Bróna is passionate about working collaboratively in ways that harnesses expertise to achieve viable, actionable outcomes. Bróna’s background is in working with communities who often experience intersecting dimensions of disadvantage in relation to wellbeing, and those who provide health services to them. She is an experienced qualitative researcher who is interested in developing methods to understand and address complex issues in healthcare.

Bróna holds a B.Sc. (hons) in psychology from the University of Stirling and was subsequently awarded an International Postgraduate Research Scholarship and University scholarship to support her doctoral candidature. Bróna moved to regional Australia in 2009 to complete her Ph.D and has since held lectureships in psychology. She holds adjunct appointments at the University of Tasmania and Charles Sturt University which facilitate her ongoing engagement with health service research in rural contexts.  Bróna is a member of the Australian Psychological Society College of Community Psychologists and serves as associate editor of the Australian Community Psychologist.

Bróna is looking forward to bringing her passion and experience to the Centre of Research Excellence in Implementation Science in Oncology.