Catherine McElhone is a Research Impact Facilitator within the central Research Office’s Research Knowledge and Insights team, driving strategic and operational initiatives that advance research impact across the institution. Catherine’s role spans impact planning, communication, and evaluation, enabling researchers to demonstrate the societal benefits of their work and ensure research delivers tangible outcomes.

As co-convener of the Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS) Research Impact Special Interest Group, Catherine contributes to shaping national conversations on research impact, fostering best practices and capacity building across the sector. Catherine was awarded the UTS Vice Chancellor's Award for Research Management and Development in 2025. 

Support available:

• Engagement and impact planning - to support research adoption for end user benefit
• Research impact communication and evaluation - scaling research for societal benefit and recognition  
• Symplectic Elements, Discovery Profiles, and Figshare - tools to enable end-user engagement and visabilty 
• Altmetrics, Overton, and Dimensions - enterprise tools for analysing policy influence, adoption and attention 
  
  

Professional interests:

• Social justice
• Future of work
• Human centred design
• Research assessments (DORA & CoARA)

UTS Leadership contributions: 

• Member of Research Translation Advisory Committee (2025 - Ongoing) 
• Member of Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Stewardship (IDDS) Working Group (2025 - Ongoing) 
• Chair of Graduate Research Awards - Research Impact (2025) 
• Member of AI Research Tools Working Group (2025)