Lorelle Holland

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Dr Lorelle Holland is a Mandandanji woman, Registered Nurse, public health practitioner, child development and Indigenous health researcher, and a Research Fellow with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Futures and the School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Social Work at The University of Queensland. Her work sits at the intersection of care, courage, and transformation, grounded in sovereignty, lived experience, and relational accountability. Lorelle’s research reimagines how systems respond to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, challenging the criminalisation of complex support needs and advancing pathways centred on healing, dignity, and self determination. Working across justice, disability, alcohol harm prevention and minimisation, and social and emotional wellbeing, she centres Indigenous methodologies, community leadership, and children’s voices. Lorelle’s scholarship is future focused, walking pathways of thrivance across the lifecourse—for children, families, and generations yet to come.

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Experience

  • 2025–present
    Research Fellow, The University of Queensland

Education

  • 2025 
    University of Queensland, PhD
  • 2020 
    University of Queensland, Master of Public Health in Indigenous Health
  • 1993 
    University of Southern Queensland, Bachelor of Nursing
  • 1991 
    Wolston Park Hospital, Post-Graduate Psychiatric Nurse Certificate
  • 1988 
    Ipswich Hospital, General Nurse Certificate

Publications

  • 2022
    Examining Incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(22)00160-2/fulltext?rss=yes
  • 2021
    Neurodevelopmental disorders in youth justice: a systematic review of screening, assessment and interventions, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11292-021-09475-w

Grants and Contracts

  • 2022
    National Health and Research Council Post Graduate Scholarship
    Role:
    PhD Candidate
    Funding Source:
    National Health and Medical Research Council
  • 2022
    Australian Academy of Science Douglas and Lola Douglas Scholarship in Medical Science
    Role:
    PhD Candidate
    Funding Source:
    Australian Academy of Science

Professional Memberships

  • Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union
  • Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives
  • Public Health Association of Australia
  • The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU)

Contact Lorelle for

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