Dr Shelley Wilkinson

Researcher biography
Shelley is an Associate Professor and Senior Principal Research Fellow in the School of Pharmacy, UQ as part of the RECARD project.
She is also a Project Officer - Research and Clinical Support in the Department of Obstetric Medicine, Mater Mothers Hospitals, Brisbane.
She is recognised as a leading Australian researcher in maternal health and in implementation science.
Shelley's main research interests include:
- Implementation Science and Translating Research into Practice
- Health service redesign through co-creation
- Nutrition and maternal health ('The first 1000 days')
- Digital technologies and platforms to facilitate behaviour change
Shelley is an Associate Editor for Dietitians Australia's national journal, Nutrition and Dietetics. In 2010, Shelley received Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian status as recognition of her professional leadership and expertise. The high quality of her research has been recognised with six awards in the field of Evidence-Based Practice and Clinical Research.
With 41 peer reviewed publications in the past 5 years, she has an h-index of 23 and her Field-Weighted Citation Impact score (1.50) is above average for her discipline, particularly in the areas of Health Service Research (FWCI 2.35), Gestational Diabetes (FWCI 1.55), and Gut Microbiota (FWCI 2.10).