Currently Vice Chancellor’s Fellow – Design and Creative Practice – RMIT University and Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Digital Transformation of Health at
The University of Melbourne
Speaking and facilitation
Consulting
stakeholder engagement
organisational development,
research,
training and project management
Research and writing
From The Blog
Participatory research methods for investigating digital health literacy in culturally and linguistically diverse communities
So thrilled and delighted to have our paper in this special issue of Conjunctions. Transdisciplinary Journal of Cultural Participation on Health, Media and Participation examining how media participation and health participation connect. Beautifully edited by Maja...
My favorite person, place and thing
The fabulous Nelly Thomas, Melbourne comedian, author & media personality interviewed me for her Person, Place and Thing podcast. It was a rare and generous opportunity to talk about my life and interests, I am more used to talking about my work than myself. Image...
Being an ally, not just on International Day of People with Disability…but, every day.
December 3rd is a United Nations day that promotes inclusion and "celebrates" people with disability. I was asked to MC a function today at work to mark it. I need to state at the outset that I am a nurse by background, so l want to acknowledge that health systems...
What do artists bring to research?
ENQUIRING MINDS: WHAT ARTISTS CAN BRING TO GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH It's conference season as we speed toward the end of the year. The Australian Academy of the Humanities hosted their 51st Symposium At the Crossroad? Australia’s Cultural Future. The aim was...
Conversations on Tangata Whenua and Asian solidarity
I moved to Australia seven years ago from Aotearoa New Zealand. I'm pleased that old friends remember me despite the Tasman sea (Te Tai-o-Rēhua) between us (a so called "marginal sea" of the Pacific Ocean (Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa). I was chuffed to accept the invitation...
Women of Colour ‘in’ academia: Political creativity and (im)possibilities of solidarity
This week has been a biggie with lots of zoom presentations, all of which were marvellous. The fabulous and thoughtful Lutfiye Ali gathered Shakira Hussein, Denise Chapman, Torika Bolatagici, Jesica S. Fernández and I together to talk solidarities in academia....