Ingrid Hickman

Associate Professor Ingrid Hickman is a Principal Research Fellow in Implementation Science at the University of Queensland, affiliated with the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences. Her career spans over 20 years in health services research, focusing on translating evidence into clinical care for complex chronic conditions.

• Education: Bachelor of Applied Science (Queensland University of Technology), PhD (University of Queensland)

Research Interests: Implementation Science methodologies integrated with randomized controlled trials, translational research for clinical practice adoption, and workforce capacity building in clinical trials. She specializes in hybrid implementation-effectiveness trial designs to accelerate evidence application in healthcare.

Article Trends: Recent work emphasizes digital health translation for chronic conditions, muscle-bone-liver interactions in transplantation, and community-based screening programs. Key subfields include telehealth trust metrics, sarcopenia/frailty assessment, and evidence-based dietary/nutrition frameworks.

• Scientific Awards
  • NHMRC Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowship (2005-2008)
  • Lions Medical Research Foundation Fellowship (2009-2014)
  • UQ Early Career Researcher Grant (2006)
• Supervision: Mentored 10+ PhD/MPhil students across digital health, liver/kidney disease, and rehabilitation nutrition. Over 30% of her publications include clinical staff co-authors, highlighting workforce engagement.
• Labs/Teams: Leads the UQ ULTRA team (Clinical Trial Capability) at Herston's Centre for Clinical Research, with affiliations to the Centre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health.