Dr. Gisselle Gallego, Pharm D, PhD, GradCertEd(HighEd)
Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine
The University of Notre Dame Australia
Senior Research Officer,
Centre for Disability Studies Affiliated with the Sydney School of Health Sciences
University of Sydney
Dates of Visit: April 20 – May 5, 2026
Biography
Gisselle is a health professional educator, mixed methods and inclusive researcher. Her research and teaching focus on the experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse people and those living with disability, as well as the intersection of these. She also utilises arts‐based, mixed‐methods approaches and interdisciplinary perspectives to support multidimensional understandings of the lived experience, health outcomes and ways to improve wellbeing.
Currently, Gisselle is working with a number of research projects with medical students, trainees and doctors with disabilities as well as health care professionals exploring inclusive health education in Australia. As well as research on approaches to lived experience-led inclusive health education.
Purpose of Visit
Gisselle is interested in engaging with faculty and students across the community, to share scholarly perspectives and to hear about the wide breadth of work being conducted at CHES. She is especially interested in discussing research ideas, and exploring areas of joint interest.