Tahna Pettman

Dr Tahna Pettman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Impact Flinders. Tahna’s experience is unique, having worked in government, community and academia. Those who work with Tahna know her as an advocate for evidence-informed public health, equity, and liveable communities achieved through intersectoral collaboration.
Tahna has particular expertise in knowledge translation, research impact and evidence-informed decision-making, with over a decade of experience spanning boundaries between evidence generation, teaching, policy and practice.
Tahna currently works on an ARC-funded linkage research project with the South Australian food relief sector, which aims to translate principles into quality service and collective impact. Tahna also provides research consultancy services for organisations, engaging people to ensure that research investments are useful, relevant and have impact.
Tahna has published over 40 journal articles and Government reports, and five book chapters. She serves on the editorial board of BMC Implementation Science Communications and volunteers as a Mentor for the Australian Health Promotion Association.