I’m an ethnographic researcher, educator, and facilitator with expertise in health, medicine, technology and food. My current research interests include obesity, diabetes, food systems, cybernetics, endometriosis, global health, health technology, and the anti-inflammatory diet. I’m all about improving population wellbeing.

My research has featured in leading journals and the global media, and I have also delivered a vibrant range of outputs for international audiences, including corporate training programs, government policy, and a public art exhibition. I am skilled at synthesising diverse perspectives, facilitating cross-sectoral approaches, and finding new ways into messy, complex societal challenges.

I’m a systems thinker with degrees in biomedical science and French (Flinders University), anatomical sciences (University of Adelaide) and medical anthropology (University of Oxford), and doctoral and post-doctoral qualifications in social and cultural anthropology (University of Oxford). I have professional experience working in Australian state and federal government departments, including as a Senior Analyst in the Project Office of the Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and in private sector consulting.

Since 2018, I’ve worked at the Australian National University as part of a small team establishing the School of Cybernetics.

You can find my story, publications and works at https://amykmcl.com/

• DPhil Anthropology (University of Oxford)
• MPhil Medical Anthropology (University of Oxford)
• BSc (Honours Anatomical Sciences) (University of Adelaide)
• BMedSc (Nutrition, Neuroscience) (Flinders University)
• DipLang (Advanced French) (Flinders University)

Fields of research

• Medical anthropology
• Health and human wellbeing
• Social change
• Food, nutrition and obesity 
• Global health governance
• Human anatomy
• Global food systems
• Chronic inflammatory conditions
• Social and cultural anthropology
• Loneliness

National policy work

• Gender violence
• Cybercrime and cyber security
• Innovation
• Migration
• Cities
• Health technology implementation
• Sustainable development goals (SDGs)

Places of research and/or professional experience

• Pacific islands (especially Nauru)
• UK
• France  
• Germany
• EU
• Australia