Dr Brooke Nickel named as one of the 2025 NSW Young Tall Poppy Award Winners!
Dr Brooke Nickel is an NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow and part of the Sydney Health Literacy Lab and Wiser Healthcare Research Collaboration. She currently leads public health research related to understanding the benefits and harms of breast density notification, the impact of low-risk cancer communication, and the problem of and solutions for misleading medical marketing on social media.
"As a public health researcher, my goal is to ensure that health information provided to the public is based on the most reliable evidence, is not influenced by other interests, and is communicated at a level that people of all health literacy abilities can understand," said Dr Nickel. "This is essential to optimise benefits, minimise harms and ultimately reduce low value care to achieve the best possible health outcomes for all.
"Receiving the Tall Poppy award is truly an honour, and it’s incredibly exciting to have my work recognised in this way. However, this award isn’t just a reflection of my own achievement—it represents the collective efforts of my exceptional supervisors and mentors, whose guidance and support have been invaluable throughout my research journey.
"It also acknowledges the talented, inspiring and fun researchers and collaborators I’m fortunate enough to work with every day. This recognition motivates me to continue striving for excellence in my research, pushing the boundaries of knowledge, and contributing to public discussions on important and often complex health issues."