I am passionate about enabling people and organisations to
create tranformational change
so we can all thrive!
My research…
I collaborate to create positive change for people and environments to thrive.
My research experience is diverse and cross-disciplinary in the broad areas of public health and psychology.
Through my research I seek to improve human and planetary health. My research seeks to address the social and environmental determinants of health and build individual and community resilience for optimal health and wellbeing.
I also coach and mentor academics and professionals and supervise graduate research students to conduct and implement impactful research to influence sustainable change within complex systems to promote health and equality.
In 2025, our team were awarded the UTS Vice Chancellor's Awards for Research Excellence Through Collaboration Award on a large research project (OPENAIR), which I had a key role in leading.
My main areas of research:
Mental health and wellbeing
This research is focused on improving mental health and wellbeing and includes:
Decision making, self-care and health services use for mental health
Environmental change and mental health
Complementary and integrative medicine for mental health and wellbeing
Clinical decision-making
Planetary health
This research is focused on understanding and addressing the impacts of environmental change from human activity on health and wellbeing:
Impacts of living with environmental contamination
Climate change and health impacts
Building resilience for environmental change and polycrisis
Sustainable healthcare
Neurodivergence
This research is focused on understanding the experiences and needs of adults with neurodivergence and how to create inclusive environments that support them to thrive with a focus on:
Academics with ADHD and the impact of the workplace environment on their wellbeing and performance
Women with late diagnosed ADHD
University students with ADHD and autism
Creating neuroinclusive universities and workplaces