Public Health & Tropical Medicine
Lynsey Brown
- Adjunct Senior Lecturer
- lynsey.brown@jcu.edu.au
Ali Isin
- Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
- ali.isin@jcu.edu.au
Kerrianne Watt
- Adjunct Professor
- kerrianne.watt@jcu.edu.au
David Plummer
- Adjunct Professor
- david.plummer@jcu.edu.au
Karla Canuto
- Professor, Indigenous Health Promotion
- karla.canuto@jcu.edu.au
Kris McBain-Rigg
- Senior Lecturer
- kris.mcbain@jcu.edu.au
Andreas Neumayr
- Adjunct Professor
- andreas.neumayr@jcu.edu.au
Jack Seaton
- Adjunct Lecturer
- jack.seaton@jcu.edu.au
Gary Jones
- Adjunct Senior Lecturer
- gary.jones1@my.jcu.edu.au
Oyelola Adegboye
- Adjunct Associate Professor
- oyelola.adegboye@jcu.edu.au
Community-led Health Promotion in the Torres Strait
Karla Canuto
01 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2030
Throughout the isolated communities of the Torres Strait (Zenadh) the rates of chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and
chronic renal failure are skyrocketing. During invited community visits in 2023, we confirmed that health restoration is an
urgent priority for Maluilgal (the tribal people of the Maluilgau region – Badu, Mabuiag and Moa Islands). Tribal leads have
initiated a movement called Kikirriu dan Walmai (KDW), which means “our health is resurrected”. KDW will be led by a team
chosen by the Tribal leads and who will honour and respect the cultural governance and protection required to meet the
KDW objectives. As a Torres Strait Islander researcher and recognised national leader in Indigenous health promotion and
building Indigenous research capacity, I have been endorsed by Tribal leads of KDW to work with stakeholders and Maluilgal
to lead a program of work to restore wellness. My Investigator research program will reduce chronic disease risk factors
through community-led evidence-based health restoration initiatives in the extremely remote and under resourced
communities. This will be achieved by identifying health promoting priorities for each community, building the capacity of
local community-based researchers, collaborative co-design health promoting initiatives, implement and evaluate the
initiatives and the translation of knowledge.
The evaluation of restorative health initiatives will include anthropometric and metabolic risk markers, such as weight, blood
pressure and cholesterol and measures of social, cultural and emotional wellbeing. These initiatives will provide evidence to
support the upscaling and transfer of the processes to other communities of Zenadh and beyond. Anticipated outcomes will
be the research activity training and upskilling of local Maluilgal community members and the implementation and evaluation
of sustainable effective health initiatives that will restore well-being to their communities.
Sexual and Reproductive Health Co-design with Pacific Island Nation Farm Workers
Kris McBain-Rigg
17 Mar 2025 - 17 Jun 2025
Collaborating with CQU researcher Dr Haylee Fox to undertake co-design sessions in rural North Queensland with Pacific Island Farm Workers
Lowitja Foundation Grant in Support of PhD Candidate Jenifer Darr
Kris McBain-Rigg
31 Dec 2021 - 31 Dec 2023
PhD Candidate Ms Jenifer Darr received funding from the Lowitja Institute to conduct her research project on CQI in Aboriginal Community Controlled Services in Australia.
Aeromedical Retrieval of people with Acute Behavioural Disturbance in Queensland – ELEVATE Study (Phase 2)
Kris McBain-Rigg
27 Jun 2023 - 31 Dec 2026
PhD Candidate Dr Clinton Gibbs and Dr Kris McBain-Rigg will undertake interviews with staff of Aeromedical Retrieval Services throughout Queensland to explore their experiences of retrieval of patients diagnosed with Acute Behavioural Disturbances (ABD).
Aeromedical Retrieval of people with Acute Behavioural Disturbance in Queensland – ELEVATE Study
Kris McBain-Rigg
01 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2025
The aeromedical retrieval of people with Acute Behavioural Disturbance is a challenging process for a vulnerable group of patients. Due to the nature of the persons illness, the balance between providing timely access to care and risks during transfer is complex. This project aims to use a mixed methods approach to explore this patient group and the perceived challenges of their aeromedical retrieval, test current practice, identify areas for improvement and assess methods of optimising care provided before, during, and after transfer.
Schistosoma japonicum infection: clinical significance of ultrasound findings
- 2026
- Oxford University Press
- Researchers:Andreas Neumayr
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Education Committee
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