Dr Christine Walker - Biography

Page last updated: 20 October 2023

Dr Christine Walker is a health sociologist, who is principal researcher for The Australian Longitudinal Study Into the Social Impact of Epilepsy. She has expertise in qualitative analysis of data. Her principal research interest is in the role of consumer experience and participation in the health system and health research. Additionally, she focuses on safety and quality in all aspects of health care to benefit health consumers.

She is a member of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Expert Committee on Quality Care and a member of the community advisory group in Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance and a Board Member of Consumers’ Health Forum, Epilepsy Foundation and Epilepsy Australia.