Amy K McLennan

Hello! I’m a medical anthropologist all about improving population health. Social research, systems thinking and education innovation are my go-to tools for creating change. My expertise spans chronic disease, women’s health, food systems transformation, medtech and planetary health.

My undergraduate training was in the medical sciences and French, and I completed doctoral and postdoctoral training in medical anthropology at the University of Oxford, in the world’s leading anthropology department. My work has reached audiences via a wide range of events, academic journals, government policies, and the global media, including SXSW, The Guardian, ABC and BBC Radio.

I’m currently an Associate Professor in the ANU School of Cybernetics, where I’m establishing a chronic health co-lab focused on forging new, cross-disciplinary futures for chronic disease and illness. I’m also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Adelaide Medical School.