Helen is an expert in public administration with a particular focus on the implementation of policy across areas such as health and disability. Her expertise is in public services, particularly in relation to topics such as governance, leadership, commissioning and priority setting and decision-making. Helen has published eighteen books and over eighty peer-reviewed journal articles on these topics and is also a frequent commentator within the mainstream media. She is co-editor of the Journal of Health, Organization and Management and Australian Journal of Public Administration. Helen is also a board member of the Consumer Policy Research Centre. In 2015 Helen was made a Victorian Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia. In 2019, she was Elected Fellow to the Australian Academy of Social Sciences and to the British Academy of Social Sciences– both of these honours acknowledge her significant contributions to academia. Helen has extensive experience engaging with different levels of government, community organisations and private organisations in Australia, UK, New Zealand and Europe on research and consultancy programmes.
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