Professor Isabelle Jalbert is a university leader, academic and clinician-researcher (optometrist and public health practitioner) who initially trained in Canada and later became a registered therapeutically accredited optometrist and professor at the School of Optometry and Vision Science at UNSW Sydney. There, she heads a program of research and education focused on improving the delivery of evidence-based eyecare in Australia and teaches therapeutic management of anterior eye diseases. 

Professor Jalbert has attracted over $2.5 million dollars in research and scholarly funding, has received many awards in recognition of her achievements including an Australian Awards for University Teaching 2021 Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning. Professor Isabelle Jalbert has to date authored 13 book chapters, 94 refereed papers and supervised 19 PhD students. She is an Editorial Board member on several leading scientific journals.