Our Team
BPMRI operational staff:
Associate Professor Michael Hunter
Adjunct Associate Professor Michael Hunter was awarded a PhD with Distinction by the University of Western Australia for his studies in molecular biology and genetics conducted at the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Free Hospital, London. Read More.
Associate Professor Jennie Hui
Adjunct Associate Professor Jennie Hui is a molecular geneticist whose primary training was in the field of Immunogenetics. Over the last 15 years, her main research focus involved the study of genetics and epidemiology of human diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases and diabetes. She has been associated with the Busselton Health Study since 2002 when she took up her first post-doctoral position, working on the genetics of asthma with Professor Bill Cookson from the University of Oxford. Read More.
Glenys Hubbard
Glenys joined the Busselton Health Study team in 2016 and has extensive experience in nursing and phlebotomy in clinical and research settings. Before relocating to Western Australia she worked on the Garvan Institute’s Dubbo Osteoporosis Longitudinal Study in rural NSW and the Australian Red Cross Blood Service. Her current roles include admin, recruitment, participant liaison, volunteer coordination and clinical testing at the Busselton Health Study Centre.
Gemma Gill
Gemma holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and a Postgraduate Diploma of Midwifery from Curtin University, along with a Graduate Diploma in Education from Edith Cowan University where she received a number of awards for academic achievement in her studies. Gemma joined the Busselton Health Study team in 2019 after an extensive career at St John of God Health Care in Subiaco and Bunbury and Hollywood Hospital. Her current roles includes clinical testing, protocol and data management and coordinating practicum placements at the Busselton testing facility.
Project staff and database team:
Jolijn Thompson
Jolijn is a Registered Nurse who graduated from Edith Cowan University in 2018 and previously worked on the Busselton Respiratory Study, taking a lead role in study setup and coordination, as well as clinical testing on Wave 2 of the Baby Boomer Study. In 2021 she took a position with Rural Health West delivering the South West Health Professionals Network program before joining a local GP surgery as a Practice Nurse. Jolijn returned to the BPMRI in 2024 to commence clinical testing on the current research survey and is passionate about research and clinical practice including assessing patient’s needs, providing patient-centred care and health education.
Sue Watson
Sue completed her Nursing degree at Edith Cowan University Bunbury in 2024 receiving an award for academic excellence. During her studies she completed placements throughout the Southwest including Busselton Health Campus, St John of God, Bunbury and Donnybrook Hospitals. As a study participant in previous Busselton Health Study projects she now joins the BPMRI as a Research Nurse and is broadening her clinical skills collecting information to understand the impact of illness and ageing within the community as part of Wave 3 of the Busselton Baby Boomer Study.
Kashif Mukhtar
Kashif Mukhtar is the database programmer at the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Western Australia. Kashif manages the data from all past Busselton Health Study surveys. He works to maintain the accuracy and integrity of these data, and assists with new surveys to ensure data quality. He also provides data extraction services to researchers using the data collection.
BPMRI Volunteers and co-opted Community and Consumer Representatives:
Barbara Furze
Cate Ham
Fiona Dunbar-Blake
Graeme Robson
Jean Chant
Jenny Thornton
Jude Kirkham
Julie Jarman
Karen Jennings
Leanne Wanliss
Lesley Reid
Marcella Becker
Pat Rowles
Peter Coates
Sally Chandler
Sue Brown
Terrie Delroy
Trudy Lucas
