Dr Esther Joy Bowles is adjunct lecturer at Faculty of Medicine and Health; School of Rural Medicine of University of New England. She has a Bachelor of Science and Honours from Macquarie University, majoring in Cell Biology and Organic Chemistry, and a PhD from Southern Cross University, awarded in 2007, investigating the potential for essential oils to improve cognitive function in dementia. Her research interests include Primary Health Care quality improvement; Chronic Disease Management; Rural Health; Telehealth; Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). Her publications include The Chemistry of Aromatherapeutic Essential Oils (Allen & Unwin, 2003). Dr Esther Joy Bowles was employed as a Research Assistant in the School of Rural Medicine for four years. She worked on the Telehealth Skills Training and Implementation Evaluation project, with A/Prof Michelle Guppy from 2013-2015, and was Project Coordinator, “Keeping my place in the community: achieving aging–in–place for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities”, ARC-funded project, 2015–2017. During 2016–2017 she has worked on a rural registry and chronic care model for chronic kidney disease and diabetes, with A/Prof Michelle Guppy.
