Our people

ACHEEV is an interdisciplinary team of academics, postdoctoral researchers, honorary fellows, research assistants and higher degree researchers. Together, we conduct empirical, theoretical and methodological research, focused on questions with practical implications for policy and practice. Our commitment to openness, inclusiveness and excellence is reflected in everything we do.

Director

Professor Stacy Carter 

Professor of Health Ethics

Professor Annette Braunack-Mayer

Principal Fellow

Assoc Professor Chris Degeling

Dementia Collaborative Research Centre Mid Career Fellow

Assoc Professor Lyn Phillipson

Associate Professor

Assoc Professor Catherine Mac Phail

 

Research Fellows

Dr Patti Shih
Dr Yves Aquino 
Dr Jane Williams
Dr Cheryl Travers
Dr Michelle Townsend
Dr Heidi Green
Dr Meredith Gresham

Visiting Research Fellows

Dr Tobias Rohrbach
Dr Gabe Watts

Health Campaigns Manager

Danika Hall

Research Assistants

Belinda Fabrianesi
Lucy Carolan
Diana Popic
Emma Campbell 
Kate Manlik

Administrative Assistant

Tory Hayward

Kathleen Prokopovich

Thesis: Engaging Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities in school-based vaccination for Human papillomavirus (HPV)

Supervisors: : Assoc Professor Lyn Phillipson, Professor Annette Braunack-Mayer


Rebecca Bosward

Thesis: Precision public health: a new definition, ethical and social implications, and recommendations for policy and practice 

SupervisorsProfessor Stacy CarterProfessor Annette Braunack-Mayer


Sittichoke Chawraingern

Thesis: An empirical analysis of policy and practices for antimicrobial resistance in Thailand

Supervisors: Assoc Professor Chris Degeling, Assoc Professor Judy MullanDr Patti Shih, Dr Jane Williams


Dr Mina Motamedi (MD, MHM)

Thesis: Responses to transvaginal mesh in Australia: a surgical innovation with low rate, severe adverse events

SupervisorsProfessor Stacy Carter, Assoc Professor Chris Degeling


Emma Frost

Thesis: Understanding the ethical, legal, and social implications of using artificial intelligence in cardiovascular disease diagnosis and screening.

Supervisors: Professor Stacy CarterProfessor Annette Braunack-Mayer, Dr Yves Aquino


Saniya Singh

Thesis: Does 'Uncertainty Tolerance' contribute to Overprescribing? Informing Stewardship for Healthcare Staff in Aged-Care Settings

Supervisors: Assoc Professor Chris Degeling; Prof Frank Deane, Prof Peter Caputi


Zelalem Azene

Thesis: Intimate Partner Violence in the Perinatal Period: Impacts on Mother and Infant

Supervisors: Assoc Professor Catherine Mac PhailProfessor Lisa Smithers