Professor Eileen Willis has research interests in Indigenous public health policy and the impact of health reform on the work of health professionals. Research projects have included the impact of Excelcare, enterprise bargaining and the Medicare incentives on working time for health professionals. She has conducted research on the gynaecological cancer workforce, and the development of a community mental health professional's working time measure. She is currently engaged in two research projects examining the impact of rationalised care in the public hospital system and the Queensland Health Nurse Navigator evaluation. She has also conducted research on the work of Paramedics, Hospital Scientists, Personal Care Attendants and Medical doctors.  She was the foundation editor of the international journal, Health Sociology Review, and currently serves on the editorial board. She is also on the foundation editorial board of Leadership and Policy Quarterly

Adelaide University: Doctor of Philosophy, 2004

University of New England:  Masters of Education 1985

South Australian College of Advanced Education: Bachelor of Education 1980 

Flinders University 1986 to 2016

Central Queensland University 2019-2020

The Australian Sociological Association (TASA)

Association of Industrial Relations Academics Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ)

Chair: Paramedic Accreditation Committee, AHPRA

Editorial Board: Health Sociology Review

Editorial Board: Leadership and Policy Quarterly