Associate Professor Heather Shepherd BA (Hons) RN DipHE PhD is Co-Lead of the Implementation Science Academy at Sydney Health Partners, focusing on capacity and collaboration between academic and clinical services. She is also a Principal Research Fellow at the Statewide Health Literacy Hub and Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney. Heather is a core member of the Implementation Science Academy Masterclass Faculty and frequently delivers workshops on implementation science locally, nationally, and internationally. As Collaboration and Partnerships Lead at SHP Implementation Science Academy, Heather engages with health sector leaders to foster clinically and service led research. Heather’s research focuses on implementation science, shared decision-making, health literacy, psycho-oncology, and health communication. She collaborates with the Sydney Health Literacy Lab, NSW Health Agency for Clinical Innovation, Bureau of Health Information and the Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group.