Dawn Forman

Dawn Forman serves as Professor in Academic Leadership at the University of Derby's College of Health, Psychology and Social Care. An international authority on interprofessional education (IPE), she leads research on collaborative practice models in healthcare education and service delivery. Her scholarship spans IPE curriculum design, governance frameworks, leadership development, and mental health system reform, with significant contributions to Australian IPE initiatives through Office for Learning and Teaching projects.

Forman develops assessment tools for collaborative decision-making in psychiatric care and evaluates clinical instruments like PainChek® for dementia patients. Her leadership publications establish frameworks for sustainable IPE implementation across institutional and healthcare systems.