Editorial Structure

Acceptance of papers for the Australian Journal of Primary Health is managed by the Editorial Panel and supported by an Editorial Board.

Our journal editors are expected to work within the framework of the Core Practices, and according to the CSIRO Publishing Editorial Board Conduct Policy.

The journal regularly publishes special issues that examine themes of interest. For these issues the Editors engage guest editors who specialise in the area.

• Virginia Lewis
  Virginia Lewis is Director of the Australian Institute for Primary Care & Ageing and Head of the Centre for Health Systems Development at La Trobe University. Virginia is a health services researcher and evaluator with more than 25 years of experience. She has a special interest in evaluation of policies and programs implemented within complex systems. Virginia’s current research is focussed on how health systems, particularly comprehensive community-based primary health care, can meet the needs of vulnerable populations. Virginia has been Editor-in-Chief of the AJPH since 2015 following four years as an Associate Editor.
  ORCID: 0000-0001-7802-625X
  Keywords: comprehensive primary healthcare, health services research, evaluation, community health, health systems
• Liz Sturgiss
  Professor Liz Sturgiss (​PhD, FRACGP, MPH, MForensMed, BMed, FHEA, GAICD) is a clinical general practitioner and primary care researcher in the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine at Bond University, Queensland. Liz is an NHMRC Investigator who leads an emerging research program on complex and chronic disease management in primary care that focuses on the translation of guidelines into real-world practice and the implementation of innovative interventions. Her research is based on theoretical principles from behaviour change and implementation science. She is a specialist general practitioner in the Gold Coast and has previous clinical experience in forensic medicine and sexual health. Liz has been Co-Editor-in-Chief of the AJPH since 2023 following four years as an Associate Editor.
  ORCID: 0000-0003-4428-4060
  Keywords: primary care, general practice, implementation, chronic disease

• Jenny Macmillan
  Jenny Macmillan is a senior project manager with the Australian Institute for Primary Care and Ageing at La Trobe University. Her project work focusses on qualitative research in evaluation and health systems development. Jenny has a long association with the journal and also convenes the National and Victorian Primary and Community Health Networks.

