Associate Professor Kate Anderson

Associate Professor Anderson is a highly experienced research leader based on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast who has worked as an ally in collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (respectfully Indigenous) researchers and communities over the past 20 years. Her research spans areas such as cancer, kidney disease, and wellbeing. Currently, her program of research at the Yardhura Walani Centre focuses on understanding and measuring the wellbeing of Indigenous peoples across their lifespan.

She writes regularly for a range of academic and media publications, helping to shape policy, practice and narratives around innovative and respectful research with Indigenous peoples that supports holistic wellbeing and self-determination. Associate Professor Anderson is an active committee member of the National Occupational Lung Disease Network Steering Committee; the OCHRe National Network for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Researchers, the Lowitja Institute Community Group; and the Women in Public Health (WPH) Network.