Caroline has held a number of health executive positions before managing numerous research and policy development programs at state and national level. Caroline is Director, Centre for Integrated Care and Innovation at Mater Ltd, South Brisbane. Her area of research interest is in improved health system integration with the development and implementation of innovative models, an area in which she has published and presented internationally. Caroline holds adjunct positions as Honorary Senior Fellow, Mater Research Institute – UQ and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Discipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, UQ. She completed a PhD with UQ, exploring ‘A governance framework for integrated primary/secondary health service delivery in Australia’. Caroline is currently an investigator on an MRFF ‘Alliance for Healthy Ageing 2025-2028 and lead for the Queensland eConsultant implementation 2025-2028. Caroline brings longstanding track records in policy relevant research and policy advocacy involving integrated governance approaches, policy reform, multidisciplinary, team-based care delivery and e-health.
