Bio

I am an Associate Research Fellow and a PhD Candidate within the Social Change Enabling Impact Platform at RMIT University, Australia. My research interests include information behaviour, societal impact, research culture, library and information science, and higher education. 

My PhD research explores the experiences and information behaviours of academic and professional staff undertaking the work involved in enabling societal impact of research to better understand how universities can support this work. 

My research is informed by my experiences working in universities for 20 years as a librarian and in blended professional/academic roles managing research projects and partnerships. I have over 15 years experience managing interdisciplinary, research partnership projects in a variety of disciplines at the University of Melbourne and RMIT University, including education, science and architecture. I regularly faciliate workshops for academic and professional staff at universities and research institutes on research project management, engagement strategies and enabling societal impact.   

I have a Master of Information Management (RMIT) and over 8 years experience as an academic librarian, and an Bachelor of Arts in History and Literature.