Sally is now the Associate Director, Digital Research Services,
Information and Digital Services at Flinders and an elected staff
representative on the Flinders University Council. She is currently
implementing Inspire, Australia’s first digital doctorate technology solution
for higher degree research students and their supervisors. The platform
allows the student lifecycle, from candidature management to thesis and
examination, to be accessed electronically.
Working closely with
her team and the Research Development and Support team, Sally is also
leading a significant project that will transform research project
administration and ethics applications. “It is a project that will
greatly increase the discoverability of Flinders researchers and their
research,” says Sally.
“During my degree at Flinders I took subjects such as Biology where part of the course was undertaking research, formulating hypotheses and writing up findings,” says Sally. “Learning how to undertake research and investigation has given me essential skills throughout my career, both within my primary roles and board roles.”
Sally is also a Board Member and Deputy Chair for Community Support Incorporated (CSI). The not for profit organisation provides individual support services to almost 1,000 South Australians living with disability, autism spectrum disorder, mental illness, complex health conditions, recovery support needs, and the elderly.
Inspired to help others Sally says, “The highlight of my career has been to collaborate with others to deliver real benefits and tangible outcomes for individuals and organisations, whether that is digital technology for University researchers or support services through CSI.”
