Our Chief Investigator Team
Sandra EADES
University of Melbourne
Prof Sandra Eades is a Noongar woman from Mount Barker (WA) and has made outstanding contributions to the epidemiology of Indigenous child health in Australia, as well as national leadership in Indigenous health research. She was Australia's first Aboriginal medical doctor to be awarded a PhD and in 2018 was appointed Associate Dean (Indigenous) at the University of Melbourne where she heads up the Indigenous Epidemiology and Health unit.
rebecca ivers
University of New South Wales
Prof Rebecca Ivers is the Head School of Population Health, UNSW. She leads an extensive global research program focusing on injury prevention and trauma care, both in low and middle income countries and for Aboriginal people, with a strong focus on children and adolescents.
sharon goldfeld
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Prof Sharon Goldfeld is an internationally recognised leader in child health policy and research translation. She has built a career as a policy-focused public health and paediatric practitioner and researcher.
Rob sanson-fisher
University of Newcastle
Laureate Prof Rob Sanson-Fisher is an internationally recognised leader in health behaviour research. His work with medical training programs has prioritised education in Aboriginal cultural needs and has seen half of all Aboriginal doctors in Australia graduate from the University of Newcastle. His ground-breaking research over 35 years has a strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health focus, particularly in smoking cessation and dementia.
louisa jorm
University of New South Wales
Prof Louisa Jorm is the Foundation Director of the Centre for Big Data Research in Health at UNSW. She is a leader in policy-relevant research using linked administrative health data and a high-profile advocate for the use of health data for research.
chris oldmeadow
Hunter Medical Research Institute
Dr Chris Oldmeadow is the Senior Statistician at HMRI overseeing statistical consultancy projects from various fields of biomedical research ranging from basic science to preventative research.
Associate Investigators
Professor Emily Banks - The Australian National University
Dr Anna Williamson - The Sax Institute
Dr Jessica Stewart - The NSW Department of Family and Community Services
Dr Cheri Hotu - The Baker Institute
Professor Fiona Stanley - The Telethon Kids Institute
Associate Professor Deborah Lehman - The Telethon Kids Institute
Dr Ofra Leibovich-Kalter - The Gertner Institute
Dr Kathleen Abu-Saad - The Gertner Institute
Dr Anita D’Aprano - The University of Melbourne
Senior Researchers
Dr Patricia Cullen - The University of New South Wales
Ms Francine Eades - Western Australia Health, Curtin University
Dr Kalinda Griffiths - The University of New South Wales
Dr Lina Gubhaju - The University of Melbourne
Dr Kate Hunter - The George Institute for Global Health
Dr Jocelyn Jones- Curtin University
Dr Bridgette McNamara - Barwon Health, The University of Melbourne
Dr Robyn Williams - Curtin University
Trainees
Meet our current cohort of trainees and early career researchers on our Trainees page.
Daniel mcaullay
Edith Cowan University
Associate Prof Daniel Mcaullay is Director of Aboriginal Research at Kurongkurl Katitjin at Edith Cowan University. Beginning as a registered nurse working in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health has always been a focus as Dan has pursued studies in epidemiology and built a career in health research, policy and practice.
jamie bryant
University of Newcastle
Dr Jamie Bryant is an NHMRC- ARC Dementia Research Development Fellow at Health Behaviour Research Collaborative. She has significant experience in Aboriginal health research, program evaluation and tobacco control particularly in smoking cessation and support for pregnant women.
andrew searles
Hunter Medical Research Institute
Prof Andrew Searles is a Health Research Economist at HMRI undertaking consultancy research projects for government and industry including cost-benefit evaluations and impact analysis.