We chat with the Director of Research Ethics and Integrity, Dr Karolyn White, about her fascinating work and love for horse riding.

Work stuff
I’ve been at Macquarie for…
Nine years.

In a nutshell, my job is to…
Oversee animal and human ethics committees, manage the ethics and integrity teams, provide education about research ethics and integrity and to investigate breaches of the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research.

The question I hear most often in my work is…
“How long will it take for my research to be approved?”

The top three things on my to-do list today are…
1) Provide the NHMRC with feedback about draft research integrity policies.
2) Various meetings.
3) Read ethics applications.

If I could do any other job at Macquarie (with instant qualifications/knowledge) it would be…
Something involving field work, preferably with marine mammals.

A Macquarie staff member who impressed me last week…
Dr Shannon Smith. Shannon works in research integrity and always does such an amazing job.

I get my campus coffee fix from…
Taste, Piccolo Me, Coffee Cart – it all depends on where I am on campus.

Personal life
Outside work you’ll find me…
On my horse Danny preparing for our next show jumping competition.

I’m really looking forward to…
Travelling to New York in the new year.

If I could have dinner with anyone (living or dead) it would be…
Jane Austin and Shakespeare.

The last great book I read was…
Catch-22 (again).

In ten years from now, I hope to be…
Still riding my horse.