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Alex de Souza is a PhD candidate and Researcher at the University of Sydney’s The Leeder Centre for Health Policy, Economics and Data, affiliated with the Sydney School of Public Health and the Faculty of Medicine and Health. Her research focuses on governance and partnership structures in Australian integrated care, emphasizing sustainability and policy analysis. She holds dual roles as a tutor/supervisor in undergraduate and postgraduate units and as a guest lecturer.
Education: PhD candidate (current), with research supervised by David Peiris and Carmen Huckel Schneider. Thesis title: Understanding governance and partnerships in the Collaborative Commissioning of healthcare.
Teaching: Involvement in units like HPOL5001 (Health Systems and Financing), HPOL5007 (Global Health Policy), and PHAR4823 (Pharmacy Services and Public Health). Guest lectures cover introductory health policy and Australian health system topics.
Research Interests: Health policy governance, integrated care models, healthcare system reform, and meso-level organizational structures. Her work bridges qualitative research methods with policy analysis.
Publications: Recent 2024 articles in Health Policy and The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, focusing on opioid treatment policies, healthcare silo reduction, and integrated care governance.
Labs/Teams: Active contributor to The Leeder Centre, collaborating on health policy and economics initiatives.