Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing

We envision Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander led programs of research and activity that lead to improvements in health and wellbeing.

We will support Indigenous scholars to thrive and become leaders in their field and in communities. 

Whilst our cornerstone is nutrition, traditional foods and diet, and food security we also support endeavours related to the to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander theme’s strategy and key areas of research outlined in Between Many Ways of Knowing:

1. Understanding and addressing the social and cultural determinants of health;
2. Exploring human ecosystems;
3. Uncovering the biology of survival.

Ultimately, our research aims to have the following impact:

• healthier and happier communities
• informed and engaged communities working toward the improved health of their members
• better decisions made by government and policymakers
• wider advocacy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s health.

Internal collaborators

• Professor Warwick Anderson
• Professor Vicki Flood
• Professor Timothy Gill
• Associate Professor John Gilroy
• Dr Josephine Gwynn (Project Co-Leader)
• Dr Angela Pattison
• Professor David Raubenheimer
• Professor Stephen Simpson
• Professor Stefanie Schurer

External collaborators

• Dr Julie Brimblecombe, Menzies School of Health Research
• Professor Amanda Lee, Queensland University of Technology
• Dr Rona MacNiven, University of NSW
• Professor Kerin O’Dea, University of South Australia
• Dr Justin Richards (New Zealand)
• Ms Nicole Turner, University of Canberra (Project Co-Leader)