Associate Professor Kate Anderson
Contacts
Biography
Associate Professor Kate Anderson is a researcher based on the Sunshine Coast who has worked as an ally in collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers and communities for more than 15 years. Her research spans areas such as cancer, kidney disease, and wellbeing. Currently, her program of research at the Yardhura Walani Centre focuses on understanding and measuring the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across their lifespan. She has extensive qualitative research skills and has published over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles.
Research
Research interests
Wellbeing across the lifespan
Publications
1. Garvey G, Howard K, Garvey D, Dickson M, Howell M, Butler T, Cadet-James Y, Cunningham J, Bainbridge R, McGorry P, Williamson A, Anderson K. (2024) What Matters to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth (WM2Y): a study protocol to develop a national youth wellbeing measure. BMJ Open; 14: e076119.
2. Anderson, K., Elder-Robinson, E., Ferguson, M. et al. Pathways between foodways and wellbeing for First Nations Australians. (2024) BMC Public Health 24, 502.
3. Anderson, K., Butler, T., Gall, A., Elder-Robinson, E., & Garvey, G. (2023). Book chapter: Co-design with Indigenous peoples. [In press in Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and Cancer]
4. Smith, A.B., Anderson, K., Lebel, S., Wu, V.S., Butler, T. & Garvey, G. (2023). Book chapter: Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Indigenous and Tribal Peoples. [In press in Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and Cancer].
5. Butler, T., Anderson, K., Elder-Robinson, E., Ngampromwongse, K., & Garvey, G. (2023). Book chapter: Indigenous research methods and methodology. Submitted for inclusion in Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and Cancer. [In press in Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and Cancer]
6. Howard K, Garvey G, Anderson K, Dickson M, Viney R, Ratcliffe J, Howell M, Gall A, Cunningham J, Whop LJ, Cass A, Jaure A, Mulhern B. (2024) Development of the What Matters 2 Adults (WM2A) wellbeing measure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults. Social Science & Medicine, Volume 347.
7. Gall, A., Howard, K., Anderson, K., Diaz, A., & Garvey, G. (2023). The Suitability and Acceptability of the Think-Aloud Method to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Adults. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 22. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069231182007
8. Anderson, K., Elder-Robinson, E., Howard, K., & Garvey, G. (2023). A Systematic Methods Review of Photovoice Research with Indigenous Young People. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 22. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069231172076
9. Bullen J, Hill-Wall T, Anderson K, Brown A, Bracknell C, Newnham EA, Garvey G, Waters L. From Deficit to Strength-Based Aboriginal Health Research—Moving toward Flourishing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(7):5395. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20075395
10. Caron NR, Adam W, Anderson K, Boswell BT, Chongo M, Deineko V, Dick A, Hall SE, Hatcher JT, Howard P, Hunt M, Linn K, O’Neill A. Partnering with First Nations in Northern British Columbia Canada to Reduce Inequity in Access to Genomic Research. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(10):5783. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20105783
11. Butler T, Smith B, Pilatti K, Brown B, Anderson K, Morris B, Garvey G. Fear of Cancer Recurrence among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Current Oncology. 2023; 30(3):2900-2915. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30030222
12. Anderson, K., Gall, A., Butler, T., Ngampromwongse, K., Hector, D., Turnbull, S., Lucas, K., Nehill, C., Boltong, A., Keefe, D., & Garvey, G. Development of key principles and best practices for co-design in health with First Nations Australians. Int. J. Environ. Res.Public Health 2022, 20, 147. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010147
13. Butler, T.; Gall, A.; Garvey, G.; Ngampromwongse, K.; Hector, D.; Turnbull, S.; Lucas, K.; Nehill, C.; Boltong, A.; Keefe, D.; Anderson, K. A Comprehensive Review of Optimal Approaches to Co-Design in Health with First Nations Australians. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 16166. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192316166.
14. Anderson K, Elder-Robinson E, Gall A, Ngampromwongse K, Connolly M, Letendre A, Willing E, Akuhata-Huntington Z, Howard K, Dickson M, Garvey G. Aspects of Wellbeing for Indigenous Youth in CANZUS Countries: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 21;19(20):13688. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192013688. PMID: 36294264; PMCID: PMC9602510.