Derek McCormack
Director, Raising Children Network
Bachelor of Science (Hons), Master of Science (Science Communication)
With a long-standing passion and aptitude for clear, simple and effective communication and applying research, Derek McCormack is a natural fit for the role of Director, Raising Children Network.
Derek leads a skilled team in the knowledge translation and online delivery of evidence-informed resources supporting parents and carers around the healthy development of children.
He also leads Raising Children Network’s collaborations with the Australian and state governments, non-government organisations, businesses and community organisations and he regularly contributes to the media on issues of raising children in Australia.
As a collaborative knowledge translation professional, Derek has more than 15 years of experience working with the Parenting Research Centre in consultation, strategy development and managing the development of digital resources for a wide range of stakeholders.