Associate Professor Katie Thurber
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About
Katie is an Associate Professor with Yardhura Walani, the National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research, the Australian National University. She works within the Mayi Kuwayu Study team, conducting research across Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community- and policy-identified priority areas, including discrimination and racism, SEWB, and family and community safety. She employs community-engaged, mixed-methods, and strength-based approaches.
Affiliations
- Yardhura Walani, Researcher
Research interests
- Health equity
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing
- Social and cultural determinants of health
- Social epidemiology
- Longitudinal studies
Projects
- Experiences and impacts of discrimination among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults in Australia, Supervisor
- Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children, Supervisor
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Researcher
- Chronic disease and healthy ageing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including tobacco, Researcher
- FaCtS Study, Researcher
- Kulay Kalingka Study , Researcher
- Mental health and wellbeing around the Voice to Parliament Referendum, Researcher
- Small area estimation of health outcomes, Researcher
- Smoking among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults: health impacts, associated factors, and trends over time, Researcher
- Study of Environment on Aboriginal Resilience and Child Health, Researcher
- Whole-of-population linked data project, Researcher
Location
Room 1.21, Building 54