The Faculty of Health Sciences recently celebrated the outstanding achievements of its researchers at the 2025 Research and Pitch Your Project Awards. The event recognised excellence, innovation and collaboration across a wide range of research areas.

Research Award winners

• Lifetime Achievement: John Curtin Distinguished Professor Judith Finn, School of Nursing
• Researcher of the Year: Professor Mario Siervo, School of Population Health
• Mid-Career Researcher of the Year: Associate Professor Elissa Burton, School of Allied Health
• Early Career Researcher of the Year: Dr Shelley Walker, National Drug Research Institute
• Inclusive and Consumer Oriented: Professor Lauren Breen, School of Population Health
• Mentor of the Year: Dr Sarah Hellewell, Curtin Medical Research Institute, and Professor Mark Boyes, School of Population Health

Pitch Your Project winners

• Dr Flavia Di Pietro, Curtin Medical School – Pain and inattention: Investigating shared mechanisms and uncovering unmet needs
• Dr Jennifer Dunne, enAble Institute – WISDOM: Women’s Interdisciplinary Study of Dementia and Menopause
• Dr Sharon Smart, School of Allied Health – Measuring the Impact of Tongue-Tie Surgery on Infants: Objective Feeding Metrics with the nfant® system

Congratulations to all award recipients for their inspiring contributions to research and innovation within the Faculty of Health Sciences.