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Emilie is a Research Fellow at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI). She is a sociologist and health services researcher, specialising in social and cultural aspects of healthcare and medicine, and the development of social research methods. She received her PhD in Sociology from UNSW Australia in 2018.
Her research examines organisational change and culture and its impact on care delivery, and draws upon social theory, complexity science and implementation science to make improvements in hospitals, general practice, and government health organisations. She is currently conducting a mixed methods realist study on the implementation of a large-scale, value-based healthcare initiatives in NSW Australia.
Emilie is involved in the supervision of PhD, MRes, and Medical Doctorate candidates. She has lectured undergraduate and postgraduate students in public health, sociology, and social research and policy at Macquarie University and UNSW Australia. She is happy to hear from prospective PhD and MRes candidates interested in the following topics:
- Research Methods: Qualitative (ethnography, interviews, focus groups, participant-observation, mobile methods), mixed methods, realist evaluations
- Sociologically informed studies of healthcare work and professions
- Social and structural determinants of health
- Organisational change, organisational culture, and implementation
- Theory based inquiries
Education/Academic qualification
Sociology (PhD), The University of New South Wales
BA-BSc (Hons), University of Sydney
External positions
Conjoint Associate Lecturer, UNSW
1 Oct 2018 → 1 Oct 2021
Research Assistant, The University of New South Wales
2016 → 2017
Postgraduate Teaching Fellow, The University of New South Wales
2014 → 2015
Research Assistant, Western Sydney University
2008 → 2011
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Working together: innovation to improve Emergency Department (ED) performance, and patient outcomes and experience for five complex consumer cohorts
Clay-Williams, R. (Primary Chief Investigator), Braithwaite, J. (Chief Investigator), Harrison, R. (Chief Investigator), Zurynski, Y. (Chief Investigator), Hibbert, P. (Chief Investigator), Mitchell, R. (Chief Investigator), Cutler, H. (Chief Investigator), Vukasovic, M. (Chief Investigator), Ali, R. (Chief Investigator), Holt, L. (Chief Investigator), Gillies, D. (Chief Investigator), Ellis, L. (Chief Investigator), Austin, E. (Chief Investigator), Churruca, K. (Chief Investigator), Walpola, R. (Chief Investigator), Gwynne, K. (Associate Investigator), Hutchinson, K. (Associate Investigator), Carrigan, A. (Associate Investigator), Newman, B. (Associate Investigator), De los Santos, A. (Associate Investigator), Murphy, M. (Associate Investigator), Salmon, P. (Associate Investigator), Hrast, J. (Associate Investigator), Griggs, S. (Associate Investigator), Long, J. (Associate Investigator), Cheek, C. (Project Co-ordinator), Francis-Auton, E. (Co-Investigator), Hayba, N. (Co-Investigator) & Richardson, L. (Research Assistant)
1/04/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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MQPCCS 2022: International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) 38th International Conference
Francis-Auton, E. (Primary Chief Investigator)
19/08/22 → 20/10/22
Project: Research
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Harnessing implementation science, complexity science and evidence-based care to Keep Australians Out of Hospital: leveraging seven natural experiments in New South Wales
Braithwaite, J. (Primary Chief Investigator), Westbrook, J. (Chief Investigator), Day, R. (Chief Investigator), Levesque, J.-F. (Chief Investigator), Mitchell, R. (Chief Investigator), Rapport, F. (Chief Investigator), Cutler, H. (Chief Investigator), Tran, Y. (Chief Investigator), Clay-Williams, R. (Chief Investigator), Watson, D. (Associate Investigator), Arnolda, G. (Associate Investigator), Hibbert, P. (Associate Investigator), Lystad, R. (Associate Investigator), Mumford, V. (Associate Investigator), Long, J. (Investigator), Sarkies, M. (Investigator), Francis-Auton, E. (Investigator), Roberts, N. (Investigator) & Gu, Y. (Investigator)
3/06/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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A qualitative study of how clinicians reach agreement in perioperative pathway development: the Consensus Model for Standardising Healthcare
Pagano, L., Long, J. C., Francis-Auton, E., Hirschhorn, A., Arnolda, G., Braithwaite, J. & Sarkies, M. N., 4 Feb 2025, In: Implementation Science Communications. 6, 1, p. 1-14 14 p., 17.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Consensus‐building processes for implementing perioperative care pathways in common elective surgeries: a systematic review
Pagano, L., Gumuskaya, O., Long, J., Arnolda, G., Patel, R., Pagano, R., Braithwaite, J., Francis‐Auton, E., Hirschhorn, A. & Sarkies, M., Nov 2025, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 81, 11, p. 7311-7331 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Criteria for agreement when conducting local consensus discussions: a qualitative study
Pagano, L., Long, J. C., Francis-Auton, E., Hirschhorn, A., Braithwaite, J., Arnolda, G. & Sarkies, M. N., 5 May 2025, In: Journal of Healthcare Leadership. 17, p. 159-172 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Defining an implementation strategy: how local consensus discussions drive agreement when standardising perioperative care
Pagano, L., Long, J. C., Francis-Auton, E., Hirschhorn, A., Arnolda, G., Braithwaite, J. & Sarkies, M. N., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Exploring a unique mixed methods design to understand how music appreciation is affected by acquired deafness in adults
Bleckly, F., Francis-Auton, E., Lo, C. Y., Clay-Williams, R. & Rapport, F., 10 Sept 2025, In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 24, p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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2022 Day 3 Meritorious Award (Abstract)
Sarkies, M. (Recipient), Francis-Auton, E. (Recipient), Long, J. (Recipient), Roberts, N. (Recipient), Westbrook, J. (Recipient), Levesque, J.-F. (Recipient), Watson, D. (Recipient), Pomare, C. (Recipient), Partington, A. (Recipient) & Braithwaite, J. (Recipient), 5 Dec 2022
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Best Presentation Oral for Concurrent Session, Implementation Strategies.
