Our People
Professor Wendy Chapman
Director, Centre for Digital Transformation of Health
Professor Wendy Chapman is the Associate Dean of Digital Health and Informatics at the University of Melbourne, as well as the Director of the Centre for Digital Transformation of Health. Her interests include biomedical informatics, natural language processing, knowledge representation and application of informatics to clinical care. Wendy is an elected fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics and the US National Academy of Medicine. Within the Centre, Wendy co-leads the Digital Health Validitron workstream.
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Associate Professor Daniel Capurro
Deputy Director, Senior Lecturer in Digital Health, School of Computing and Information Systems. Daniel is responsible for the Health Informatics and Data Science & Digital Health Innovation workstreams
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Professor Kathleen Gray
Kathleen is the Director of Education and Workforce Development, and has appointments in the School of Computing and Information Systems and the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
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Dr Douglas Pires
Senior Lecturer in Digital Health, School of Computing and Information Systems. Douglas is responsible for the Health Informatics and Data Science workstream
Education and Workforce Development Team
| Name | Centre Role | Team | Additional external roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Gray |
Director, Education & Workforce Development Executive Sponsor: Education & Workforce Development theme | Education & Workforce Development Team | Professor, Health Informatics and Digital Health, School of Computing and Information Systems and Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences |
| Kayley Lyons |
Education & Workforce Development Lead Team Leader | Education & Workforce Development Team | Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis |
| Sathana Dushyanthen | Workforce Development Specialist | Education & Workforce Development Team | |
| Meg Perrier | Digital Health Workforce Project Officer | Education & Workforce Development Team | |
| Sophie Jones | Education & Workforce Development Lead- Nursing | Education & Workforce Development Team | Lecturer Nursing |
| Mark Merolli | Education & Workforce Development Lead- Allied Health | Education & Workforce Development Team | Senior Lecturer, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences |
| Michelle Mun | Education & Workforce Development Lead- Dentistry | Education & Workforce Development Team | Lecturer Digital Health Transformation Dentistry, Melbourne Dental School |
| Cory Dal Ponte | Learning Designer | Education & Workforce Development Team | |
| Louise Shaw | Research Fellow | Education & Workforce Development Team |
Digital Health Innovation Team
| Name | Centre Role | Team | Additional external roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kit Huckvale |
Research Fellow- Validitron Team Leader | Digital Health Innovation Team | |
| Grahame Grieve | Technical Adviser- Interoperability | Digital Health Innovation Team | Principal at Health Intersections Pty Ltd |
| Mahima Kalla | Research Officer, Participatory Research | Digital Health Innovation Team | |
| Victor Pantano | Business Development Consultant | Digital Health Innovation and Collective Impact Incubator Teams | |
| Megan Prictor | Senior Research Fellow, Health & Law | Health Informatics and Data Science & Digital Health Innovation Teams | Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Law School |
| Frank Smolenaers | Technical Adviser- Simulation Lab | Digital Health Innovation Team | |
| Tafheem Wani | Technical Support- Victorian Collaborative Healthcare Recovery Initiative Project | Digital Health Innovation Team | |
| Olivia Metcalf | Senior Research Fellow | Digital Health Innovation Team | |
| Teresa Wulandari | Validitron Research Assistant | Digital Health Innovation Team | |
| Gary Wong | Dev Ops Engineer & Development Support | Digital Health Innovation Team | |
| Joel Fossouo Tagne | Validitron Research Assistant | Digital Health Innovation Team | |
| Debbie Passey | Research Fellow - Digital Health | Digital Health Innovation Team | |
| Mady Mani | Digital Health Project Manager | Digital Health Innovation Team | |
| Omar Dabash | Commercialisation Officer | Digital Health Innovation Team | |
| Portia Cornell | Senior Research Fellow | Digital Health Innovation Team |
Collective Impact Incubator Team
| Name | Centre Role | Team | Additional external roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kara Burns |
Program Manager- Collective Impact Incubator Team Leader | Collective Impact Incubator Team & Digital Health Innovation Team | |
| Cecily Gilbert | Research Specialist | Collective Impact Incubator Team & Digital Health Innovation Team | |
| Leslie Arnott | Consumer Engagement Manager | Collective Impact Incubator Team | |
| Chathurika Palliya Guruge | Research Assistant - Digital Health | Collective Impact Incubator Team & Digital Health Innovation Team |
Operations Team
| Name | Centre Role | Team | Additional external roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meredith Layton | Senior Lead, Strategy and Engagement | Professional staff team | |
| Darvy Sam | Centre Manager | Professional staff team | |
| Ilene Shen | Communications and Events Officer | Professional staff team | |
| Heather Morris | Administrative Officer | Professional staff team |
Data to Knowledge (D2K) Team
| Name | Centre Role | Team | Additional external roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Capurro |
Centre Deputy Director Executive Co-Sponsor: Health Informatics & Data Science and Digital Health Innovation themes | Health Informatics & Data Science and Digital Health Innovation Teams | Senior Lecturer in Digital Health, School of Computing and Information Systems |
| Wynona Black | D2K - Team Lead | Health Informatics & Data Science | |
| Vlada Rozova | Research Fellow | Health Informatics & Data Science |
Honorary Centre Members
| Name | Position | Contact Details |
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| Rajiv Jayasena | Honorary Fellow | rajiv.jayasena@csiro.au |
| Lynette Joubert | Professorial Fellow | ljoubert@unimelb.edu.au |
| Maureen Turner | Honorary Fellow | maureen.turner@biogrid.org.au |