Summary
Julie Toohey is an ORCID Community Specialist with a decade of experience designing and delivering research services and functional analyst support across Australian universities and research institutes. She combines hands-on research data management expertise with leadership roles spanning business analysis, implementation management, and library services, most recently at the Australian Access Federation and Murdoch Children's Research Institute. Julie has co-authored papers on Research Data Management practices with senior health researchers, reflecting a strong bridge between technical systems and scholarly workflows. Based on a foundation in Library and Information Science from Curtin University, she has led repository, data collection and researcher services teams that improved discoverability and compliance. Colleagues describe her as proactive and solution-oriented, adept at translating complex research lifecycles into practical, auditable systems. Located on the Gold Coast, she brings institutional knowledge of Australian research infrastructure and a knack for making technical processes accessible to academics.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
BAppSc (Info & Lib Studies), Library and Information Science, BAppSc (Info & Lib Studies), Library and Information Science at Curtin University