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Research consulting AND education
Clearer thinking. Stronger research.
Make decisions you can defend.
ClearLink Research helps researchers and research teams make those decisions clearer and more defensible through practical education and specialist consulting in study design, analysis, and reporting. We bring structured methodological thinking to animal and broader health research, with particular depth in epidemiology and microbiology, helping people build stronger studies, communicate their findings clearly, and carry their work from concept through to real-world impact.
Every research project is shaped by the decisions behind it.
Structured thinking.
Real‑world impact.
WELCOME TO CLEARLINK RESEARCH
Turning complex research reasoning into clear, defensible practice.
Two ways to work with us
Get expert support
Research Consulting
For research teams and institutions in animal health, epidemiology & microbiology
Comprehensive methodological and analytical support from initial ethics approval and power calculations to complex microbiota, statistical and epidemiological analysis in animal and broader health research.
Courses, workshops, and frameworks designed to help research candidates and early-career researchers master research decision making and defensible study practices.
What We OFFer
why choose us
Not just another research resource
There's no shortage of research advice out there.
Here's what makes working with ClearLink Research different.
Learn the thinking
We make the invisible thinking behind rigorous research explicit, helping you make confident research decisions, not just follow steps.
Connect the dots
Research is more than individual methods. We show you how research questions, study design, analysis, and interpretation work together.
Practical, evidence-based solutions
Everything we teach and recommend is grounded in research experience and designed to be applied to real-world research challenges.
Education and consulting, in one place
Whether you want to build your own skills or need expert support, we provide practical education and tailored research consulting.
about me
Hi, I'm Sara
I founded ClearLink Research to help researchers and organisations make better decisions through thoughtful study design, robust analysis and clear interpretation of evidence.
With a PhD in veterinary epidemiology and microbiology, I bring experience across epidemiology, statistics, microbiology and the analysis of complex biological datasets. My research has involved working across different types of data and research questions, from epidemiological and clinical data through to microbiological, microbiome and molecular research.
I support research projects from early planning through to analysis and interpretation, helping clients choose appropriate methods, identify meaningful patterns in their data, critically evaluate results and communicate findings clearly.
My approach is grounded in a simple principle: research decisions should be appropriate to the question, transparent in their reasoning and defensible in light of the evidence.
Areas of expertise
Animal health and broader health research • Study design • Epidemiology • Biostatistics • Microbiology • Microbiota research • Data analysis • Research interpretation
Australia-based | Remote research consultancy and education
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