Let’s Have a Yarn About the Whooping Cough Vaccine: Informing Industry Practice and National Maternal Vaccine Communication
BUSHELL, M. (Participant), BOWMAN, R. (Participant), DAVIS, D. (Participant) & HOOPER, M.-E. (Participant)
Impact: Societal impacts, Cultural impacts