Long, J. (Recipient), Sarkies, M. (Recipient), Francis-Auton, E. (Recipient), Nguyen, K. (Recipient), Roberts, N. (Recipient) & Braithwaite, J. (Recipient), 26 Nov 2021
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Overall Health Services Research 2022 Meritorious Abstract Award
Sarkies, M. (Recipient), Francis-Auton, E. (Recipient), Long, J. (Recipient), Roberts, N. (Recipient), Westbrook, J. (Recipient), Levesque, J.-F. (Recipient), Watson, D. (Recipient), Pomare, C. (Recipient), Partington, A. (Recipient) & Braithwaite, J. (Recipient), 5 Dec 2022
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Wiley Top Cited Article 2023 - Francis-Auton E., Long J.C., Sarkies M., Roberts, N., Westbrook, J., Levesque, J. F., Watson, D. E., Hardwick, R., Hibbert, P., Pomare, C. & Braithwaite, J., (2023) Four System Enablers of Large-System Transformation in Health Care: A Mixed Methods Realist Evaluation. Milbank Quarterly, 102(1), 183-211.
Francis-Auton, E. (Recipient), Long, J. (Recipient), Sarkies, M. (Recipient), Roberts, N. (Recipient), Westbrook, J. (Recipient), Levesque, J.-F. (Recipient), Watson, D. (Recipient), Hardwick, R. (Recipient), Hibbert, P. (Recipient), Pomare, C. (Recipient) & Braithwaite, J. (Recipient), 20 Mar 2025
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Outpatient Virtual Care Among People Living with and Beyond Cancer from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds in Australia: A Protocol for a Realist Evaluation
Harrison, R. (Speaker), Peprah, P. (Speaker), Osman, S. (Speaker), Mitchell, R. (Speaker), Chauhan, A. (Speaker), Walsan, R. (Speaker), Sina, M. (Speaker), Newman, B. (Speaker), El-Kabbout, N. (Speaker), Mumford, J. (Speaker), Francis-Auton, E. (Speaker), Manias, E. (Speaker), Mumford, V. (Speaker), Churruca, K. (Speaker), Moscova, M. (Speaker), Taylor, N. (Speaker), Nelson, C. (Speaker), Cardenas, A. (Speaker), Clay-Williams, R. (Speaker) & Braithwaite, J. (Speaker)
2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Co-production – Creating a patient-centred healthcare service.
Goirand Ampaire, M. (Speaker), Francis-Auton, E. (Speaker), Hayba, N. (Speaker), Mitchell, R. (Speaker), Richardson, L. (Speaker), Dominello, A. G. (Speaker), Ransolin, N. (Speaker), Cheek, C. (Speaker), Grigg, S. (Speaker) & Clay-Williams, R. (Speaker)
12 Oct 2025 → 15 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Developing the Local Consensus for Implementation Model
Pagano, L. (Speaker), Long, J. (Speaker), Francis-Auton, E. (Speaker), Braithwaite, J. (Speaker), Arnolda, G. (Speaker), Hirschhorn, A. (Speaker) & Sarkies, M. (Speaker)
5 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Understanding work-as-done in busy hospital emergency departments: observations and interviews with clinicians and patients from two vulnerable cohorts.
Clay-Williams, R. (Speaker), Cheek, C. (Speaker), Austin, E. (Speaker), Francis-Auton, E. (Speaker), Hayba, N. (Speaker), Goirand Ampaire, M. (Speaker), Testa, L. (Speaker), Richardson, L. (Speaker), Ransolin, N. (Speaker) & Dominello, A. G. (Speaker)
10 Jun 2024 → 12 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Building an authorising environment to enable large-scale change programs: learning from an Australian statewide initiative
Long, J. (Speaker), Francis-Auton, E. (Speaker), Sarkies, M. (Speaker) & Braithwaite, J. (Speaker)
24 Sept 2024 → 27 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation