Steve McDonald is Co-Director of the Australasian Cochrane Centre and a member of the Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group. He is closely involved in the Centre's regional activities in South East Asia and East Asia. He is interested in capacity development for research synthesis and has an international role in providing learning and development for contributors to the Cochrane Collaboration. Steve has an honours degree in Social and Political Science, a Masters in Library and Information Studies and a Graduate Diploma in International Health.