Belinda is a research fellow with the Health System Science division and her work focuses on value based health care and evaluation of new models of care in Australia. 

She completed her PhD through the George Institute's injury division and UNSW in 2021. This research adopted a health systems approach to evaluate health care services and access for patients with chronic eye disease. Belinda has played a key role in the design, implementation and evaluation of the Western Sydney Community Eye Care (C-EYE-C) model of care as both a project manager, and through her PhD studies.

Prior to starting her PhD, Belinda has worked in a variety of research and service delivery roles with a focus on chronic and infectious, infectious disease, Aboriginal health, and primary care. Belinda has collaborated with Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) to design and conduct research projects which address the local needs and priorities of the community.

Hayley Williams is an Aboriginal researcher with family ties in Tingha and Inverell in north-eastern NSW and connections to Gubbi Gubbi land on the Sunshine Coast of QLD. Over the past 7 years, Hayley has been working in various areas of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research including cancer epidemiology, bronchiectasis, health service continuous quality improvement, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder prevention.

Hayley is currently completing her PhD with the Children’s Burns and Trauma Research team at the University of Queensland and holds post-graduate scholarships from NHMRC and the Children’s Hospital Foundation. Hayley’s PhD project forms part of the Coolamon study at The George Institute and primarily focuses on the use of Indigenous research methodologies to explore the psychological and social implications of burn injuries on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, their caregivers, and their treating clinicians. Hayley is passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and has a particular interest in emotional traumas and resilient behaviours among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and adolescents.

Sarah is PhD student in the Injury Division at The George Institute. Her research interests surround the development and implementation of culturally competent and effective healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in tertiary health settings across Australia.

The majority of Sarah’s current research is focused on burn injury, specifically regarding the quality and cultural safety in burn injury models of care. Sarah is a registered nurse and also works closely with the Aboriginal community controlled health sector in South Australia.

Renu John works at the George Institute for Global Health India as a Research Fellow on the LIVING study – a lifestyle intervention for diabetes prevention in women with prior gestational diabetes.

She has a Bachelor's degree in Dental Surgery from Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences and a Master of Public Health from Jodhpur National University.

Before working with George, she was an Occupational Health Officer and her research interest lies in occupational and environmental health, women and child health and health promotion.

Wennie joined the Injury Division of The George Institute for Global Health in February 2017 as a research assistant.

Her main roles are to recruit participants and conduct 12-month follow-up assessments for the PlaTFORM Study – a trial of an individualised exercise program to increase physical function and reduce falls in older adults with vision impairment. Previously, Wennie has delivered exercise programs and provided dietary advice and counselling to older adults in her dual role as a clinical dietitian and trainer. Wennie has an undergraduate in Exercise and Sport Science, and has completed her Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Sydney.