Committee members

Standing Expression of Interest for Researcher Committee Members

The NSW Population and Health Services Research Ethics Committee (PHSREC) would like to invite researchers active in the fields of health economics, health services and clinical academic research to join the Committee.

This position provides a unique and prestigious opportunity to contribute to human research that meets the highest scientific and ethical standards. The position would be most suitable for mid-career to senior researchers. Training and mentoring are available.

The Committee meets 11 times per year online or in person at St Leonards (depending on COVID restrictions). Meetings are held on the second or third Wednesday of each month, from 4pm to 6:30pm. Prospective members must be able to attend the majority of meetings in person, and should also be able to allocate up to two hours of reading time in the week before the Meeting to review applications. Members are appointed for an initial period of one year and are not offered remuneration. Travel expenses to and from the meeting will be reimbursed.

To apply:

Please forward expressions of interest including Curriculum Vitae and details of two nominated referees to:

Manager, Research Ethics
NSW Population & Health Services Research Ethics Committee
Cancer Institute NSW

Email: cinsw-ethics@health.nsw.gov.au

If you would like to discuss further or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact the Manager, Research Ethics on (02) 8374 3610 or email cinsw-ethics@health.nsw.gov.au

The current members of the NSW Population and Health Services Research Ethics Committee include experts in research and professional/clinical care, lay members, legal, pastoral and NSW Ministry of Health representatives.

Professor Claire Vajdic

Chairperson

Dr Lara Harvey (Deputy Chairperson)

Research Experience

Dr Malcolm Gillies

Research Experience

Dr Mikaela Jorgensen 

Research Experience

Ms Sandy Sa

Research Experience

Associate Professor Preeyaporn Srasuebkul

Research Experience

Associate Professor Sanja Lujic

Research Experience

Dr Bianca Blanch

Research Experience

Dr Steven Philpot

Research Experience

Dr Evelyn Lee

Research Experience

Dr Sergey Alexeev

Research Experience

Dr Luise Kazda

Research Experience

Mr David Wallace

Legal Member

Ms Penny Dorsch

Lay Member

Ms Vy Dao

Professional Care

Ms Kwendy Cavanagh

Professional Care 

Ms Veronica Necyporuk

Pastoral Care

Position currently vacant

NSW Ministry of Health - Population & Public Health and Chief Health Officer nominee

Dr Bo-Huei Huang

NSW Ministry of Health nominee - Biostatistics Officer Trainee

Dr Anne O'Connor

NSW Ministry of Health nominee - Public Health Officer Trainee

Position currently vacant

NSW Ministry of Health nominee - Aboriginal Population Health Trainee

PHSREC Executive Officer/ Manager, Research Ethics, CINSW: Ms Chehani Alles

Senior Research Ethics Officer, CINSW: Mr Patrick Borzycki