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Associate Professor Louise Ellis co-leads an internationally regarded Complex Systems and Implementation Science research stream at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University. With a clinical background as a Psychologist, Associate Professor Ellis has expertise in mental health, hospital organisational culture, systems resilience, and the application of complexity and implementation science to healthcare improvement. She has extensive experience in leading mixed-methods studies in the broader medical and health services field, with a particular interest in safety culture, learning health systems, digital health, and resilience health care
Education/Academic qualification
BPsych(Hons), Interpersonal and achievement concerns and self-concept discrepancies: An evaluation of two models of vulnerability to emotional distress , Macquarie University
Award Date: 1 Jan 2009
PhD (Psychology), Peers helping peers: The effectiveness of a peer support program in enhancing self-concept and other desirable outcomes, Western Sydney University
Award Date: 5 May 2005
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Developing a strategy to support translation of intellectual disability health research into meaningful benefit.
Long, J. (Primary Chief Investigator), Churruca, K. (Chief Investigator), Ellis, L. (Chief Investigator) & Pagano, L. (Chief Investigator)
11/03/25 → 30/12/25
Project: Research
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Codesign for better care of Australian adults living with Mito: The Mito-Plan Project
Long, J. (Primary Chief Investigator), Pagano, L. (Chief Investigator), Ellis, L. (Chief Investigator), Zurynski, Y. (Chief Investigator), Christodoulou, J. (Chief Investigator), Manser, D. (Chief Investigator), Barker, L. (Chief Investigator), Mason, A. (Chief Investigator) & Braithwaite, J. (Chief Investigator)
3/02/25 → 29/01/27
Project: Research
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Codesign for better care of Australian adults living with Mito: The Mito-Plan Project
Long, J. (Primary Chief Investigator), Pagano, L. (Chief Investigator), Braithwaite, J. (Chief Investigator), Zurynski, Y. (Chief Investigator), Ellis, L. (Chief Investigator), Christodoulou, J. (Chief Investigator), Manser, D. (Chief Investigator), Barker, L. (Chief Investigator) & Mason, A. (Chief Investigator)
3/02/25 → 29/01/27
Project: Research
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Establishing Safety and Quality Standards for Direct-To-Consumer Digital Clinics in Australia (EQUAL-DTC)
Foo, D. (Primary Chief Investigator), Braithwaite, J. (Chief Investigator), Ellis, L. (Chief Investigator), Willcock, S. (Chief Investigator) & Hansra, A. (Chief Investigator)
12/11/24 → 31/03/28
Project: Research
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The Australian Climate and Health Survey: Capturing the perceptions and experiences of the Australian public
Braithwaite, J. (Primary Chief Investigator), Benson, I. (Chief Investigator), Churruca, K. (Chief Investigator), Ellis, L. (Chief Investigator), Fisher, G. (Chief Investigator), Pagano, L. (Chief Investigator), Patel, R. (Chief Investigator), Smith, K.-L. (Chief Investigator), Spanos, S. (Chief Investigator), Tran, Y. (Chief Investigator), Wijekulasuriya, S. (Chief Investigator) & Zurynski, Y. (Chief Investigator)
30/09/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Adopting public health genomics when the house is on fire: how will we navigate to 2030?
Braithwaite, J., Spanos, S., Lamprell, K., Vizheh, M., Sheriff, S., Fisher, G., Pagano, L., Ellis, L. A., Churruca, K., Patel, R., Taylor, N., Best, S. & Long, J. C., 2025, In: Public Health Genomics. 28, 1, p. 53-65 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A multi-level model for supporting the mental wellbeing of aged care workers
Ellis, L., Schroeder, T., Saba, M., Long, J., Churruca, K., Spanos, S., Clay-Williams, R., Braithwaite, J. & Wiig, S., 27 Mar 2025. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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A road map for the operationalization of resilience in healthcare: a mixed method study
Lyng, H. B., Vincent, C. A., Haraldseid-Driftland, C., Guise, V., Ellis, L. A., Braithwaite, J., Macrae, C., Fagerdal, B., Ree, E., Dombestein, H., Wæhle, H. V. & Wiig, S., May 2025, In: Applied Ergonomics. 125, 9 p., 104443.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A scoping review of factors influencing the implementation of liquid biopsy for cancer care
Sheriff, S., Saba, M., Patel, R., Fisher, G., Schroeder, T., Arnolda, G., Luo, D., Warburton, L., Gray, E. S., Long, G. V., Braithwaite, J., Rizos, H. & Ellis, L. A., 12 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research. 44, 1, p. 1-18 18 p., 50.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Best-practice Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) for managing musculoskeletal conditions in primary care
Fisher, G., Churruca, K., Nguyen, V., Meulenbroeks, I. & Ellis, L., Sept 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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A System Dynamics Model of Telehealth in Rural Emergency Departments in Australia.
