
Our team
We have a multidisciplinary team of leading clinicians and academics who bring expertise in healthcare, leadership, implementation science, measurement, translation and scale-up.
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Professor Helena Teede
DIRECTOR MCHRI & CHIEF INVESTIGATOR
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Dr Belinda Garth
SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW & TRANSLATION LEAD
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Dr Wafa El-Adhami
SENIOR GENDER EQUITY POLICY & ADVOCACY ENGAGEMENT
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Dr Nicole Pope
IMPLEMENTATION LEAD
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Dr Angela Jones
NURSING LEAD
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Announced soon, starting 21 July
PROJECT MANAGER
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Dr Anusha Ramani-Chander
RESEARCH FELLOW | IMPLEMENTATION & SCALE UP
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Dr Jenny Proimos
PHD CANDIDATE
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Mihiri Pincha Baduge
PHD CANDIDATE
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Ifeoluwa Adesina
PHD CANDIDATE & RESEARCH ASSISTANT
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Thuy Vy Nguyen
PHD CANDIDATE & RESEARCH ASSISTANT
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Daisy Morris
PHD CANDIDATE
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Sana Rauf
PHD CANDIDATE
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Jonathan Bruhn Bak
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
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Coming Soon
RESEARCH OFFICER
Advisory Board for The Partnership Centre for Gender Equality and Leadership Advancement
The Advisory Board provides guidance and expert advice to the Partnership Centre for Gender Equality and Leadership Advancement (The Centre). The Advisory Board also promotes leadership, collaboration, research and education in topics relevant to gender equity, intersectionality and leadership.
Present Members
Dr Jacqueline Braw, Diversity Council Australia
Dr Janin Bredehoeft, Science in Gender Equity (SAGE)
Naomi Bromley, Victorian Dept of Health
A/Prof Linda Colley, Central Queensland University
Melanie Fernandez, Chief Executive Women
Prof Alison McMillan, Federal Dept of Health
Dr Desiree Yap, Medical Women’s International Association
Past Members
Professor Michelle Ryan, Global Institute for Women's Leadership & Australian National University
Professor Ruth Stewart, Office of the National Rural Health Commission
Associate Professor Susan Wearne, National Medical Workforce, Department of Health
Mary Wooldridge, Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA)
Last Updated: June 2025
Project Steering Committee
The Advancing Women in Healthcare Leadership Project Steering Committee supports the AWHL Project Team to ensure all goals and objectives of the AWHL-IRI initiative are met. Membership of this Committee includes:
Professor Helena Teede (Chair & AWHL Chief Investigator) – Monash University
A/Prof Jacqueline Boyle – Eastern Healthcare
Prof Graeme Currie – Warwick University
Prof Kathleen Riach – Glasgow University
Prof Michelle Ryan – Australian National University
Prof Ingrid Winship – Epworth Healthcare
A/Prof Anju Joham – Monash University
Prof Erwin Loh – Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators
A/Prof Liz Sigston – Monash University
Prof Eilish McAuliffe – University College Dublin