Professional Background

Academic Background

• PhD – Cell & Systems Biology

  University of Toronto (1999–2005)

• Honours BSc – Human Biology & Genetics

  University of Toronto (1997)

• Postdoctoral Research – Cell Cycle & Development

  St Vincent's Hospital & Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (2005–2010)

Facilitation, Mediation & Professional Practice

• Accredited Dispute Resolution Mediator

  Department of Justice & Regulation, Victoria (2016)

• Reflective Practice Supervision

  Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute & Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne (2021)

• Family Partnership Model Facilitator + Small Group Facilitation Trainer

  Training in relational practice, reflective practice and group facilitation (2012–2025)

• Trauma-Informed Group Facilitation

  Melbourne Processwork Centre (2017)

Communication & Knowledge Translation

• Evidence-Based Communication & Framing

  Frameworks Institute (2011–2014)

• Knowledge Translation

  Raising Children Network (2011–2014)

Program & Curriculum Development

• Safe Space Health – Curriculum Design & Facilitation

  Developed a peer-to-peer narrative coaching model supporting medical trainees and healthcare professionals navigating toxic workplace culture, systems-based trauma and moral injury. (2018–2019)

Research & Professional Focus

Independent research examining:

• relational and political dynamics in professional systems
• covert aggression and gendered power dynamics in professional environments
• toxic workplace culture and the hidden curriculum in medical training
• empathy preservation, saviour burnout, and moral injury
• therapeutic relationships and the placebo effect

This work has informed workshops, training programs, presentations, publications and ongoing writing.