Associate Director

Megan Anderson

Megan is an Associate Director in HealthConsult’s Program Review and Evaluation practice. Megan brings over 10 years' experience designing and leading evaluations across a range of sectors including health, medical education and training, education and community services. Originally trained in academic psychology research, Megan's practice has evolved to centre deeply on qualitative inquiry. She specialises in designing and leading interviews, focus groups and workshops that create space for honest, meaningful conversations, and synthesising complex qualitative data into clear themes and narratives that inform decision-making.

Megan’s superpower

Megan’s superpower is making evaluation accessible, practical and genuinely useful.

She builds trust quickly and is equally comfortable working with senior executives, clinicians, educators, frontline staff and community members. Her ability to connect across stakeholder groups enables her to gather rich insights and navigate complex environments with confidence.

Megan also really enjoys helping organisations build their evaluation capability. She designs and delivers engaging training, workshops and practical tools to help teams understand what good evaluation looks like - and how to apply it in their own context.

Her unofficial catchphrase - “What does the data allow you to say?” - is a reminder that good evaluation is about being honest about the strength of evidence, not overstating conclusions.

How Megan got here

  • Developed and implemented an organisation-wide evaluation framework for education and training programs at the Health Education and Training Institute (HETI), supporting consistent evaluation across the organisation
  • Led the evaluation of a range of state-wide education and workforce development programs for NSW Health, including the design of evaluation plans, tools and reporting for strategic initiatives
  • Designed and delivered evaluation capability-building programs, training and practical guidance to support educators, clinicians and program teams to plan and use evaluation
  • Developed an evaluation framework for Tresillian Health Services NSW
  • Supported the development of a models of care for people with intellectual disability for NSW Health
  • Led the evaluation of a new model of care for incorporating eye care into general practice
  • Led research with service users and healthcare providers about how to improve primary care services for the LGBTQIA+ community in the Murrumbidgee region
  • Designed the current curriculum for Diagnostic Imaging Medical Physicists for the Australasian College of Medical Physicists, working with subject matter experts to ensure alignment with professional standards, assessment requirements and workforce needs
  • Led the evaluation of the NSW Mentally Healthy Workplaces Strategy (2018–2022) with SafeWork NSW including mixed-methods data collection, analysis and reporting
  • Evaluated major disaster recovery and resilience programs with NSW Reconstruction Authority, including the Bushfire Community Recovery and Resilience Fund
  • Led the evaluation of Responder Assist for Pheonix Health, supporting emergency service workers with complex mental health conditions
  • Developed a practice framework for the COMPASS program supporting young people transitioning from out-of-home care
  • Developed a strategy for an aged and disability care provider to meet the needs of their LGBTQIA+ clients
  • Co-led a review of the NSW Higher School Certificate Disability Provisions Program leading to new recommendations that help level the playing field for students with disability