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cacham@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor of Indigenous Health
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health - Centres and Institutes
Education
Doctoral Degree (Research) / PhD
Monash University
Postgraduate Certificate
University of Melbourne
Masters Degree (Coursework & Research)
La Trobe University
Masters Degree (Coursework)
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0003-3446-0227

Prof Cath Chamberlain

Professor of Indigenous Health
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

178 Scholarly works
19 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Indigenous breastfeeding support in Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand, Canada and the United States: A scoping review
    DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2026.102256
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A comparison of the characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who vape, dual-use, and smoke commercial tobacco and want to quit: Cross-sectional findings from the Which Way? Quit Pack study.
    DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntag182
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Effectiveness and implementation of an indigenous-led mailed smoking cessation intervention for aboriginal and torres strait islander people: outcomes of a hybrid type 1 trial
    DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntag033
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The effect of culturally tailored continuity of midwifery care on perinatal outcomes for women having a first Nations baby in Victoria, Australia: a prospective non-randomised translational study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.104028
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Strengthening Foundations for Closing the Gap
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Replanting the Birthing Trees to Support First Nations Parents and Babies
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Healing the Past by Nurturing the Future: Trauma Integrated Perinatal Care to Improve Health Outcomes for Indigenous Parents and Infants in a Rural Setting
Cath Chamberlain

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2024
NHMRC Fellowship (NHMRCF)
2024
NHMRC Fellowship (NHMRCF)
2019
University College London Provost Award for Public Engagement
2019
NHMRC Fellowship (NHMRCF)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Report

    WORKING TOWARDS SAFE AND SACRED CARE: A toolkit to support culturally responsive, trauma-aware,
    DOI: 10.26188/32786586
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Understanding racism in healthcare and moving towards cultural safety and self-determination
    DOI: 10.1016/j.fnhli.2026.100130
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Scientific Progress in Mapping the Relational Ecology of Early Child Development: A Systematic Scoping Review
    DOI: 10.1007/s10567-025-00522-w
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Acceptability of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander co-designed resources to increase awareness of complex trauma during the perinatal period: Perspectives of parents, service providers and pilot implementation stakeholders
    DOI: 10.1016/j.fnhli.2026.100116
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Urgent investment needed to reclaim lactation care and training to support Indigenous women, babies, families, and communities
    DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daag075
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Preconception Predictors of Next Generation Early Relational Health: A Living Review of Prospective Cohort Studies
    DOI: 10.1007/s10567-025-00554-2

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Which Way? Quit Pack: Assessing the Implementation and Impact of a National Mailed Smoking and Vaping Cessation Intervention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Adolescents and Adults
  • 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

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Owners of the unceded lands on which we work, learn and live. We pay respect to Elders past, present and future, and acknowledge the importance of Indigenous knowledge in the Academy.

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