Sophie Hickey

Dr Sophie Hickey is a mixed-methods health service researcher at the Molly Wardaguda Research Centre CDU. She currently manages a large longitudinal cohort study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and children designed to provide feedback to local service providers on best practice maternity care, that has seen a profound reduction in preterm birth for women accessing the new model of care. As an applied sociologist, Sophie works in a very multidisciplinary team and uses institutional ethnography, participatory action research and implementation science to improve health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. She is currently on the Executive Committee of HSRAANZ and convenor for TASA Applied Sociology Thematic Group.