Founder and Director, AGILE Research Ltd.
Dr Sandra Mandic, PhD, PMP is a researcher with over twenty years of research experience in the health and transport sectors. She also holds a Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification from Project Management Institute.
Sandra’s personal and professional experience spans nine cities across five countries and three continents – including Europe, Canada, United States and New Zealand. She completed a Bachelor’s degree at the University of Novi Sad (former Yugoslavia), Master’s of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees at the University of Alberta (Canada) and postdoctoral training at Stanford University (United States), and has worked as an academic and a researcher in New Zealand since 2009.
Sandra is passionate about research, innovation, mentoring, project and programme management, and building bridges between people, sectors and cultures. She is the founder and the director of AGILE Research Ltd., a research consultancy which specialises in providing research and evaluation, research project management training and research consultancy services to government departments, schools, businesses and academic institutions.
As a researcher, Sandra initiated and managed a wide range of research projects and programmes, including the award-winning and internationally recognised Built Environment and Active Transport to School (BEATS) Research Programme, published over 90 scientific journal articles to date and supervised over 40 research students.
Sandra designed the Compass Guide Research Training Resources for researchers, current and future research students and their supervisors, research project managers and coordinators, and professionals involved in research activities in various sectors. Currently the Compass Guide Research Training Resources consist of three Compass Guide books and a series of short research training videos on the AGILE Research YouTube channel.
Sandra speaks four languages, is happily married to a Canadian husband and has two Kiwi (New Zealand) children. She loves travelling and learning about different cultures and has many friends and professional connections around the globe.