Qualifications:  RN, BHlthSc, MPH 

I am a researcher and program manager at the International Centre for Future Health Systems (formerly the Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity), the University of New South Wales, Australia. I have a 20yr nursing background and have worked in research for over 20yrs. Over my time at UNSW I have managed several complex multi-site research projects including the Preventive Evidence into Practice (PEP) trial, The Health eLiteracy for Prevention in General Practice (HeLP-GP) trial and the Community Health Extending Care into the Community (CHECC) trial. My experience includes the evaluation of different models of health service delivery, particularly in respect to the methods used to promote collaboration between service providers and promote access to health services for consumers. My research interests include disease prevention, chronic disease management, primary care, mental health and homelessness. I have a particular interest in the utilisation of evidence for clinical practice and I have conducted a number of Cochrane systematic reviews in breast cancer, and others in psycho-oncology, mental health and primary care.

Interests:

Primary Health Care; Mental health; Homelessness, Health services organisation and structure; Evidence Based Medicine and Knowledge exchange.