Biography

Biography

Dimity Stephen is a post-doctoral researcher at the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW) in Berlin, Germany. She holds a bachelor’s in psychology and a PhD in public health from Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. Dimity's main research focus lies in applying bibliometric methods to investigate questions pertaining to questionable publishing practices, peer review, and the quality of research outputs. She is currently leading a four-year, internationally collaborative project funded by the Volkswagen Foundation that examines the effect of research evaluation systems on researchers' publishing practices in six countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Affiliations

Affiliations

German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies

Post-doctoral researcher

Started July 2018

Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research

Research Scientist

May 2017 – October 2017

Queensland University of Technology, Faculty of Health, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation

Education: Doctor of Philosophy (Public Health)

2013 – 2017

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Health and Vital Statistics Unit

Data analyst

May 2010 – October 2017

Queensland University of Technology

Education: Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Honours)

2009 – 2009

Queensland University of Technology

Education: Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)

2006 – 2008