Our Team

Management:
Ms. Vicki Flenady
 Acting Director
Support Team:
Ms. Kristen Gilshenan Statistician
Mr. Yanlin Liu Database Developer/Programmer
Ms. Ibinabo Ibiebele Senior Research Officer
Ms. Kate Reynolds Executive Support Officer
Ms. Cathy Panochini Research Support Officer
Mr. Josh Robinson Administrative Officer



Ms. Vicki Flenady - Acting Director
Master of Medical Science (Clinical Epidemiology), University of Newcastle 1999, Grad Dip Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, RN, RM

Vicki is the Acting Director MRSC. Vicki joined Mater Health Services in 1981. Her experience covers general, midwifery, child health and neonatal nursing. Vicki's research interests are: Cochrane Collaboration Systematic Reviews in Perinatal Care;  Methods to increase the use of Best Evidence in Perinatal Clinical Practice;  Perinatal Epidemiology focussing on Perinatal Mortality and in particular Unexplained Antepartum Fetal Death. 

Other activities/affiliations/achievements Vicki is involved with are
  • National Institute of Clinical Studies Award
  • IMPACT (Interdisciplinary Maternal Perinatal Australasian Clinical Trials) Network - Chair
  • Perinatal Clinical Trials Registry Working Party of IMPACT
  • Perinatal Mortality Special Interest Group of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand - Coordinator
  • Statewide Working Party for the Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Prevention of Early Onset Group B Strep and Care of Women with Term Prelabour Rupture of the Membranes.

Vicki can provide assistance with clinical research design and analysis, particularly clinical trials, systematic reviews and meta-analysis.

Phone
Fax
Email		 (07) 3163 1592
(07) 3163 1588
Vicki.Flenady@mater.org.au

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Ms. Kristen Gilshenan - Statistician
Bachelor of Mathematics (Honours), Bachelor of Information Technology

Kristen is employed as a Statistician to provide statistical support. She has previously worked for the Office of Economic and Statistical Research (Queensland Treasury) in the Crime Statistics Unit. She can provide assistance with study design, sample size calculation, data and safety monitoring, data analysis and interpreting results.

Phone
Fax
Email

(07) 3163 1587
(07) 3163 1588
Kristen.Gilshenan@mater.org.au

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Ms. Ibinabo Ibiebele -  Senior Research Officer
B App Sc (Medical Radiation Technology) Radiotherapy Technology; Master of International Public Health

Employed as Senior Research Officer to provide advice and support to Mater staff undertaking research. Ibinabo has worked as a Radiation Therapist for the last nine years in radiation oncology centres in Brisbane and Melbourne. She has been involved in research projects at QUT and UQ of Population Health. She can provide assistance with study design, data analysis and results interpretation.

Phone
Fax
Email		 (07) 3163 1583
(07) 3163 1588
ibinabo.ibiebele@mater.org.au 

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Mr. Yanlin Liu -  Database Developer / Programmer
Master of Information Technology (2004), GradCert of Business Admin (2002)

Yanlin commenced as a Database Developer / Programmer at MRSC in 2004 and soon became a project team leader involving in many research database projects at Mater. He has experience with both desktop database and web-based database on intranet or internet. Yanlin can offer assistance in developing research database tailoring for research projects.

Phone
Fax
Email		 (07) 3163 1582
(07) 3163 1588
Yanlin.Liu@mater.org.au

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Ms. Kate Reynolds  - Executive Support Officer
Diploma Business Frontline Management

Kate role is to provided support for Vicki Flenady and administrative support to the Mater Research Support Centre. Kate has 7 years of administrative experience within Aged Care and Recruitment fields.
 

Phone
Fax
Email		 (07) 3163 1591
(07) 3163 1588
kate.reynolds@mater.org.au 

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Ms. Cathy Panochini - Research Support Officer
 
Cathy has been a staff member at MHS for the past 20 years.  Her role is varied and includes administration of MCH Golden Casket grant funding, JP Kelly grant funding, MMRC grant funding, registered administration officer at MHS for  National Health and Medical Research Council, coordinator of MHS complex wide grand rounds and secretariat to the Research Register
 

Phone
Fax
Email		 (07) 3163 2147
(07) 3163 1588
Catherine.Panochini@mater.org.au

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Mr. Josh Robinson - Administrative Officer
Bachelor of Arts
 
Joshua is an Administrative Officer within the Mater Research Support Centre. He provides administrative assistance regarding various tasks and studies.
 

Phone
Fax
Email		 (07) 3163 6311
(07) 3163 1588
Joshua.Robinson@mater.org.au

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