Associate Professor Kirsty Douglas (MBBS, Dip. RACOG, MD, FRACGP) is a Research Fellow of the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute at The Australian National University. After completing her undergraduate training in medicine at the University of Adelaide, Professor Douglas undertook doctoral studies at Oxford, investigating the epidemiology of eclampsia in the United Kingdom. Returning to Australia she completed her GP specialty training and took up practice in Canberra. She later joined the staff of the University of Sydney Canberra Clinical School and then the ANU Medical School where, as initial Acting Associate Dean for Rural and Community, she helped to establish the medical school’s GP and population health curricula and its Rural Clinical School. Professor Douglas’ prime focus during the formative years of the ANU Medical School has been on curriculum development and teaching but she has maintained a research interest in childhood obesity and general practice workforce issues and social epidemiology. Throughout this time she has continued to work in clinical general practice initially in private and over the last 12 months at the local Aboriginal Controlled Medical Service Winnunga Nimmityjah.

Laurann Yen (B.Sc. Psych, M. Psych.) is a Research Fellow with APHCRI and associate director at the Menzies Centre for Health Policy. A clinical psychologist by training, she worked for a number of years in community health practice in Tasmania and South Australia, before moving into health services management. She has held executive positions in health services management and planning in Australia and the UK, most recently as the General Manager of ACT Community Health. In the UK she was involved in national and regional planning and management of the GP fundholding initiative as Assistant Director of Primary Care with Yorkshire Regional Health Authority; and worked extensively in primary care development with the Office for Public Management, where she was a Fellow. Laurann provides leadership and research support to the SCIPPS project as Research Director.

Rebecca Pallavicini (BA(Hons), DipArts) is APHCRI's Institute Manager. Rebecca Joined The Australian National University full time in 1993, though she had previously worked as a research assistant in the history department of the Faculty of Arts. She has held administrative and managerial positions at the Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, the College of Law and ANU Library before becoming Manager of the outreach program in the Division of Information in 2001. Before joining ANU full-time Rebecca worked for many years as a registered nurse in operating theatres (anaesthetics) and prior to that in intensive care. She has worked in both NSW and ACT public and private hospital systems.

Kimberley Brady (BA) is an Administrative Support Officer for the Institute. She provides administrative and secretarial assistance for the Institute staff, and is responsible for managing appointments, mail and phones. She is a recent graduate of the Australian National University, where she majored in Politics and International Relations.

Jessica Peascod (B. Natural History Illustration) joined the APHCRI team in April 2009 as an administrative assistant for meetings and events.  Jessica also works as an administrative assistant for SCIPPS.  Prior to joining APHCRI Jessica worked in various administrative and event coordination roles since completing her degree in Natural History Illustration at the University of Newcastle in 2006.

Will Wright (BA, LLB) is APHCRI’s media and communications consultant. He previously worked as a journalist for Fairfax Community Network in Melbourne, where he was the health reporter for eight magazines, including The Melbourne Times and Melbourne Weekly Magazine.

Associate Professor Yun-Hee Jeon (RN, BHSc (Nursing), MN, PhD) is a Visiting Fellow to APHCRI. A registered nurse, Dr Jeon has had extensive teaching experience in both Australia and Korea . She has supervised post-graduate students and taught nursing research and clinical practice at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Dr Jeon is also a credentialed mental health nurse. Dr Jeon's research interests include chronic illness management, nursing workforce, dementia care, respite care, and qualitative research methodology. She has been involved in local and international collaborative research projects in the aged care/mental health nursing areas, and received several national competitive grants. She is a member of the Primary Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, and serves on its Advisory Committee. She is an active member of Research Board of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses and participates in numerous national and international professional organisations within mental health nursing, gerontology and psychogeriatrics. A/Prof Jeon has been working as a lead researcher for a SCIPPS related qualitative study and has recently taken up an appointment in the Faculty of Midwifery and Nursing at the University of Sydney.