Sophia has over ten years’ experience in public health in Australia, Asia-Pacific and East Africa. She was an integral component of the HRH Knowledge Hub team at UNSW where she provided recommendations for policy change or development to Pacific Island Ministries of Health regarding health workforce development. She was central to the HRH data collected on 15 Pacific Island countries, now available on the WHO and HRDA websites as HRH Country Profiles. Some pertinent HRH Hub publications by Dr Lin include:
Lin S, 2014, Human Resources for Health Country Profiles: Kiribati
Lin S, 2014, Human Resources for Health Country Profiles: Marshall Islands
Lin S, 2014, Human Resources for Health Country Profiles: Solomon Island
Lin S, 2014, Human Resources for Health Country Profiles: Tonga
Lin S, 2013, Human Resources for Health Country Profiles: Republic of Vanuatu
Lin S, 2013, Human Resources for Health Country Profiles: Tokelau
She is currently a Lecturer in the UNSW School of Population Health and maintains an active research portfolio in the areas of monitoring and evaluation of health and social wellbeing programs, chronic disease prevention and control, and public health education and training. Publications relevant to human health resources include:
Wiseman V, Lagarde M, Batura N, Lin S, Irava W, Roberts G. Measuring inequalities in the distribution of the Fiji Health Workforce. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2017;16:115-122
McKimm J, Newton MP, Da Silva A, Campbell J, Kafoa B, Kiriton R, Lin S, Roberts G. Accreditation of healthcare professional education programs: a review of international trends and current approaches in Pacific Island countries. Pacific Health Dialogue 2012;18(2):28-41.
Roberts G, Lin S, Asimus L. Universal coverage and incentives to work in rural and remote areas of the Pacific. Pacific Health Dialogue 2012;18(2):78-83.