Diann Eley

Biography

Associate Professor Diann (Di) Eley is the Director of MD Research, Chair of the Research and Teaching Interface Committee, Chair of the Low and Negligible Risk Ethics Review Committee, and the MD Post Graduate Coordinator in the Faculty of Medicine. She is Deputy Chair of the UQ Human Research Ethics Committee A. Di's research career began with a Master's of Science degree (MSc) in reproductive physiology at the University of Florida in 1978. She subsequently worked for nearly 20 years as a bench scientist in bio-medical laboratories in Kenya and the UK. In 2000 she began her academic career after receiving her PhD in health and exercise psychology at the University of Bristol. She moved to the School of Medicine at UQ in late 2003. The primary focus of Di's research is medical education, research training and rural health workforce. Her specific area of research interest deals with personality and its association with student well-being and career decision making. Di is responsible for the development and implementation of the Clinician Scientist Track in the Medicine Program which encourages student interest and experience in research, and facilitates medical students undertaking a research higher degree alongside their medical degree.

Research Interest

Medicine