Contact the PSANZ ECR Committee Executive Members

2025 Committee

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  Chair

  Dr Dimple Goel

  Dr Dimple Goel is a PhD candidate at the University of Western Australia and a Senior Clinical Lecturer in the UWA Medical School. A Neonatologist and Paediatric Sleep Specialist, she has a strong clinical and academic focus on perinatal and neonatal medicine. She also holds master’s in health management and master’s in public Health from UNSW, equipping her with expertise in both clinical practice and healthcare leadership.
  Her doctoral research investigates sleep health in early life, with a focus on innovative approaches to diagnosing and managing sleep-disordered breathing and its impact on quality of life and long-term outcomes. She integrates clinical expertise with translational research to advance evidence-based, family-centered care.
  Dr Goel has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications, presented at national and international conferences, and serves as a peer reviewer for leading journals. She is also an invited speaker at scientific and professional forums. In addition, she contributes to medical education and mentors early career researchers through her roles with RACP and UWA. Her work has been recognized with the ISWA Personal Excellence Award (2022) awarded by education minister of WA and the Stars of CAHS Consumer Award (2022), alongside multiple competitive research and service development grants.
  As PSANZ Early Career Research (ECR) Chair, she is committed to strengthening opportunities for emerging researchers and fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration.

• Co-Chair

  Steph Boyd
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  Secretary

  Cristal Salatas

  PhD candidate

  Cristal Salatas is a PhD candidate at the University of Auckland Liggins Institute, specialising in Perinatal Sciences. Her research utilises Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to analyse the spatial, nutritional, environmental, and socioeconomic determinants of preterm birth risk across New Zealand. By integrating large-scale health and environmental datasets, she develops predictive models that inform targeted, location-based maternal health interventions. Cristal’s research bridges spatial epidemiology, AI-driven risk modelling, and public health policy, ensuring that geospatial insights translate into actionable healthcare solutions. Cristal has been an active member of PSANZ since 2023 and has been the recipient of a PSANZ Early Research Career Travel Award, PSNZ New Investigator Award, and DOHaD Award for her oral presentation in GIS for preterm birth policy and resource management. Cristal represents the Epidemiology and Public Health ECR members of PSANZ.

   

   
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  Treasurer

  Dr Tegan White

  Dr Tegan White is an Early Career Postdoctoral Researcher within the Neurodevelopment and Neuroprotection Group at The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University. After completing her PhD in 2024, she has focused her research on understanding how complications during pregnancy affect a baby’s brain development. Her work centres on fetal growth restriction (FGR), a condition that affects up to 1 in 10 pregnancies and can have lifelong impacts on children. Using innovative preclinical models, Dr White explores new therapies to protect and repair the developing brain.
  Throughout her career, Dr White has received multiple national and international awards for her research, delivered invited talks across Australia and the UK, and published in leading scientific journals. Dr White has been an active member of the PSANZ community since 2022 and is dedicated to strengthening the ECR network.

• Past Executive Members

  Dr. Ishmael (Mikee) Inocencio
  Dr Benjamin Amberg