Dr Victoria Loblay

Dr Victoria Loblay is an anthropologist with expertise in ethnography of health systems, policy and practice. Victoria's research explores the role and value of technologies (e.g. simulation models, mHealth and e-monitoring systems) in the implementation and adaptation of health promotion programs and policy decision-making. Her research draws on complexity science and systems approaches to co-produce interdisciplinary research with health policymakers working at the intersection of health and education systems. Victoria works closely with community members, practitioners and policymakers – as co-researchers and experts of local contexts – to understand the day-to-day experiences of policy and program implementation. Through collaborative ethnographic methods, Victoria seeks to contribute to more critical and careful ways of conceptualising and adapting health-related interventions.

Victoria has been working with the Youth Mental Health and Technology team at the Brain and Mind Centre since 2021, evaluating the implementation and impact of a digital tool to support children’s social and emotional development across diverse cultural contexts including Indonesia, Malaysia, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. She is also a member of The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre, where she leads the Qualitative Research Community of Practice.