SERVICE & LEADERSHIP SUMMARy

Associations

Member, World Heart Federation Scientific Committee

Fellow, European Society of Cardiology

Member, NSW Ministry for Health Physiotherapy Council

Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand - Co-Chair Prevention Council; Member Education Trust; Scientific Committee

World Heart Federation Emerging Leader

Health Services Association of Australia and New Zealand

Australian Cardiovascular Alliance - Co-Director of Implementation and Policy Flagship

National Heart Foundation of Australia - Alumni

4C Cardiology Scientific Organising Committee Member

Member of the Matilda Centre; Cardiovascular Initiative, Charles Perkins Centre


Awards and Honours

  1. Winner, Australian Cardiovascular Alliance, Mentor Award, 2022
  2. Winner, NSW Surf Lifesaving Volunteer of the Year, 2022
  3. Inugural CSANZ Allied Health, Science and Technology Council Lecture, 2022
  4. Alan Goble Oration, Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association (ACRA), 2022
  5. Winner of NHMRC Excellence Award, Elizabeth Blakcburn (Health Services) for Investigator Grant L2, 2022
  6. Winner, NSW Woman of Excellence, 2022
  7. Winner (senior researcher), Australian Clinicial Trial Alliance Clinical Trial of the Year Award for Consumer Involvement, EMPOWER-SMS, 2022
  8. Team Member, Winner of Highly Commended Award in the category of Collaboration and Working as a Team. The Centre for Oral Health Outcomes & Research Translation COHORT. South West Sydney LHD Quality Awards, Nov 2021.
  9. Winner, Vice-Chancellor's Award, Leadership and Mentoring, University of Sydney, 2021
  10. Winner, Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association (SUPRA) Supervisor of the Year) (Medicine), 2017.
  11. Winner, American Heart Association 2017 Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award that recognizes authors that contributed to the highest ranked abstract from each country presenting at the AHA Scientific Sessions. This was awarded to my PhD student Karla Santo for her abstract entitled "The Effects of a Lifestyle-Focused Text-Message Program on Dietary Patterns in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: An Analysis of the TEXT ME Study."
  12. Winner, Google Impact Challenge, TEXTCARE Scale-up. Australia, $750,000, 2017-2019
  13. Finalist, MedTech's Got Talent 2017. Heart Disease Avatar and Commercialisation Project. Finals being held in October 2017
  14. Co-author of TEXTME paper in JAMA that won an American Heart Association Award for the most impactful publication in 2015 for Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health, 2016
  15. Co-author of the paper that won the MJA/MDA National Research Award for the best research article published in the MJA in 2013
  16. Merck Young Achiever Award, Australian Society for Medical Research in partnership with Merck (2010)
  17. Winner, NSW Young Tall Poppy Science Award, Australian Institute of Policy and Science (2009)
  18. Winner, Faculty of Health Sciences Alumni Award for Professional Achievement, University of Sydney (2009)
  19. Winner, Best New Researcher, Australian Physiotherapy Association (Cardiorespiratory) (2007)
  20. Winner, Best Research Presentation, Australian Cardiac Rehabilitation Association (2007)
  21. Winner, Clinical Young Investigators Award, Concord Hospital (2007)
  22. Winner, Affiliates Prize, CSANZ 54th Annual Scientific Meeting, Canberra (2006)
  23. Winner, Anthonie Johannes Zietse Award for highest ranking NSW grant application, Heart Foundation (2004)

In the Media

https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2022/03/31/sydney-researchers-honoured-with-nhmrc-leadership-awards.html

Press Release: 2022 ACvA Award Winners - Australian Cardiovascular Alliance (ozheart.org)

https://www.sydney.edu.au/about-us/our-story/vice-chancellor-awards-2021.html

Public health researcher wins NSW Women of the year Award

https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2022/05/05/digital-health-support-systems-help-improve-health-for-people-wi.html

https://www.sydney.edu.au/charles-perkins-centre/our-research/current-research/integrative-systems-and-modelling/solve-chd.html

https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/08/05/university-of-sydney-researchers-create-game-based-app-to-preven.html