Leadership & Faculty

Global Leadership & Faculty | IHRI

Our People

Global Leadership &
Distinguished Faculty.

IHRI is led by a collective of practitioner-scholars. Our team unites senior health system experts, space scientists, and executive leaders with senior academics and global health experts dedicated to systemic innovation.

Executive Governance

Setting the strategic vision for the Institute.

Dr. A. Hodgers

President & CEO

Leading IHRI's mission to bridge the gap between academic rigor and operational speed.

N. Foster

Vice President & COO

Overseeing global operations, partnerships, and institutional quality.

Strategic Advisory

The mentors bridging the gap between theory and practice.

Prof. Peter O’Meara

Advisory Board

A distinguished academic leader providing high-level oversight to the Doctoral School.

Centre Directors, Research Leads & Industry Fellows

Dr. M. Jadhav

Director, Space Science

Centre for Space Science & Human Systems

Dr. S. Poradosu

Head of Unit

Space Health & Human Factors Unit

Dr. A. Martin

Director

Community Paramedicine & Integrated Care

Neil Coleman

Director

Clinical & Educational Development

Dr. C. Culligan

Director

Institutional Quality Assurance

Nicholas Dillon

Industry Fellow

Healthcare Executive & ACP

Aaron Zak

Industry Fellow

Paramedic, Researcher & Innovator

Dr. S. Fontaine

Visiting Adjunct Faculty

Liaison, Academy of Extreme Environment Medicine

Global Operations (Africa)

Patrice Honvou

Senior Director

African Programme Implementation & Strategic Partnerships.

Corinne Faber

Co-Director

IHRI Africa Regional Operations.

Dr. A. Hodgers

President & CEO

Biography

Dr. Hodgers serves as the Head of Institute at IHRI, where he leads the organisation’s mission to bridge the critical gap between academic rigour and operational speed.

As the chief architect of the Institute’s "Practitioner-Scholar" philosophy, Dr. Hodgers champions a vision where professional practice serves as the primary laboratory for applied research. He is dedicated to transforming experienced leaders into practitioner-scholars who generate verifiable impact rather than just theoretical output.

Under his leadership, IHRI has evolved into a formally licensed European Higher Education Institution, uniting interdisciplinary experts to solve "wicked problems"in health, resilience, and technology.

His career defines the Institute's ethos, blending senior academic governance with high-level commercial acumen. Previously, he served for 15 years as Director for the Centre for Advanced Professional Studies (associated with Middlesex University’s Work-Based Learning network), where he co-developed global executive programmes. Crucially, he brings deep operational experience from senior executive roles in the Optical, Technology, Aerospace, and Defence sectors—experience that directly informs IHRI’s focus on complex systems and extreme environments.

Dr. Hodgers holds a Doctor of Professional Studies (DProf) and an MBA.

N. Foster

VP & COO

Biography

N. Foster oversees global operations, partnerships, and institutional quality at IHRI.

Nicole Foster serves as the Chief Operating Officer, responsible for the institutional integrity and operational scalability of IHRI. She is a dual-registered paramedic and nurse with extensive experience managing complex, regulated operations in remote and austere environments across four continents. Ms. Foster specializes in clinical governance and the design of remote learning systems. Her background includes leadership roles in the military, mining, and NGO sectors, where she utilized cloud-based systems to maintain rigorous compliance standards. She holds a Master's in Public Health and is a Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine..

Dr. M. Jadhav

Dr. Manavi Jadhav is a planetary scientist and academic leader driving the Institute’s space research agenda. An accomplished researcher, she has successfully managed US federal grants and fellowships, including work with the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Jadhav brings over a decade of experience in building research teams and laboratories from the ground up. A passionate advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDIA) in STEM, she is also a deep-field expedition member for the Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) and a recipient of the NSF's Antarctic Service Medal

Dr. S. Poradosu

Dr. Sabrina Poradosú provides medical governance for health-related programmes at IHRI. She is a medical doctor with dual specializations in internal medicine and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Sabrina's expertise represents a unique fusion of clinical practice and advanced systems research. Holding a Master of Science in Space Studies, her research investigates the complex interplay between cortisol, immunity, and metabolic changes in astronauts, providing IHRI with deep insights into human performance in extreme environments.

Dr. A. Martin

Dr. Angela Martin is a leading international expert in Community Paramedicine and a pivotal academic leader for IHRI. Her career embodies the "practitioner-scholar" model, combining rigorous PhD research with 25 years of front-line health industry experience. Driven by a passion for bridging health service inequalities, Dr. Martin has extensive experience in nursing, paramedicine, and education across rural South Australia. She is a recipient of the SA Emergency Services Medal for distinguished service and the SA Ambulance Service Clinical Excellence Commendation.

Neil Coleman

Neil Coleman brings over 27 years of experience in pre-hospital medical and trauma care to the IHRI faculty. He represents the quintessential "practitioner-scholar," combining active service in a high-volume urban EMS system with a distinguished academic career, including holding an Assistant Professor's chair in a medical school. A passionate advocate for cross-disciplinary training, Neil has delivered education across the United States, the UK, and Europe, lecturing to audiences ranging from final-year medical students to General Practitioners. He strongly advocates that paramedic research should be driven by the profession itself and is a published author in scientific peer-reviewed journals. Neil holds a Master’s degree and multiple postgraduate qualifications. In his current operational role, he manages a special purpose response team covering a large geographical area, ensuring his educational direction is grounded in the reality of modern pre-hospital operations.

