Dr Belinda McClaren is a specialist project officer with the Genomics in Society group at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and a senior lecturer with the Department of Paediatrics, the University of Melbourne. Dr McClaren uses mixed methods research to lead research projects which investigate psychosocial impacts and health workforce implications of applications of genetic and genomic technologies. Her research contributes to the evidence-base to inform genetic counselling clinical practice and the continuing education of health professionals. Dr McClaren recently completed a specialist certificate in implementation science and is applying these principles to research design and evaluation of projects including Mackenzie’s Mission and Acute Care genomics.