QUALIFICATIONS | PhD: University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics, 2 Dec 2011; M Arts [Communications]: Monash University; B Business [Bus. Admin] (Dist.): RMIT University; B Education: University of Melbourne /Federation University

• Exemplary Education practices, transitioning and transforming higher education students through ‘strength’-based authentic, active and applied pedagogy, engagement, and adaptive authentic leadership
• Leadership and Management: Chair-elect 2023-2027 Academy of Management (USA) Management Education Division (MED) ; School of Management: transnational educator across multiple international campuses
• Engagement, teaching and research, proven record of initiative and success in leadership and relationship management of large teams and major project management. 
• Sustained Engagement roles in contributing to the University, national and global communities through representation on a range of committees 
• Impact through Engagement and Research with multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary CALD and Indigenous agencies, resulting in empowerment and strategic resources to overcome inequity and isolation, particularly in relation to social justice, women's health and business development through  infrastructure, policy approaches  in the public health sector (immunisation delivery) that has led to invitations as expert commentator and reviewer and attracted industry grants
• Strategic Initiatives: To facilitate a coordinated national gynaecological cancer sector I initiated a petition which led to a Senate inquiry, and $1million seed funding for the establishment of the National Centre for Gynaecological Cancers: 2006 
• Leadership and Revenue Generation: Established critical partnerships in the gynaecological cancer and health sectors, helped raise its public image and recognition of women’s cancers, initiated and spear-headed several large-scale NFP /cancer projects including the $3million redevelopment of the Royal Women’s Hospital (RWH) cancer ward (1990s) which impacted >18,000 women including Indigenous women in regional and remote Australia; raised (pro-bono) >$7million from Government, corporate, public and philanthropic sectors to fund cancer and intensive care projects.
• Cultural Intelligences: Partnerships with Indigenous and CALD peoples globally. Noteworthy outcomes include [1] Co-operative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health Research Showcase, Parliament House Canberra, 2008, for exemplary cross-cultural Indigenous research partnerships; [2]  Northern Territory (NT) Government funding for the development of HPV vaccine resources in 5 Aboriginal languages in Central Australia; [3] Securing Australian Federal and NT government funding for a mobile Women’s Health on Wheels bus which delivers health services to women in remote Central Australia; [4] Contributor to Indigenous research manuals; [5] Consultant (2018-2019) to the Connected Beginnings Evaluation project exploring Australian Indigenous children’s’ school attendance; 

1. 2025 recipient of the Jeannie Ferris Award – Cancer Australia
2. 2025 - 2024 AOM (USA): Awarded  Outstanding Service to MED Division Interest Group Award, for dedication and exceptional servicet to the MED PDW and Program
3. 2023: Distinguished appointment to the Management Education Division (MED) of the Academy of Management (AOM) (USA) the leading professional association for management scholars worldwide. 
4.  2023 - RMIT SOM Dean’s Award for Learning & Teaching Excellence
5. 2021: Women in Time – Inspiring Alumni, Loreto College Ballarat - Inaugural  recipient
6. 2021: RMIT COBL Impact Case Study  - Indigenous Participatory Engagement
7. 2018 Distinguished Alumna of Federation University for Outstanding Service to the Community.
8. 2017 -2016  Women’s Researcher Network (WRN-RMIT) Committee member
9. 2016: RMIT University Teaching Award in Category D3: Awards for a Transformative Student Experience - The First Year Experience
10. 2016: GSK PHAA Immunisation Award $20,000:  ‘INFORMING COMMUNITY’ Project with Horn of Africa migrants which resulted in the development of a health educator toolkit for education of HPV disease and adolescent HPV  vaccinations
11. 2014-current National Gynecological Cancer Foundation: Scientific Committee member
12. 2013: Ian Permezel Memorial Award, $5,000
13. 2008: CRCAH Aboriginal Research Showcase for research excellence, Parliament House, Canberra.
14. 2006 Order of Australia Medal for distinguished services to women's health and the cultural Community
15. 2005: Women of Achievement winner (Brain Foundation) for services to gynaecological cancer
16. 2003: Heffernan M and Quinn MA. The Gynaecological Cancer Guide: Sex, Sanity and Survival. Michelle Anderson Publishing, Melbourne,
17. 1997: British Medical Association Award: Certificate for Educational Merit (Co-Producer ‘Living with Cancer Educational Program’ video: Eve Ash   for the Cancer Council Victoria)
18. 1994: Advance Australia Foundation Award for Community Service