Summer May Finlay

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Dr Summer May Finlay (CSCA, TAE, BSocSC MPHA, and PhD) is a Yorta Yorta woman who grew up on Awabakal country (West Lake Macquarie) and is a passionate advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. She has worked for a range of organisations in the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health, not-for profit, university and for profit sectors. She is currently employed at the University of Wollongong as a Senior Lecturer. She also has a number of senior leadership roles including Co-Chair of the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW Ethics Committee, Co-Chair of the World Federation of Public Health Associations Indigenous Working Group and Deputy Chair of Thirrili, Australia’s only Indigenous suicide postvention organisation.

Experience

  • –present
    Senior Lecturer - Indigenous Health, University of Wollongong

Education

  • 2020 
    University of South Australia, Doctor of Philosophy
  • 2015 
    University of Wollongong, Mater of Public Health Advanced
  • 2007 
    Maquarie University, Bachelor of Social Science

Grants and Contracts

  • 2019
    Indigenous engagement and leadership in the evaluation of Indigenous health and wellbeing programs: Taking steps to improve government and non-government commissioning practices
    Role:
    Chief Investigator
    Funding Source:
    National Health and Medical Research Council

Professional Memberships

  • Public Health Association of Australia
  • Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Contact Summer for

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