Prof Sean Taylor - New Director of Onemda

Welcome to Professor Sean Taylor, Director of Onemde: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing

We are delighted to welcome Professor Sean Taylor, as the new Director of Onemda and Professor of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health. A descendent of the Dauareb Tribe of Mer (Murray) Island in the Eastern Torres Strait, Professor Taylor brings extensive research, leadership, and health sector experience to this joint role with the Melbourne School of Health Sciences. In this capacity, he will play a pivotal role in enhancing our leadership in Indigenous health, driving initiatives to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and supporting the next generation of Indigenous health professionals.

With over 20 years of clinical experience in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health across various levels and regions in Australia, Professor Taylor's career began as an Indigenous health worker in his home community of Mer Island in the mid-1990s. His academic qualifications include a Bachelor of Nursing Science, a Graduate Certificate in Health: Diabetes Management & Education, a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours), and a Doctor of Public Health from James Cook University. We are confident that Professor Taylor's expertise and leadership will be invaluable to our school and the broader community. Please join me in extending a warm welcome to him.