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Professor Rosanne Taylor is the first female Dean of the University of Sydney Faculty of Veterinary Science.

Education

Rosanne received her education at the University of Sydney.

• Bachelor of Veterinary Science, 1982, 1st class honors (Syd Uni)
• Diploma of Veterinary Clinical Studies, 1983 (Syd Uni)
• PhD (awarded 1988) (Syd Uni) Canine Fucosidosis
• Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (Syd Uni) 2002
• Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors, 2009

Career

Rosanne worked in veterinary practice from 1982–1989 while completing her PhD. She then did postdocs at Westmead Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania. She returned to the University of Sydney in 1994 and rapidly rose through the ranks, taking on senior leadership positions in her roles of Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning, ProDean and then in 2009 became the first female dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science. As Dean she is successfully leading the Faculty through major changes including converting the undergraduate degree to a postgraduate Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. She also led her team to attaining a 5 out of 5 for Veterinary Science in the latest ERA round, the only Australian vet school to do so.

Women in Science

Like many female scientists, Rosanne’s career path is not traditional. She had three children and got “distracted by opportunities, challenges, diversions of all sorts which I have followed, like a goanna trail”. One of them was into higher education research. The other was into academic management/leadership. Taking this path Rosanne has found herself to regularly be the “first woman” to achieve leadership positions. She is an inspiration to the younger women who follow her up this career ladder.

Research

Rosanne’s research focuses on molecular pathophysiology and had demonstrated the value of haemopoietic and neural stem cell, gene therapy and enzyme replacement therapies for lysosomal diseases in animal models.

Teaching

Rosanne teaches veterinary physiology and leads curriculum development. She has received many teaching awards including Vice Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Teaching (2002), Finalist (1 of 5, Biological Sciences), National Teaching Awards, AUTC (2002), Joint Finalist with Michelle Hyde (1 of 5, Biological Sciences), National Teaching Awards, AUTC (2003), Vice Chancellor’s Award for outstanding teaching – Team innovation award (2009)