Dr. Jennifer Smith-Merry is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Sydney. Jen is the Director of the Centre for Disability Research and Policy (CDRP). Jen also leads the Mental Health and Disability research in the Faculty. Jen has a Ph.D. in policy from the University of Queensland (2005) and her academic research has focused on policy and service development, primarily in mental health and the study of adverse events. Prior to her current position, she was a Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.