Our team

Meet the people of DELIVER

DELIVER brings together, for the first time, healthcare consumers, regional and rural health services, peak bodies, universities and primary healthcare providers across western Victoria to achieve better healthcare closer to home for older Australians living in rural areas.

Our team members have internationally recognised track records in virtual healthcare as well as health system and services translational research that supports evidence-informed practice change across western Victoria. Our health service partners and peak body partners will drive translation beyond the project’s duration.

Deliver Investigators Nov 2024

Deliver All Investigator Group Nov 2024

The DELIVER project delivery team

Professor Anna PeetersDELIVER Program Director, Alfred Deakin Professor, Director, Institute for Health Transformation, Professor of Epidemiology and Equity in Public Health, Deakin University
Associate Professor Kate HugginsDELIVER Program Manager
Ally StockDELIVER Project Officer
Alison JohnsonEvaluation support lead
Dr Olivia KingManager, Western Alliance Research Capability Building Program
Dr Cindy NeedhamConsensus mapping and co-design
Michele ConlinHealth Service Research Support Lead
Dr Debbie PuClinical Trial Lead
Alison BuccheriHealth Services Rapid Research Support Lead
Emma WestDELIVER Research Translation Coordinator, Barwon/ South West
Olivia MetcalfSenior Research Fellow
Ms Sue WilliamsSenior Research Policy and Practice Fellow, National Ageing Research Institute, DELIVER Research Translation Coordinator, Grampians Health
Professor Joanne PorterEvaluation Lead, Federation University

Chief investigators for the DELIVER project

Professor Anna PeetersDELIVER Program Director, Alfred Deakin Professor, Director, Institute for Health Transformation, Professor of Epidemiology and Equity in Public Health, Deakin University
Professor Warren PayneExecutive Director, Western Alliance
Professor Steven AllenderProfessor of Public Health and founding Director / Strategic Advisor of the Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), Deakin University
Dr Laura AlstonDirector of Research, Colac Area Health
Ms Hannah BeksResearch Fellow, Deakin Rural Health
Associate Professor Ann Borda  Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
Dr Olivia KingManager, Western Alliance Research Capability Building Program
Associate Professor Michele CallisayaAssociate Professor (Research), Peninsula Clinical School, Monash
Professor Wendy ChapmanDirector, Centre for Digital Transformation of Health
Professor Adam ElshaugDirector, Centre for Health Policy, University of Melbourne
Dr Joanne EnticottSenior Research Fellow, Health Systems Services & Policy, Monash
Ms Sue WilliamsSenior Research Policy and Practice Fellow, National Ageing Research Institute, DELIVER Research Translation Coordinator, Grampians Health
Professor Terry HainesHead of School, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University
Associate Professor Martin HensherMenzies Institute for Medical Research, University of TAS
Associate Professor Kevin McNamaraDeputy Director (Research), Deakin Rural Health, Deakin University School of Medicine
Ms Fiona MitchellAssociate Research Fellow, Deakin Rural Health 
Professor Joanne PorterEvaluation Lead, Federation University
Professor Bodil RasmussenChair of Nursing, Western Health Partnership, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, Deakin
Professor Suzanne RobinsonChair and Head, Deakin Health Economics
Dr Anna UgaldeAssociate Professor, Deakin
Associate Professor Vin VersaceDirector, Deakin Rural Health
Mr Craig WildingChief Operating Officer, Community and Aged Care, Grampians Health
Associate Professor Anna Wong SheeAssociate Professor Allied Health, Grampians Health

Associate investigators involved in DELIVER

Dr Daria SoldatenkoResearch Fellow, Federation University
Kerry de VentPhD candidate, Federation University
Dr Kara BurnsProgram Manager, Collective Impact Incubator Team Leader, University of Melbourne
Dr Kit HuckvaleResearch Fellow, Validitron, Team Leader, University of Melbourne
Dr Mahima KallaResearch Officer Participatory Research, University of Melbourne
Dr Kayley LyonsEducation & Workforce Development Lead Team Leader, University of Melbourne
Dr Olivia MetcalfSenior Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
Ms Natalie BransgroveResearch Fellow, Federation University
Associate Professor Blake PeckEvaluation support lead, Federation University
Dr Debbie PuClinical Trial Lead
Associate Professor Serene YoongAssociate Professor, Implementation Science and Health Services

Site investigators involved in DELIVER

Jodie ReidCo Director, Community Health, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care, Barwon Health
Dr Laura AlstonDirector of Research, Colac Area Health
Ishaan AmeenDigital Health Support Officer, Western District Health Service
Jaclyn BishopManager, Development and Improvement, East Grampians Health Service
Associate Professor Anna Wong SheeAssociate Professor Allied Health, Grampians Health

The Western Alliance team

Professor Warren PayneExecutive Director, Western Alliance
Drew ArasChief Operating Officer, Western Alliance
Dr Michael FieldResearch Translation Coordinator
Dr Jessie AdamsResearch Translation Coordinator
Dr Olivia KingManager, Western Alliance Research Capability Building Program
Cassandra HamiltonAdministrative Officer
Dr Ella OttreyResearch Translation Coordinator
Sarah ShawResearch Communications Support Officer
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