Our people

Meet the academic and research staff, research fellows and current PhD candidates at the Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research.

The MacKillop team includes leading researchers with a proven track record and international reputation for research excellence, as well as up-and-coming researchers in the field. Together the team brings passion, expertise and the determination to make a difference in communities through research addressing today’s most pressing health challenges.

Meet our executive team

Institute Director

Professor John Hawley

Deputy Director

Associate Professor Orly Lacham Kaplan

Meet our research teams

• Behaviour, Environment and Cognition Research Program
• Bone Health and Fractures Research Program
• Exercise and Nutrition Research Program