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2016-17: Membership in advisory committees

Our executive and senior staff members contribute to numerous advisory committees, expert reference groups and panels.

Warren Cann, Chief Executive Officer

  • Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, Parent Engagement Expert Reference Group
  • beyondblue, Healthy Dads Advisory Group
  • Victorian Government Department of Education and Training, Ministerial Expert Panel for Early Childhood Development
  • Victorian Government Department of Education and Training, Engaging Families in Learning Strategy Expert Advisory Group
  • Victorian Government Department of Education and Training, Transition to Primary School Expert Advisory Group
  • Victorian Government Department of Education and Training, Early Childhood Development Advisory Group
  • University of Newcastle and Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, Paternal Perinatal Depression Initiative Advisory Committee

Associate Professor Julie Green, Executive Director, Raising Children Network

  • Early Childhood Australia, Digital Policy Group

Annette Michaux, Director

  • New South Wales Government Department of Family and Community Services, Early Intervention Council
  • New South Wales Government Ministry of Health, Youth Health and Wellbeing Advisory Group
  • New South Wales Kids and Families, Scientific Advisory Committee
  • Uniting Child and Family, Futures Group

Associate Professor Jan Matthews, Principal Research Fellow

  • HIPPY Australia National Longitudinal Study (HANLS 2016-18), Independent Research Advisory Group
  • Queen Elizabeth Centre, Victoria, Research Advisory Group
  • Victoria Polytechnic and Department of Education and Training, Project Steering Committee for the course in Supported Playgroup Facilitation

Dr Catherine Wade, Principal Research Specialist

  • The Association for Successful Parenting, Board Member
  • Australasian Implementation Network, Founding Member (2013 – current)
  • International Association of the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities (IASSID), Member of the Special Interest Research Group on Parenting with Intellectual Disabilities
  • Global Implementation Initiative, Member (2014 – current)
  • Society for Implementation Research Collaboration, Founding Member (2014 – current)

Dr Melinda Polimeni, Senior Practice Design Specialist

  • Australian Centre for Child Protection, Third Action Plan of the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children, Expert Panel Member
  • Cochrane Library review paper, Parent training support for intellectually disabled parents, External Referee
  • Developing a Menu of Evidenced Informed Practices and Programs conducted by Centre for Evidence and Implementation, funded by Department of Health and Human Services Victoria, Reference Group Member
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