My expertise is in physical activity, sport, falls prevention, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and public health research and is a Research Fellow in the School of Population Health at UNSW Sydney. I commenced a Heart Foundation Early Career Fellowship in July 2021.
My research examines physical health and social and emotional wellbeing and the impact of physical activity and sport across the lifespan, particularly among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. My vision is to generate, in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers and stakeholders, high quality evidence from a series of observational and intervention studies of how physical activity can improve the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians across the life-course. I lead epidemiological and community evaluation research studies in collaboration with multiple academic institutions and community groups, including Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services. I have undertaken government consultancy work and secondment placements within large Australian NGOs to translate research into practice.