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Australia

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Health & Social Science Researcher | Psychosocial, Mixed Methods & Implementation Research

Profile Summary

I am a health and social science researcher with expertise in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research, specialising in psychosocial research, patient and lived-experience studies, and implementation-focused evidence generation. My experience spans academic, government, consultancy, and frontline settings across Australia and New Zealand. I have led and contributed to research projects examining patient and health professional experiences of emerging health technologies, trauma-informed services, gender-based violence, and health system responses to complex social issues. I am experienced in designing and conducting interviews and focus groups, thematic analysis, applied statistical analysis (SPSS), evidence synthesis, and translating research findings into actionable insights for policy, practice, and service design. I regularly work with multidisciplinary stakeholders and am comfortable supporting projects from study design and ethics through to analysis, reporting, and publication.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Global Health
• ☆ Community Health Services
• ☆ Quality of Life Assessment
• ☆ Counseling & Mental Health Support
• ☆ Stress Management
• ☆ Anger Management
• ☆ Domestic Violence Support
• ☆ Health Education

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing

Research Feasibility Study, Gray Literature Search

Consulting Healthcare Consulting

Work Experience

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

UNSW Sydney

July 2024 - Present

Postdoctoral Research fellow

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

June 2024 - Present

Contract researcher

Point and associate

August 2023 - February 2024

Senior Operator (Principal Advisor)

Ministry for Women

February 2023 - August 2023

Education

PhD (Health Sciences)

University of Canterbury

February 2016 - December 2019

PhD

University of Canterbury

February 2016 - September 2019

Certifications

• Certificate of Proficiency in Motivation for Behaviour Change

  University of Canterbury

  June 2019 - August 2019