Koorinya is a Master of Applied Epidemiology (MAE) scholar in the 2025-2026 cohort. Koorinya’s placement is with the Mayi Kawayu study

Koorinya Moreton is a Yuin and Bundjalung women, currently living on Yugambeh country. Koorinya holds a Graduate Certificate of Social Impact from the UNSW.

Currently working as a Senior Project Officer at the ANU, working on the Mayi Kawayu study, Koorinya's focus is to continue to build and strengthen community partnerships with community-controlled organisations to increase the participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the MK study, a study which aims to better understand how culture links to health and wellbeing.

Koorinya is passionate about using research and evaluation to create positive social change, in particular, for First Nations Australians.