I am a Conjoint Principal Research Fellow between Bond University and Gold Coast Health, working in the Allied Health Research team. I also work part-time as a Health Practitioner Research Fellow at Metro South Health’s Centre for Functioning and Health Research. In both these roles I apply my research skills to support close-to-practice research, and, ultimately, improvements in patient care.

My research interests include both clinical and health services research. I have a focus on meta-research (research about research), including research capability in health services, research ethics, research design, evidence-based practice and the role of research in healthcare. I specialise in qualitative, Knowledge Translation and health service evaluation research.

My PhD and postdoctoral work was in the area of aphasia rehabilitation- i.e. language difficulties following stroke or traumatic brain injury. Since my PhD, I have applied my research skills to helping clinical teams to progress their research in a range of fields including audiology, occupational therapy, palliative care, trauma, emergency care and paediatric critical care.

I have over 30 academic publications and have received more than $1 million in competitive funding across 13 grants. I most recently was a finalist in the PAH Research Excellence Awards 2021, in the category of Early Career Researcher in Clinical Research.