Jessica Elliott, FHEA, MACN, is a Lecturer in Nursing and PhD candidate at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ), Australia. Her research focuses on improving health equity and healthcare access for rural, remote, and underserved populations through health workforce development, nursing education, and primary healthcare initiatives. She contributed to the award-winning Charleville End to End Training Program, which received the 2026 Australian Financial Review Higher Education Award for Community Engagement, a 2024 UniSQ Learning, Teaching and Student Success Award, and third place in the 2024 Regional Universities Network Learning and Teaching Awards. Jessica was also awarded the 2024 UniSQ Staff Excellence Award for STEMM Learning and Teaching. Her current PhD research examines how social and community factors influence rural nursing student retention and workforce sustainability.