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Sandy Reeder

Assoc Professor

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7942-0179

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https://www.monash.edu/medicine/research/supervisorconnect

20062026

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Biography

Dr Sandy Reeder (previously Braaf) is the Lead for Qualitative Implementation Research at the Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI). Her research focuses on advancing qualitative methodologies in diverse health contexts, with a particular emphasis on consumer and community involvement (CCI) and participatory approaches. Sandy is recognised for her expertise in:

  • Qualitative and participatory research methods
  • Consumer and community involvement in health and medical research
  • Implementation science
  • Process and outcome evaluation
  • Mixed methods research
  • Truama recovery, rehabilitation, and health systems

A leader in qualitative and CCI research, Sandy’s work spans implementation, education, and evaluation. Following her Health Service Research Fellowship in Consumer and Community Involvement at Monash Partners (2019–2021), she continues to contribute as an Honorary Monash Partners Consumer and Community Engagement Fellow. Sandy leads a national research program focused on embedding evidence-based and best-practice CCI across health research and healthcare improvement. She maintains extensive partnerships with consumers and community organisations to ensure her research is grounded in lived experience and co-designed with end users. Her work addresses critical gaps in policy, practice, evidence, and education, contributing to:

  • The development of evidence-informed resources
  • System and behavioural change to embed CCI in institutional practices
  • Educational initiatives that build capacity among researchers, clinicians, and community members

Internationally, Sandy is recognised for her contributions to trauma recovery research. Her qualitative research program is embedded within one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive trauma recovery initiatives. Her sustained work in this area is shaping policy, transforming clinical practice, and informing the development of new resources for individuals recovering from traumatic injury.

Sandy has secured over $19 million in collaborative research funding from government, industry, and academic sources. She is a sought-after speaker at national and international conferences and has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and industry reports.

Prior to completing her PhD, Sandy spent 25 years as an ICU nurse and educator in the Victorian public health system. She has held academic roles across the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine and the School of Translational Medicine at Monash University.

Education/Academic qualification

Health Sciences, PhD, Examining healthcare professionals’ communication across the perioperative pathway to improve patient safety, University of Melbourne

Award Date: 17 Dec 2012

Nursing, Bachelor of Nursing, La Trobe University

Education, Master of Training and Development, University of Melbourne

Education, Graduate Diploma of Education and Training: , University of Melbourne

Critical Care Nursing, Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing, Western Health

Research area keywords

  • Health Communication
  • Health Literacy
  • Trauma
  • Injury outcomes
  • Health Services
  • Injury compensation
  • Consumer and Community Involvement
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Recovery from injury
  • Consumer engagement
  • Implementation Science

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  3. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  4. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  5. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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  • Optimising maternal and neonatal outcomes through data driven, co-designed initiatives in maternal immunisation programs

    Giles, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Homer, C. S. E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Marshall, H. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Liu, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hodges, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reeder, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cairns, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hughes, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Crawford, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bradfield, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Looker, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Khot, N. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Stafford-Bell, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Buttery, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Kane, S. C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Burns, P. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Callander, E. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Ramani-Chander, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), McElnay, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Lennon, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & O'Grady, E. (Project Manager)

    1/10/25 → 30/09/30

    Project: Research

  • Identifying and addressing physical, emotional and psychological impacts of fertility treatment and its outcomes on prospective parents

    Teede, H. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Hart, R. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mol, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kerner, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Moran, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Yeganeh, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reeder, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Costello, M. F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jordan, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rombauts, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Enticott, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Baker, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lensen, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Boivin, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Stern, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Berry, L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Valence, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Norman, R. J. (Associate Investigator (AI))

    1/10/25 → 31/08/30

    Project: Research

  • Monash Partners Supporting Research Translation

    Hodgson, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Jones, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zeps, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Russell, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cahill, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reeder, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Egerton-Warburton, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Srikanth, V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ng, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Abdolkhani, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Carmichael, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Weatherall, T. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Buntine, P. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Foster, E. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Duncan, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Nathoo, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Aspinall, C. (Associate Investigator (AI))

    1/07/25 → 30/06/28

    Project: Research

  • Connect-TBI: Connect-TBI: A National Informatics and Data-Driven Approach to Improve Care for Moderate to Severe TBI

    Gabbe, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Udy, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hellewell, S. C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Powell, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Vallmuur, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fitzgerald, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lannin, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ryder, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cameron, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Holland, A. J. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kwan, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ponsford, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kilkenny, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Law, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jeffree, R. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Balogh, Z. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Caeyenberghs, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ge, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cooper, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Barlow, K. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nasrallah, F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McNamara, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Plummer, M. P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bellomo, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Brien, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Curtis, K. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reade, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dipnall, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Parizel, P. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Teague, W. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jeffcote, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Newcombe, V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Reilly, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Scheinberg, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Battistuzzo, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Honeybul, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Keeves, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Young, J. T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Secombe, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Litton, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Williams, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hassett, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reeder, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Singh, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Alexander, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Powell, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Burns, B. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Farquharson, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Campbell, L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Hansen, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Delaney, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Read, D. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Parr, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Ellis, D. Y. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Moore, J. W. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Ownsworth, T. (Associate Investigator (AI)), King, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Higgins, L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Nehme, Z. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Anstey, J. R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Weeden, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Wake, E. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Noonan, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), To, M.-S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Taylor, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Wagland , J. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Clavisi, O. (Project Manager)

    Australian National Imaging Facility (NIF), Connectivity Traumatic Brain Injury Australia Limited, Transport Accident Commission (TAC), Australia and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS)

    1/07/25 → 30/06/30

    Project: Research

  • PPP study: Personalised POI Prediction

    Enticott, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Vincent, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Teede, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Baker, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kozica-Olenski, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Du, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mengistu, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Callander, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jones, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Magraith, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Galbally, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Moran, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Costa, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jordan, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reeder, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hart, R. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Vollenhoven, B. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Tucker, E. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Costello, M. F. (Associate Investigator (AI))

    1/06/25 → 31/01/29

    Project: Research

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