Nicole Rendell
Nicole
PhD Candidate
B. Oral Health, UA; MPH (Health policy and management), CU
email nicole.rendell@anu.edu.au

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About

Nicole is a public health systems professional with over a decade of experience leading technical programs in both communicable and noncommunicable disease areas. Since completing a Master of Public Health, she has worked in different roles at the nexus of monitoring and evaluation, health systems research and policy. Currently she is undertaking health systems research at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at ANU. Her current PhD research is focused on using available routinely collected data to improve health service delivery in communities in Papua New Guinea. Previous research has focused on tuberculosis care in Mongolia.

Nicole has worked across different levels of the World Health Organization (WHO) and within national government agencies, bridging research, policy, and implementation in diverse contexts - from Australia to Mongolia to regional roles. She is driven by building adaptable, collaborative systems that work in the real world - closer to country, closer to people, and grounded in what already exists. Her current research interests are in operational and implementation research supporting local priorities, and making systems change feel possible and sustainable.

Affiliations

domain Department

Publications

      First Author Publications

  • Rendell N, Sheel M. Expert perspectives on priorities for supporting health security in the Pacific region through health systems strengthening. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022 Sep 22;2(9):e0000529. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000529. PMID: 36962587; PMCID: PMC10021329.
  • Rendell N, Rosewell A, Lokuge K, Field E. Common Features of Selection Processes of Health System Performance Indicators in Primary Healthcare: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2022;10.34172/ijhpm.2022.6239. DOI:10.34172/ijhpm.2022.6239
  • Rendell NL, Lokuge K, Rosewell A, Field E. Factors That Influence Data Use to Improve Health Service Delivery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Global Health: Science and Practice. 2020. DOI 10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00388
  • Rendell NL, Bekhbat S, Ganbaatar G, Dorjravdan, Pai M, Dobler C. Implementation of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for tuberculosis in Mongolia: a qualitative exploration of barriers and enablers. Peer J. 2017. DOI 10.7717/peerj.3567

  • Rendell NL, Batjargal N, Jadambaa N, Dobler C. Risk of tuberculosis during pregnancy in Mongolia, a high incidence setting with low HIV prevalence. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2016 Dec; 20(12): 1615-1620. DOI 10.5588/ijtld.16.0314

    Co-authored Publications

  • Patel C, Rendell N, Sargent GM, Ali A, Morgan C, Fields R, Sheel M. Measuring National Immunization System Performance: A Systematic Assessment of Available Resources. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2023 Jun 21;11(3):e220055. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D22-00555. PMID: 37348935; PMCID: PMC1028572