Dr Raelene Ward
Name | Dr Raelene Ward |
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Email Address | raelene.ward@unisq.edu.au |
Job Title | Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales Hub Knowledge Broker |
Qualifications | BNurs USQ, MHlth USQ, PhD USQ |
Department | Future Drought Fund Hub (Research) |
Affiliations | School of Psychology and Wellbeing |
School of Education | |
School of Mathematics, Physics and Computing | |
School of Nursing and Midwifery | |
ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6248-7921 |
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Biography
I am a proud Kunja woman and a traditional owner of Cunnamulla and surrounding areas. I am qualified Registered Nurse both hospital and university-trained, holds a master's and PhD in Aboriginal Suicide. Employed at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) for 16 years. Seconded from her substantive role as a Senior Academic nurse lecturer to the Knowledge Broker First Nations Engagement Lead for the Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales (SQNNSW) Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub. Emphasis on amplifying the voices, perspectives, needs, and aspirations of First Nations peoples QLD and NSW. Raelene's work and relationships are extensive and deeply connected. Over the last year and a half, she has continuously given back to many communities and collaborators, with her research rooted in a grassroots level, being Aboriginal-led and community-driven. She represents her people and community on various levels, serving as the First Nations Director on the One Basin CRC, a member of the Murray Darling Basin Outlook First Nations Leadership Group for the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA), Chairperson for Goolburri Aboriginal Health Advancement, and an Aboriginal member on the Darling Downs Hospital Health Service HREC. Additionally, she has recently been appointed as a member of the Research Advisory Committee for the Australian Farm Institute.
Employment
Position | Organisation | From | To |
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Knowledge Broker First Nations Engagement | UniSQ | 2022 | |
Senior Lecturer (Nursing) | UniSQ | 2020 | 2022 |
Associate Professor - College for Indigenous Studies, Education & Research | UniSQ | 2019 | 2020 |
Senior Lecturer (Nursing) | UniSQ | 2014 | 2019 |
Indigenous Project Coordinator (Nursing, Biomedical Institue of Sciences | QUT | 2016 | 2017 |
Indigenous Nurse Research Fellow (CRRAH) | UniSQ | 2010 | 2014 |
Expertise
First Nations Engagement
Research related projects in First Nations water (Basin communities) rights, policy across Basin communities.
Cultural Safety
Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Serivces
Research related projects with First Nations focus, drought, Caring for Country, Climate Change
Aboriginal suicide and social and emotional wellbeing
First Nations health & Wellbeing
Capacity Building
Teaching
None in my current role
Fields of Research
- 450409. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services
- 450415. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing
- 450418. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander remote health
- 450420. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social, emotional, cultural and spiritual wellbeing
Professional Membership
Professional Membership | Year |
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Australian Farmers Institute – Aboriginal member Research Advisory Committee | |
Murray Darling Basin Authority - Outlook First Nations Leadership Group | |
One Basin CRC - First Nations Director | |
Chairperson - Goolburri Aboriginal Health Advancement | |
Darling Downs Hospital Health Service HREC - Aboriginal member |
Supervision Interests
Aboriginal Suicide
Community Engagement
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and Wellbeing
Cultural Safety
Capacity Building
Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services
Current Supervisions
Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Commenced |
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Protective associations between indicators of cultural connectedness against suicidality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people at individual and community levels | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2019 |
Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2020 | |
DEVELOPMENT OF A CULTURALLY SAFE TOOL TO ENHANCE GENERAL PRACTICE-BASED GOAL SETTING FOR ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PATIENTS EXPERIENCING CHRONIC DISEASE | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
ABORIGINAL TRADITIONAL BUSH REMEDIES INCORPORATED INTO BIOACTIVE HYDROGEL FILMS AS A POTENTIAL TREATMENT FOR CHRONIC WOUNDS. | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2021 |
Whaddup Toowoomba! Exploring Regional Youth Group Engagement and Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2019 |
Making the NSW Child Protection System More Culturally Appropriate: Investigating the Impact of the Current NSW Child Protection System for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2019 |
Completed Supervisions
Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Completed |
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FROM WHERE I STAND - WHAT DO SERVICE PROVIDERS IN ST GEORGE SAY ARE INFLUENCES FOR INDIGENOUS YOUTH SUICIDE IN THEIR COMMUNITY? | Associate Supervisor | Masters | 2021 |