Osman, S. (Owner), Churruca, K. (Contributor), Jalali, M. S. (Contributor), Ellis, L. (Contributor) & Braithwaite, J. (Contributor), Macquarie University, 24 Sept 2025
DOI: 10.25949/30192943.v3
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Levels of health literacy among Australians with chronic conditions engaging with healthcare providers and navigating the health system
Zurynski, Y. (Contributor), Meulenbroeks, I. (Contributor), Ellis, L. (Contributor), Pomare, C. (Contributor), Braithwaite, J. (Contributor), A. Gillespie, J. (Contributor), Root, J. (Contributor), Holt, J. (Contributor), Wells, L. (Contributor) & Ansell, J. (Contributor), Macquarie University, 4 Aug 2021
DOI: 10.25949/15094407.v1
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Prizes
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Best Poster Presentation at the NEWMAC Humanities Postgraduate Conference
Braithwaite, J. (Recipient), Herkes, J. (Recipient), Churruca, K. (Recipient) & Ellis, L. (Recipient), 17 Jul 2017
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Peter Reizenstein Award, Best Paper Published in the International Journal for Quality in Health Care
Braithwaite, J. (Recipient), Tran, Y. (Recipient), Ellis, L. (Recipient) & Westbrook, J. (Recipient), 2020
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Survey development in a haphazard research landscape: Making a mark by developing a tool for person-environment fit.
Herkes, J. (Recipient), Churruca, K. (Recipient), Ellis, L. (Recipient) & Braithwaite, J. (Recipient), 2017
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Wiley Top Cited Article 2019-2020, Paper Published in Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
Pomare, C. (Recipient), Churruca, K. (Recipient), Ellis, L. (Recipient), Long, J. (Recipient) & Braithwaite, J. (Recipient), 15 Apr 2021
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Learning Health Systems and climate change
Spanos, S. (Speaker), Fisher, G. (Speaker), Pagano, L. (Speaker), Ellis, L. (Speaker), Churruca, K. (Speaker), Smith, K.-L. (Speaker), Zurynski, Y. (Speaker) & Braithwaite, J. (Speaker)
7 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Healthcare, Climate Change, Human Health and Learning Health Systems: Decarbonising, mitigating and strengthening our health systems for a changing climate.
Braithwaite, J. (Speaker), Pagano, L. (Speaker), Spanos, S. (Speaker), Ellis, L. (Speaker), Fisher, G. (Speaker), Zurynski, Y. (Speaker), Long, J. (Speaker) & Smith, K.-L. (Speaker)
29 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Environmental sustainability in healthcare: Challenges and opportunities for better care and outcomes
Spanos, S. (Speaker), Pagano, L. (Speaker), Fisher, G. (Speaker), Smith, K.-L. (Speaker), Ellis, L. (Speaker), Churruca, K. (Speaker), Zurynski, Y. (Speaker) & Braithwaite, J. (Speaker)
6 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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A systems approach to investigating the unintended consequences of telehealth in rural and remote Australia
Osman, S. (Speaker), Churruca, K. (Speaker), Ellis, L. (Speaker) & Braithwaite, J. (Speaker)
5 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Healthcare as a Complex Adaptive System: A Briefing
Braithwaite, J. (Speaker), Long, J. (Speaker), Ellis, L. (Speaker), Spanos, S. (Speaker), Pagano, L. (Speaker), Fisher, G. (Speaker) & Churruca, K. (Speaker)
5 Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press/Media
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Health influencers don't do their research
Nguyen, V., Testa, L., Smith, A., Ellis, L., Dunn, A., Braithwaite, J. & Sarkies, M.
29/03/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Evidence not king among health influencers
Testa, L., Nguyen, V., Smith, A., Ellis, L., Dunn, A., Braithwaite, J. & Sarkies, M.
27/03/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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‘Almost impossible to get bulk billed’: patients avoid seeing doctors due to out-of-pocket costs
Zurynski, Y., Ellis, L., Dammery, G., Smith, K.-L., Halim, N., Ansell, J., Gillespie, J., Caffery, L., Vitangcol, K., Wells, L. & Braithwaite, J.
12/05/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Young people's health and wellbeing: we must not leave them behind
Zurynski, Y., Ellis, L., Dammery, G., Smith, K.-L., Halim, N., Ansell, J., Gillespie, J., Caffery, L., Vitangcol, K., Wells, L. & Braithwaite, J.
30/03/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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How Pokémon GO 'kept people sane' during lockdown
Yin, K., Ellis, L., Lee, M., Ijaz, K., Smith, J. & Braithwaite, J.
27/05/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research