Dr. C. Culligan

Dr. Ciaran Culligan serves as the Director of Quality, ensuring the institute's governance meets the highest international standards. He brings over 30 years of experience in Research, Development, and Innovation (RD&I) projects across the European Union and the United States. His academic focus is directly applied to the institute's operations; he holds a Doctorate (DProf) in Systems Development from Middlesex University, where his research specifically focused on developing a "Quality System Model for Higher Education Institutes". This expertise is critical to maintaining IHRI's regulatory compliance and academic integrity. His background includes a Master of Engineering focused on advanced materials, further reinforcing the institute's commitment to precision and applied systems engineering.

Patrice Honvou

Patrice Honvou is the lynchpin of the IHRI Africa strategy, combining operational expertise with deep national networks. A national of Benin, he has a distinguished 20-year career in national security, having served in special police units and on high-stakes UN missions in Mali. His experience extends to strategic administration, having served as Head of Strategic Communication for the United Nations police. This blend of security, logistics, and strategy allows him to effectively manage IHRI's university partnerships and regional expansion. He holds three Master's degrees, including an MBA.

Corinne Faber

Corinne Faber is a senior health executive who brings a unique dual career in high-stakes clinical care and formal pedagogy. With over 20 years of clinical experience, she has served on missions with the UN in Mali, the EU in Somalia, and in Mosul, Iraq. Ms. Faber is also a proven educator, having spent 18 years with the French Ministry of National Education and serving as a Head Nurse Trainer for the French Red Cross. She informs the practical expertise of the IHRI "Crisis Response" initiatives.

Prof. Peter O'Meara

Professor Peter O’Meara is an internationally recognized expert on paramedicine models of care and education. He was one of the first paramedics in the world to complete a doctoral qualification focusing on paramedicine and brings over 25 years of experience in the higher education sector. His recent research focuses on the evolution of community paramedicine, including the development of educational frameworks and career paths. He has published extensively on rural health and the professionalization of paramedicine, contributing to its emergence as a profession globally. In addition to his academic work, Peter serves as a course assessor for the Australian Health Professional Regulatory Agency (AHPRA) and is a member of a human research ethics committee. His regulatory and research influence extends internationally; he acts as an expert grant assessor for the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council , a peer reviewer for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council in Canada , and serves on advisory boards in the United States. Key 2025 Publications: - Integrating community paramedicine topics into degree-level paramedic education program; Professionalization of Paramedicine in the United States of America; Pursuing a Research Career: A Guide for Paramedics (Chapter 7).

Nicholas Dillon

Industry Fellow

Nicholas Dillon is a healthcare executive and advanced clinical practitioner with over twenty years’ experience delivering and leading medical services across diverse, remote, and resource-constrained environments.

His career spans deployed healthcare, senior operational leadership in the Middle East and Africa, and the design of training and development programmes for multidisciplinary teams. With an academic foundation that includes an MBA in Risk and Resilience, an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice, and a PGDip in Emergency Medicine, he focuses on integrating high-technology solutions—particularly AI and advanced diagnostics—into low-resource and frontier settings.

His work is defined by a pragmatic, real-world approach shaped by extensive field experience and a sustained commitment to evidence-based, system-level improvement.

Aaron Zak

Industry Fellow

Aaron Zak is a paramedic, researcher, and healthcare innovator with over a decade of interdisciplinary experience ranging from emergency medical services (EMS), public health, hospital-at-home care delivery, AI system design and human-system technology integration.

Having worked across several healthcare systems spanning the United States, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, he has gained broad insight into global health challenges and models of care delivery. Driven by boots-on-the-ground experience and recognizing a critical gap between healthcare innovation and adoption, Aaron decided to co-found RRSP Industries.

RRSP Industries creates technologies to improve access to high-quality care, provide infrastructure to support home-based care delivery, strengthen crisis response, enhance supply chain efficiency, and promote economic resilience. Aaron is currently engaged in several research topic areas including pre-hospital care delivery, public health, biochemistry, and therapeutics.

Dr. S. Fontaine

Visiting Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Sophie Fontaine serves as a Visiting Adjunct Faculty Member, acting as the strategic liaison between IHRI and the Academy of Extreme Environment Medicine (AEEM). Her work centers on collaborative research, knowledge translation, and program development in extreme environment and expedition health.

A clinician with a diverse background, Dr. Fontaine is a Rural Generalist trainee in Australia with experience spanning emergency medicine, surgery, and internal medicine. Her commitment to remote health extends to international field work, including clinical placements in Cambodia.

She brings a rigorous interdisciplinary research lens to the Institute, with prior contributions to neurodegeneration projects at the Florey Institute, pharmacogenomics at Illumina Australia, and health systems mapping. She is an active contributor to the ExMedicine journal and an advocate for integrating multicultural perspectives into remote healthcare delivery.

Leadership & Faculty

Global Leadership & Distinguished Faculty.

Executive Governance

Dr. A. Hodgers

N. Foster

Strategic Advisory

Prof. Peter O’Meara

Centre Directors, Research Leads & Industry Fellows

Dr. M. Jadhav

Dr. S. Poradosu

Dr. A. Martin

Neil Coleman

Dr. C. Culligan

Nicholas Dillon

Aaron Zak

Dr. S. Fontaine

Global Operations (Africa)

Patrice Honvou

Corinne Faber

Dr. A. Hodgers

Biography

N. Foster

Biography

Dr. M. Jadhav

Dr. S. Poradosu

Dr. A. Martin

Neil Coleman

Dr. C. Culligan

Patrice Honvou

Corinne Faber

Prof. Peter O'Meara

Nicholas Dillon

Aaron Zak

Dr. S. Fontaine

Global Leadership &
Distinguished Faculty.