University of Tasmania, Australia

Senior Lecturer (Health Services Innovation)

PhD

General Responsibilities

This position has specific leadership responsibilities for establishing a close working relationship between the University of Tasmania and the Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services, particularly in the delivery of Postgraduate Programs of the School of Medicine related to Health and Human Services, Clinical Leadership and Management.

This position is aligned with the Faculty of Health Science initiative in Health Services Innovation and will have a role in developing health and human services professionals and other health course graduates to successfully engage in leadership, management and innovation in modern healthcare settings and organisations.

This conjoint academic position will also have responsibilities for developing and implementing units related to the Health and Human Services, particularly with respect to the Unit on Foundations in Health and Human Services.

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Teaching Responsibilities

Units Coordinated

• Foundations in Health and Human Services

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Publications

• Shannon, E. (2009). Health policy and the Advocacy Coalition Framework. Public Administration Today, 20, 49-63.
• Shannon, E., Brand, A., Ratcliffe, K., & Tranter B. (2007). Developing metrics for hospital medical workforce allocation. Australian Health Review, 31(3), 411-421.
• Shannon, E. (2005). Tasmania's Richardson Review: Engaging communities in health care reform. Public Administration Today, 2, 33-39.
• Shannon, E. (2002). The devil is in the detail: Lessons for multi-disciplinary care teams from a local evaluation of coordinated care. Australian Health Review, 25(2), 87-94.

Web Access Research Portal (WARP)

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Additional Information

Dr Shannon currently holds a conjoint appointment between the Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services and the University of Tasmania's School of Medicine (2011-2014).

At the Department of Health and Human Services Dr Shannon holds the position of Manager – Leadership and Management Development.

Dr Shannon is also a Honorary Associate with the University of Tasmania School of Government.

Research Interests

• Exploring management and leadership theory and practice (research project)
• Exploring change in leadership behaviours  (research project)
• Leadership programs in Australian state health services - comparison
• Managing change in a downsizing environment
• Policy theory and practice in health and human services