Katrina Ward

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Katrina is a descendant of the Ngiyampaa people whose country is associated with the arid plains and rocky hill country of Central West NSW. I has lived and worked in the health sector the majority of my lifetime in the North Western region of NSW and is passionate in promoting and improving the wellbeing of all individuals through applying culturally safe practice. I'm currently enrolled as PhD Candidate pursuing my passion to improve health outcomes for First Nations young people.

Experience

  • 2025–present
    PhD Candidate, RMIT University Melbourne Vic
  • 2017–present
    Chief Operations Manager, Walgett & Brewarrina Aboriginal Medical Services
  • 2025–present
    Adjunct Fellow, Associate professor, Nura Gili Indigenous Programs, University of New South Wales
  • 2023–2025
    PhD Candidate, University of Newcastle

Education

  • 2019 
    Southern Cross University , Master of Business Administration
  • 2013 
    Wollongong University, Master Nursing (Mental Health)
  • 2011 
    Australian Institute of Professional Counselors, Diploma Counselling
  • 2009 
    Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales, Diploma Aboriginal & TSI Primary Health Care; Community Care, Social and Emotional Wellbeing & Dual Diagnosis (Social Emotional Well being)
  • 2002 
    Charles Sturt University, Bachelor of Nursing

Publications

  • 2024
    The Earphone Project pilot: a tele-otology study for remote Aboriginal communities, Alexander J. Saxby, Daniel Schofield, Fiona Tout, Joseph Gordon, Misha M. Verkerk, Timothy Watson, Nicholas Jufas, Jonathan H. K. Kong, Nirmal Patel , Katrina Ward & Judy Caswell (2024). The Earphone Project pilot: a tele-otology study for remote Aboriginal communities. Australian Journal of Otolaryngology 2024;7:38. https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/a
  • 2024
    Wearables for early detection of atrial fibrillation and timely referral for Indigenous people ≥55 years: mixed-methods protocol., Henson C, Rambaldini B, Freedman B, Carlson B, Parter C, Christie V, Skinner J, Meharg D, Kirwan M, Ward K, Speier SN'', Gwynne K. Wearables for early detection of atrial fibrillation and timely referral for Indigenous people ≥55 years: mixed-methods protocol. BMJ Open. 2024 Jan 10;14(1):e077820. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077820. PMID: 38199631; PMCID: PMC10806615.
  • 2024
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' perspectives on community pharmacists prescribing: a co-designed study protocol. , Cross, C., Christie, V., Holt, L., Rambaldini, B., Ward, K., Skinner, J., Henson, C., McCowen, D., Benrimoj, S. C., Dineen-Griffin, S., & Gwynne, K. (2024). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' perspectives on community pharmacists prescribing: a co-designed study protocol. Australian Health Review. https://doi.org/10.1071/AH24110
  • 2023
    Artificial intelligence: An eye cast towards the mental health nursing horizon, Wilson, R. L., Higgins, O., Atem, J., Donaldson, A. E., Gildberg, F. A., Hooper, M., Hopwood, M., Rosado, S., Solomon, B., Ward, K., & Welsh, B. (2023). Artificial intelligence: An eye cast towards the mental health nursing horizon. International journal of mental health nursing, 32(3), 938–944. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13121
  • 2022
    Mental Health: A person-centred approach. Chapter 4: The social and emotional well-being (SEWB) of First Nations Australians. , Ward, K., & Wilson, R.L. (2022) Chapter 4: The social and emotional well-being (SEWB) of First Nations Australians. In Proctor, N., Wilson, R. L., Hamer, H., McGarry, D., & Loughhead, M. (Editors). Third Edition (2022) Mental Health: A person-centred approach. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.
  • 2022
    Mature aged Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults are using digital health technologies , Henson, C., Chapman, F., Shepherd, G., Carlson, B., Chau, J. Y., Gwynn, J., McCowen, D., Rambaldini, B., Ward, K., & Gwynne, K. (2022). Mature aged Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults are using digital health technologies (original research). Digital health, 8, 20552076221145846. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076221145846
  • 2022
    "No One Manages It; We Just Sign Them Up and Do It": A Whole System Analysis of Access to Healthcare in One Remote Australian Community., Osborn, E., Ritha, M., Macniven, R., Agius, T., Christie, V., Finlayson, H., Gwynn, J., Hunter, K., Martin, R., Moir, R., Taylor, D., Tobin, S., Ward, K., & Gwynne, K. (2022). "No One Manages It; We Just Sign Them Up and Do It": A Whole System Analysis of Access to Healthcare in One Remote Australian Community. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(5), 2939. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052939
  • 2021
    Enablers and Barriers to Accessing Healthcare Services for Aboriginal People in New South Wales, Australia. , Nolan-Isles D, Macniven R, Hunter K, Gwynn J, Lincoln M, Moir R, Dimitropoulos Y, Taylor D, Agius T, Finlayson H, Martin R, Ward K, Tobin S, Gwynne K. Enablers and Barriers to Accessing Healthcare Services for Aboriginal People in New South Wales, Australia. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 15;18(6):3014. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18063014. PMID: 33804104; PMCID: PMC7999419.

Professional Memberships

  • Australian College Mental Health Nursing
  • Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives
  • Aboriginal Health Medical and Research Centre

Contact Katrina for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision