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Email

kristens@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Principal Research Fellow - Indigenous Studies
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health - Centres and Institutes
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Masters (Coursework & Research)
RMIT University
Bachelors Degree
Deakin University
ORCID

0000-0002-0346-2820

A/Prof Kristen Smith

Principal Research Fellow - Indigenous Studies
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

26 Scholarly works
17 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Report

    The Importance of Data Sovereignty for Communities: A report of the Indigenous Data Sovereignty Symposium 2017
    DOI: 10.26188/31396575
  • 2026

    Report

    Developing and Adopting Indigenous Data Governance Frameworks: A report of the Indigenous Data Network Roundtable 2024
    DOI: 10.26188/31360507
  • 2026

    Report

    Improving Indigenous Data Capabilities in Indigenous Organisations: A report of the Indigenous Data Network Roundtable 2022
    DOI: 10.26188/31360348
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Replanting the Birthing Trees to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and babies: protocol for developmental evaluation of a comprehensive culturally responsive, trauma-aware, healing-informed, continuity of care(r) model
    DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1721107
  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Improving Indigenous Research Capabilities: Building an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data Commons Phase 2.
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Replanting the Birthing Trees to Support First Nations Parents and Babies
  • 2022

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Improving Indigenous Research Capabilities: An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Data Commons
Kristen Smith

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2016
Sir John Eccles Tall Poppy Award Warrnambool College
2009
The Population Health Investing in Research Training Grant The School of Population & Global Health
2009
PhD Fieldwork Grant Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne
2008
Endeavour Research Fellowship Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Replanting the Birthing Trees: A Call to Transform Intergenerational Trauma into Cycles of Healing and Nurturing
    DOI: 10.3390/genealogy9020052
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Indigenous Data Governance in Australia: Towards A National Framework
    DOI: 10.18584/iipj.2023.14.1.10987
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families to Stay Together from the Start (SAFeST Start): Urgent call to action to address crisis in infant removals
    DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.200
  • 2022

    Book

    Medical Tourism and Inequity in India: The Hyper-Commodification of Healthcare
    DOI: 10.5040/9781666994735
  • 2020

    Report

    Family violence policies, legislation and services: Improving access and suitability for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men
  • 2020

    Report

    Improving family violence legal and support services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Relighting the Firesticks: Accelerating Diffusion and Progressing to Sustainability of Innovative Care to Foster a Healthy Start to Life for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families
  • 2022

    Internal Research Grant

    Improving Indigenous Research Capabilities: An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Data Commons

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