Onemda Team

Onemda Staff at Planning Day May 2026

Director and Unit Heads

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Professor Sean Taylor

Director, Onemda: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing

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Professor Cath Chamberlain

Head, Indigenous Health Equity Unit Midwife, Professor of Indigenous Health

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Professor Marcia Langton AO

Indigenous Studies Unit Head Melbourne Laureate | Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor | Foundation Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies

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A/Prof Mitchell Anjou AM

Indigenous Eye Health, Head

Committee Leads

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Professor Sean Taylor

Director, Onemda: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing

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Aunty Professor Doseena Fergie

Community Engagement & Cultural Lead.

Onemda Staff

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Dr Joanne Luke

Senior Research Fellow, MDHS Indigenous Postdoctoral Fellow

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Warwick Padgham

Research Fellow

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Associate Professor David Gallant

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Development Lead

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Abe Ropitini

Senior Research Fellow

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Meg Cox

Centre Manager

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Ruth Hentschel

Centre Administration

Our Units

Indigenous Health Equity Unit Staff

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Professor Cath Chamberlain

Head, Indigenous Health Equity Unit Midwife, Professor of Indigenous Health

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Dr Kim Jones

Senior Research Fellow in Indigenous Public Health Deputy Head, Indigenous Health Equity Unit

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Dr Elise Davis

Senior Research Fellow, Indigenous Health Equity Unit

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Ms Maddy Lyon

Research Assistant in Indigenous Health Equity

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Mrs Ellen McEvoy

Research Assistant in Indigenous Public Health

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Dr Helen Henderson

Research Fellow in Indigenous Public Health

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Dr Shakira Onwuka

Research Fellow in Indigenous Public Health

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Ms Neve Bue

Research Assistant in Indigenous Health Equity

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Ms Rebekah Julian

Research Assistant in Indigenous Health Equity

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Ms Skye Stewart

Research Assistant in Indigenous Public Health

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Ms Kelsey Madden

Research Fellow in Indigenous Health Equity

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Ms Claire Gallagher

Research Fellow in Indigenous Health Equity

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Ms Isabella Freijah

Research Fellow in Indigenous Health Equity

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Ms Leanne Slade

Administrative Assistant Indigenous Health Equity Unit

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Ms Kristy Meiselbach

Part of the editorial Team, First Nations Health and Wellbeing: The Lowitja Journal

Indigenous Studies Unit staff

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Professor Marcia Langton AO

Indigenous Studies Unit Head Melbourne Laureate | Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor | Foundation Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies

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Associate Professor Kristen Smith

Principal Research Fellow and Research Director of the Indigenous Studies Unit

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Sandy Lowres

Executive Officer, Indigenous Studies Unit

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Dr Stephen Corporal

Senior Research Fellow, Indigenous Data Network

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Dr Andrea Clarke

Senior Research Fellow, Indigenous Studies Unit

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Dr Rebecca Ritte

Research Fellow, Indigenous Studies Unit

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Isabelle (Isy) Oderberg

Communications Strategist, Indigenous Studies Unit

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Awhina Gray

Project Manager, Indigenous Studies Unit

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Louise Murray

Collection Manager, Research Archivist

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Becki Cook

Research Assistant

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Casey Haseloff

Data Officer, Indigenous Studies Unit

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Aaron Lee

Research Assistant

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Jamie Feiss

Data Infrastructure Developer

Minum Barreng Staff

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A/Prof Mitchell Anjou AM

Indigenous Eye Health, Head

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Emma Stanford

Deputy Head, Senior Research Fellow

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Shaun Tatipata

Deputy Head of Advocacy and Leadership. Academic Specialist: Indigenous Eye Health Leadership

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Lesley Martin

Trachoma Community Engagement Officer

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Carol Wynne

Translation Research Scholar in Health Promotion

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Makkaillah Ridgeway

Administration Officer