Dr. Tessa Keegel is a mid-career researcher, currently serving as a Senior Research Fellow at Monash University, Australia. She is a successful interdisciplinary researcher with expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. Tessa also has experience involving people who have lived-experience of work disability, as co-creators in research. One of her current research projects focuses on the lived experience of heart and lung transplant recipients as they transition back into employment, a project led by the recipients themselves.

Her academic contributions include 48 peer-reviewed publications, twelve government reports, and four book chapters. She is presently consulting with the World Health Organization to develop an Evidence Synthesis on Comprehensive Programmes for Healthy, Safe, and Resilient Workplaces. Her work has been cited over 4000 times, and she has an H index of 29. Dr. Keegel has secured over $4 million in research funding from various organizations, including the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and Safe Work Australia.

A feature of Dr Keegel’s research is her knowledge translation and research impact. She has undertaken research for several government institutions including WorkSafe Victoria, the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) and the Australian national government organisation Safe Work Australia. Much of her research has been featured in the knowledge translation activity of these institutions, with her research also being taken up by organisations such as trade unions and employer groups.