Recognition and service

Awards, grants and service to the profession.

Awards

2026

Pru Pratten Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award

Australasian Sonographers Association, 32nd Annual Conference, Gold Coast.

Tristan holding a Highly Commended certificate in front of a slide for the Children's Health Queensland Paediatric Allied Health Research Conference, 18 November 2025.

2025Highly Commended, Allied Health Research Symposium, Children's Health Queensland

Tristan receiving the 2021 Awards of Excellence at the ASA conference in Brisbane.

Photo by ASA2021Sonographer of the Year, Queensland, Australasian Sonographers Association

Tristan holding the 2019 Researcher of the Year certificate and trophy with two colleagues at the ASA conference in Brisbane.

Photo by ASA2019Researcher of the Year, Australasian Sonographers Association

Tristan holding the 2018 Sonographer of the Year, Queensland, trophy and certificate at the ASA conference in Sydney.

2018Sonographer of the Year, Queensland, Australasian Sonographers Association

2016Best Poster, 21st ASA International Conference, Melbourne

2014Best Poster, 19th ASA Conference, Adelaide

Grants

2024Children's Health Queensland SERTA Grant, $22,000
Central venous access device related thrombus in infants undergoing cardiac surgery. Co-investigator.

2024ASA Audit Grant, $5,000
Association between ureteric jet angle and vesicoureteric reflux in children. With E. Perkins.

2023Queensland Health THRIVE Grant (Metro North and Metro South), $6,000
Breaking barriers, elevating sonographer training: a comparative study of sonographer clinical educators' impact on learning outcomes and workforce enhancement. Co-investigator.

2019Children's Hospital Foundation Working Wonders Grant, $25,221
Telehealth statewide hotline for paediatric ultrasound. Chief investigator.

Professional service

SonographyEditorial Review Board2017 to present

BMC PediatricsEditorial Review Board2026 to present

Journal of Medical Radiation SciencesAssociate Editor2021 to present

Journal of Medical Radiation SciencesDeputy Editor, Paediatric Special IssueAug 2024 to Apr 2026

Peer reviewReviewer for 20+ journals, including Radiography, Ultrasound, Sonography and Scientific Reports. Web of Science recordOngoing

Australasian Sonographers AssociationLife Member2026

Australasian Sonographers AssociationChair, Research Special Interest Group2026 to present

Australasian Sonographers AssociationMember, Research Special Interest Group2017 to present

Australasian Sonographers AssociationConference Committee, Gold Coast2026

Australasian Sonographers AssociationFellow2018 to present

Australasian Sonographers AssociationQueensland Branch Committee2009 to 2023

Australasian Sonographers AssociationConference Committee, Brisbane2017

Queensland HealthChair, Statewide Sonography Reference Group2017 to 2024

Queensland HealthMember, Clinical Services Capability Framework Medical Imaging SubcommitteeJun 2026, two-year term

Professional societiesMember, ASUM and ASMIRT; Corresponding Member, European Society of RadiologyOngoing