Kylie Ovenden is a researcher, lecturer and executive leader whose work sits at the intersection of neuroinclusive work design, digital health and organisational economics. Her doctoral research at La Trobe University explores how organisations can design work practices and cultures that are more inclusive of neurodivergent individuals, and what this means for wellbeing, performance and economic value.

At the core of her research is a question she believes is critical to the future of work: whether organisations are missing capability not because it isn't there, but because they are not designed to recognise it.

Kylie's research agenda spans digital health evaluation, inclusive work design, and the workplace participation of autistic, ADHD and dyslexic individuals. She is particularly interested in the measurable impacts of neuroinclusive employment practices on productivity, wellbeing and national economic outcomes.

Kylie is a Lecturer in Digital Health within the Department of Public Health at La Trobe University, where she coordinates postgraduate subjects in the Master of Digital Health. She supports students to engage critically with emerging technologies, ethical frameworks and the implementation of real-world digital health solutions. She is particularly interested in preparing health leaders who can navigate complexity, design for difference and lead with both technical and human capability. She holds a Design Thinking certification from RMIT, which informs her approach to inclusive work design, and is a Certified Health Informatician Australasia (CHIA) through the Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH).

This work is also shaped by Kylie's lived experience and her sustained commitment to the neurodivergent community. She has served as Chair of Autism Camp Australia, an organisation dedicated to supporting autistic and neurodivergent individuals and their families. This role, alongside her own experience, has deepened her understanding of both the strengths neurodivergent people bring and the structural barriers that remain, and sits at the heart of why this research matters to her.