• Research scientist, CSIRO

My research seeks to explore novel approaches and/or solutions to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ health and wellbeing using eHealth. My PhD (conferred November 2023, The University of Queensland) focussed on the co-design of a mobile health (mHealth) platform specifically tailored for the clinical management of CVD risk factors, in partnership with two ATSICCHOs in Far North QLD. Previous to my PhD journey (commencing in 2019) I spent more than 13 years as an Indigenous Health Worker in Queensland alongside rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the discipline of cardiac and healthcare services.

Experience

  • 2023–present
    Postdoctoral fellow, CSIRO
  • 2026–present
    Research scientist, CSIRO
  • 2019–2023
    PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland

Education

  • 2023 
    The University of Queensland, Doctor of Philosophy
  • 2020 
    The University of Melbourne, Professional Certificate in Indigenous Research
  • 2016 
    Aboriginal Health College, Advanced Diploma in Indigenous Primary Healthcare. Course

Publications

  • 2024
    Towards a best practice framework for eHealth with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples — important characteristics of eHealth interventions: a narrative review, The Medical Journal of Australia
  • 2023
    Influencing Factors to mHealth Uptake With Indigenous Populations: Qualitative Systematic Review. , JMIR mHealth and uHealth

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