Associate Professor Judy Mullan was appointed a director in 2000. She is the Director of the Centre for Health Research Illawarra Shoalhaven Population (CHRISP) and the Deputy Director for the Illawarra & Southern Practice Research Network (ISPRN) within the University of Wollongong. Judy holds Bachelor degrees in Pharmacy and the Arts, and has a PhD in Public Health. She is a registered pharmacist and a fellow of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia. Her community involvements include voluntary work for aged care services, multicultural organisations, church organisations, and support for regional and rural health medical students. Her professional and research aims are help to improve the safe use of medicines, the management of chronic diseases and health service delivery.