• Jessica Botfield
  Jessica Botfield is a clinician-researcher with research and clinical expertise in sexual and reproductive health. She is a Senior Research Fellow with the SPHERE NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health for Women in Primary Care at Monash University, and a Senior Research Officer at Family Planning NSW. Jessica's research interests focus on promoting equitable access to contraception, pregnancy options and abortion care; task-sharing and nurse- and midwifery-led models of care; and health services research and evaluation.
  ORCID: 0000-0001-6157-9739
  Keywords: sexual and reproductive health, women's health, contraception
• Bradley Christian
  Bradley Christian BDS, MDSc (Hons), PhD, FICD.Dr Bradley Christian is an AHPRA registered specialist in dental public health and Program Director of the Master of Dental Public Health at the University of Sydney School of Dentistry - the only accredited dental public health specialty training program in Australia. At the University of Sydney, he is also Program Lead for the recently established Westmead Oral Health Research Hub - a partnership to establish a Learning Health System between The University of Sydney School of Dentistry and Western Sydney Local Heath District (WSLHD) Oral Health Service. He is also Deputy Director at the Australian Centre for Integration of Oral Health, Western Sydney University. From 2020-2022, he was Director of Research & Innovation at the Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD. He holds a Bachelor of Dental Surgery, a Master of Dental Science (Honours) and has completed the 1-year residency training in Dental Public Health at the National Institutes of Health, USA. He holds a PhD in Health Services from the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health.
  ORCID: 0000-0001-5072-3512
  Keywords: Health services research, integration, primary care, oral health, dentistry
• Jacqueline Epps
  Dr Jacqueline Epps, PhD FRACGP DCH (USyd) BSc(Med) MBBS (Hons1) (UNSW), is a Senior Lecturer in Rural Medicine, Course Coordinator and Clinical Theme Lead for the School of Rural Medicine at the University of New England.
  ORCID: 0000-0002-5769-5443
  Keywords: rural health, general practice, medical education, diabetes mellitus, zoonotic infection
• Ben Harris-Roxas
  Ben Harris-Roxas (BSW MPASR PhD, Senior Lecturer, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney) is a health services researcher in the UNSW School of Population Health. Ben’s research and teaching focuses on strengthening health organisations through multicultural engagement, enhancing integrated care for marginalised groups, and health impact assessment.
  ORCID: 0000-0003-1716-2009
  Keywords: community health, health equity, navigation, integrated care
• Amy Kirkegaard
  Amy Kirkegaard is a dietitian and Research Fellow at the Centre for Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland. Amy applies theories and methodologies from the complexity and system sciences to improve our understanding of problems facing the Australian healthcare system. Amy is currently leading research in community health and primary care where she develops and evaluates solutions, in collaboration with stakeholders, to improve health outcomes.
• Annette Peart
• Annette Peart is a Research Fellow in Addiction Studies at the Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University. Annette works at Turning Point, part of Eastern Health, leading an emerging area of research in telephone and online services for people experiencing addiction. Annette is also a registered occupational therapist. Her research interests lie in access to care, relationship-centred care, and realist approaches to research and evaluation.
• Robyn Preston
  Robyn Preston BA(DevSt) (Hons), PGCertDisasRefugHlth, GCertEd, MHealthSc(HealthProm), PhD is a Senior Lecturer, Public Health at CQUniversity and Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, College of Medicine and Dentistry at James Cook University. Robyn’s main areas of research interest are: (1) access to health and community services for prioritised communities (First Nations; refugees; regional, rural and remote peoples); (2) Rural Home-based Aged Care; and (3) Socially Accountable Health Professional Institutions.
  ORCID: 0000-0003-4700-1521 
  Keywords: Community engagement, Rural and Remote health, First Nations, home-based aged care
• Deepika Ratnaike
  Deepika Ratnaike is a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Institute of Primary Care and Ageing, La Trobe University. Her current work is focused on the design, implementation and evaluation of mental health, primary care and social welfare programs. Prior to this role, Deepika held executive positions in national mental health not for profits. Her interests include mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention, suicide prevention, system design and interprofessional development.
  Keywords: program evaluation, mental health, suicide prevention, system design
• Anna Williams 
  Anna Williams PhD, MPH, BHlthSc (Nursing) has worked in academia since 1991; with the majority of her research training occurring at UNSW where she held research intensive roles in the Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, Faculty of Medicine between 1994–2013. Anna completed a PhD in Public Health and Community Medicine and she has research expertise in ageing, chronic illness prevention and management and the implementation and evaluation of complex interventions in acute, sub-acute and primary care. She has broad methodological experience and a diverse program of research that seeks to contribute to the intrinsic capacity of persons to achieve health and well-being; health service development and quality; and the development of a skilled and sustainable health workforce. 
  ORCID: 0000-0003-0349-4248
  Keywords: primary care, aged care, chronic conditions, nursing, self-management
• Natasha Yates
  Natasha Yates (MBBS, FRACGP) is the General Practice Discipline Lead for NewMed medical education (a start-up virtual medical education program to train doctors within their communities), and an experienced clinician with over 20 years in General Practice. She has also been a Unveristy medical educator (at Griffith then Bond Universities) for most of her practicing career. She is currently completing a PhD in medical education. Special interests include grassroots general practice, translation of evidence into practice, medical writing and healthcare communication, and evidence-based medical education.
  ORCID: 0000-0001-9298-389X
  Keywords: General Practice, preventative healthcare, obesity, healthcare communication, medical education

• Fran Baum
  PhD
  Southgate Institute of Health, Society and Equity, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
  ORCID: 0000-0002-2294-1368
• Sarah Dennis
  Grad Assoc Physio, MSc, PhD
  University of Sydney and South Western Sydney Local Health District, Australia
  ORCID: 0000-0003-2685-9246
• Angela Durey
  PhD, MAA, BA(Hons)
  School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
  ORCID: 0000-001-6382-753x
• John Furler
  Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Australia
• Elizabeth Halcomb
  RN BN(Hons) PhD FACN
  School of Nursing, University of Wollongong, Australia
  ORCID: 0000-0001-8099-986X
• Lisa Jamieson
  Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, University of Adelaide, Australia
• Amanda Kenny
  RN, Midwife, BN, Grad Cert Higher Ed, Postgrad Dip Mid, MN, PhD
  La Trobe University, Bendigo, Australia
  ORCID: 0000-0001-9933-7559
• Sarah Larkins
  MBBS, BMedSci, MPHTM, PhD, FRACGp, FARGP, GAICD
  James Cook University, Queensland, Australia
  ORCID: 0000-0002-7561-3202
• Vivian Lin
  MPH, DrPH
  Honorary Professor, Faculty of Medicine and School of Health, University of Hong Kong
• Chaojie (George) Liu
  PhD
  School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
  ORCID: 0000-0003-0877-0424
• Geoff Spurling
  FRACGP, PhD
  University of Queensland and at the Southern Queensland Centre of Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care
  ORCID: 0000-0002-3525-4663
• Hal Swerisson
  DBA, MAppPsych (Clinical and Educational), BA(Hons), BAppSc, GDipPsych
  La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
  ORCID: 0000-0002-2916-8961

• Georgia Franklin
  BSc, MPH, GDipHlthProm
  Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Australia
• Jenna Perkins
  BBiomedSc (Hons)
  Monash University, Australia
  ORCID: 0009-0003-7446-3892
• Catherine Stephen
  RN, BN (Hons), PhD
  University of Wollongong, Australia
  ORCID: 0000-0002-3864-1300