Our members

ARCCIM houses the world-leading researchers in TCIM. All our core team are recognised as being in the top two per cent in their field globally. In addition to our core team, at any given time we have up to 60 researchers, Fellows, PhDs and students working collaboratively across our projects and program. Learn more about the expertise of our core team below.

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Distinguished Professor Jon Adams, Co-Director

Professor Adams is Distinguished Professor of Public Health and Deputy Head (Research) of the School of Public Health, UTS. Jon’s pioneering research has drawn upon a public health and health services research perspective to expand conceptualisation and empirical investigation of a wide range of health system, service and practice issues around TCIM. Jon’s  work includes introduction and development of practice-based research networks (PBRNs) in TCIM, exploration of the challenges and opportunities around health information-seeking, decision-making, communication and (non)disclosure as well as significantly contributing to research in healthy ageing, women’s health, chronic illness and the health of vulnerable and priority populations.

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Associate Professor Amie Steel, Co-Director

Associate Professor Steel’s extensive research focus and expertise includes examination of women’s health issues through the life-cycle, the introduction and development of practice-based research networks (PBRNs) in TCIM, and the practitioner-researcher interface. Amie is Co-Lead of the ARCCIM TCIM Use Research Stream and the ARCCIM PBRN Research Stream

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Professor David Sibbritt

Professor Sibbritt is Professor of Epidemiology and Head of the School of Public Health, UTS. David’s extensive research focus and output has examined TCIM use within women’s health, healthy ageing and by those living with chronic illness. David’s work highlights important broader issues related to the self-care and self-management of chronic diseases by vulnerable populations. David is Co-Lead of the ARCCIM TCIM Use Research Stream and he also provides expert biostatistical support to all relevant ARCCIM work.

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Dr Kamal Dua

Dua is an award-winning pharmaceutics and drug delivery researcher whose prime research focus is to harness the potential of phyto-moieties by encapsulating them into advanced delivery systems to target inflammatory conditions.

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Dr Wenbo Peng

Dr Peng is an ARCCIM Senior Research Fellow and Senior Research Fellow at the School of Public Health, UTS. Wenbo’s research focus includes examining women’s health, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Wenbo has expertise in systematic review, complex large-scale data analyses (including data linkage), and epidemiologic study design.

Dr Hope Foley

Dr Foley is a Postdoctoral Fellow at ARCCIM and in the School of Public Health, UTS.

Dr Kim Graham

Dr Graham is a Postdoctoral Fellow at ARCCIM and in the School of Public Health, UTS.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.