Associate Director, Policy and Equity

As Associate Director of the Centre for Community Child Health and Co-Group Leader of Policy, Equity and Translation, Sue West is responsible for wide-ranging activities concerned with early childhood policy, service development, integration, improvement and evaluation, as well as practice improvement and workforce development. Sue leads major research initiatives to inform policy, service delivery, professional practice and parenting and includes the award winning Raising Children Network in partnership with the Parenting Research Centre; translation and knowledge exchange projects; training and development activities; service systems innovation projects and policy related research.

Sue has a specific interest in generating and exchanging knowledge to support the efforts of policy makers, program managers and practitioner networks to design and implement more effective local area strategies that improve children’s wellbeing. Sue provides overall direction and leadership for the program planning, implementation and evaluation support delivered by the group.

Email: sue.west@mcri.edu.au
Project Officer/Support: Eliza Stockdale    
Email:  eliza.stockdale@mcri.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 9936 6714