Professional Qualifications, Training, Research & Experience

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

Frameworks Institute – Evidence-Based Communication & Framing (2011–2014)

Raising Children Network– Knowledge Translation (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.

Full CV available upon request.