Our people
Sue works in the realm of health professional regulation, specifically with medical laboratory, anaesthetic technician, medical imaging and radiation therapy practitioners.
She has a background in midwifery, and her Doctor of Health Science degree focused on how health practitioners maintain their ongoing competence to practise.
Brenda is passionate about interprofessional education and creating exceptional learning opportunities that prepare health students to practise collaboratively. Her doctoral research explored health professionals’ experiences of interprofessional practice, the findings of which contribute to a deeper understanding of interprofessional practice as being about a ‘spirit’ as opposed to a set of competencies.
Craig is an associate professor with the University of Auckland’s Department of Anaesthesiology and the Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education. He has degrees in psychology and a PhD in medical human factors, with research interests in patient safety, compliance with safety initiatives and cognition in healthcare.
Eileen is the director of the Centre for Interprofessional Education at the University of Otago where she is responsible for directing the delivery of three interprofessional education learning activities to health sciences students and of complex rural immersion programmes in Tairāwhiti and Greymouth; funded by Te Whatu Ora.
Jane has an enduring interest in developing and evaluating authentic learning opportunities for students to gain knowledge, skills, values and understanding of roles for working collaboratively in graduate healthcare practice.
Mershen, a South African audiologist and speech-language pathologist, began working with interprofessional education in the 1990s in South Africa and mainly within a community based rehabilitation framework. He developed THRIVE - Tackling Hunger via Research & Innovation in Vulnerable Environments to connect persons with disabilities to their food sovereignty.
Philippa has a keen interest in clinical education and innovative ways to enhance interprofessional collaboration. Currently this involves large scale projects with the local hospital, interprofessional student clinics and interprofessional simulation activities, and developing workshops for supervisors of students and qualified clinicians.
Wendy is currently seconded to the Health Workforce team at Te Whatu Ora on the Student Placement System Project. With a clinical background in physiotherapy, Wendy has held various leadership roles, been involved in co-developing several education/health interprofessional initiatives, and has a passion for interprofessional opportunities in clinical practice.
Ema has previously been involved in the development of an interprofessional student-facilitated health service in Waikato. Currently, she facilitates learning for ākonga engaged in post-graduate study via distance learning on courses relevant across disciplines, for example, trauma-informed practice.
Penelope facilitates interprofessional modules with a range of health programme ākonga, including occupational therapy. She also chairs the IPE simulation team for final year ākonga. Her other interests include ethical research, being a member of the Aotearoa Research Ethics Committee, and how people adapt to change (which was a focus of her PhD).
Sandi has worked in allied health for many years and has moved across into health regulation.
Her previous experience encompasses over 20 years as a Royal Naval Officer, predominately in the military intelligence communities, working in many unique and challenging environments around the world.
Our research, resources and publications
Find out about our research projects and outputs, and browse our resources and publications list.