Sonia Hines

Sonia Hines is a Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Mparntwe Centre for Evidence in Health at Flinders University's College of Medicine and Public Health. Based at the Centre for Remote Health in Alice Springs, she leads a JBI Centre of Excellence focused on evidence synthesis and research translation in rural and remote healthcare contexts.

Her research expertise centers on systematic reviews and evidence syntheses across multiple methodologies including effectiveness (Cochrane and JBI), qualitative, mixed-methods, measurement properties (COSMIN), and scoping reviews. Key interests include evidence-based practice implementation, research literacy development, rural and remote health systems, stroke rehabilitation, and postoperative care. Her work significantly contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals through health system strengthening in underserved communities.

Her publication record shows consistent output since 2009 with 101 research outputs, including high-impact systematic reviews that have garnered over 1,743 citations and an h-index of 22. Recent work demonstrates growing focus on rural health applications of evidence synthesis methods.

• Australian College of Nursing Florence Nightingale Scholarship (2018)
• Australian College of Nursing Margaret Y Winning Scholarship (2015)
• Most Downloaded Paper Award in European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (2024)

As Director of the Mparntwe Centre for Evidence in Health, Hines provides systematic review training, methodological consultation, and evidence synthesis services to healthcare organizations. She serves as Senior Associate Editor for JBI Evidence Synthesis and represents Flinders University in the Central Australian Academic Health Sciences Network. Her work bridges academic research with practical implementation in remote Australian healthcare settings through the Centre for Remote Health in Alice Springs.