The MHiPS Team

The MHiPS project comprises two core teams who work closely together - the research team located at the Centre for Community Child Health MCRI and the training team located at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education University of Melbourne.

Professor Frank Oberklaid

Professor Frank Oberklaid

Paediatrician and Co-Group Leader
Centre for Community Child Health
Dr Simone Darling

Dr Simone Darling

Research Fellow and Senior Program Manager
Rachel Smith

Rachel Smith

Research Manager
Dr Georgia Dawson

Dr Georgia Dawson

Research Fellow and Training Lead
Ms Rebecca Rennie

Ms Rebecca Rennie

Project Manager

Aayushi Khillan
Project Assistant

Al Giles Kaye
Learning and Content Designer

Alyssa O’Sullivan
Learning Leader

Amy Atkin
Administration Assistant

Bec Natalizio
Learning Leader

Carla Pozo Jeria
Qualitative Evaluation Coordinator

Carolina Riverayevenes
Research Assistant

Cat Johnson
Research Assistant

Dr Emily Habgood
Research Officer

Hazel Murdoch
Learning Leader

John Back
Administration Assistant

Julie O’Brien
Personal Assistant

Katy Anderson
Project Officer

Laura James
Learning Leader

Lauren Sartori
Learning Leader

Lisa Haythorpe
Research Assistant and Learning Leader

Louise Crossley
Research Assistant

Maddie Cranney
Research Assistant

Dr Mariko Francis
Research Officer

Meg Wilson
Research Assistant

Megan Smith
Research Assistant

Nicole Biggs
Data Collection Coordinator

Rebekah Beard
Project Assistant

Sarthak Gandhi
Research Assistant

Simon Toyne
Implementation and Delivery Manager

Sofia Godhino
Learning and Content Designer

A/Prof Stephen Hearps
Statistician

Proudly in partnership with

MHiPS would like to acknowledge the Ian Potter Foundation, the Victorian Department of Education and Training, the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust, SALT Catalyst, Bupa, the RE Ross Trust and the R.M. Ansett Trust for their support in establishing the initiative.