
As an implementation scientist, I develop, apply, and advance methodologies to support and study optimal ways to translate evidence into practice, primarily in healthcare settings. I am pioneering a combination of implementation research with statistical modelling and health economics to test the cost-effectiveness of implementation interventions, as well as exploring ways to identify the active ingredients behind implementation success.
My work involves collaborating with academic, health and non-profit organisations across in NSW, Australia, and internationally. I have led the development and delivery of international behaviour change workshops and toolkits for healthcare professionals to facilitate and test the impact of the transfer of research evidence into practice. As an implementation scientist, my methodologies have been applied to a range of real-world problems and innovations. I have a program of work focusing on implementation in genetics, genomics and cancer care.
I am the Director of Research, School of Population Health in the School of Population Health at UNSW, developing and enacting a research strategy for the school with a team of multidisciplinary academics, clinicians, and professional staff.
As CIA I lead a Cancer Australia and Cancer Institute NSW funded randomised controlled trial of two implementation approaches to improve referral practices in cancer genetics in seven hospitals across NSW, Vic and WA. I also lead the implementation component to two grant funded projects implementing novel interventions in cancer care (Wakefield C, et al. A new nurse-led intervention to re-engage childhood brain cancer survivors. Medical Research Future Fund. 2020-2023; Ziegler D, et al. Implementing novel therapeutic strategies for childhood brain cancer patients. Cancer Institute NSW. 2020-2025). I currently contribute implementation and behaviour change expertise to several Category 1 funded project in areas as diverse as genomics, unprofessional workplace behaviour, and bowel cancer screening.
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Through my role with the School of Population Health at UNSW Sydney, I am sharing optimal implementation approaches with students, building more capacity for effective and efficient evidence translation in health.
I am the course convenor for Implementation Science (PHCM9791).