My PhD is in Biomedical Engineering and my specialisation is in biomaterials and tissue engineering. I was Dean of Graduate Research between 2010 and 2018 and Pro Vice-Chancellor Research Training from 2012 to 2018 at UNSW Sydney. In these roles I had responsibility for strategy and policy relating to graduate research, early career researchers and researcher development. I also had executive responsibility for the Graduate Research School and the Researcher Development Unit. My current role is as Professor in the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering at UNSW.
Member of the General Division, The Order of Australia