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Email

cacham@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


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

0000-0003-3446-0227

Prof Cath Chamberlain

Professor of Indigenous Health
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

166 Scholarly works
18 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 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

    Editorial: Maternal PTSD, complex trauma, post-traumatic growth and resiliency across different cultures
    DOI: 10.3389/fgwh.2026.1822585
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Contraceptive awareness and use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth: a cross-sectional analysis from the ‘Next Generation Youth Wellbeing Study’
    DOI: 10.1071/SH25117
  • 2026

    Journal article

    ‘Keeping Ourselves Safe From the System’: Perinatal Care Model Considerations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families Intersecting With Child Protection
    DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.70088
  • 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

    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

    Addressing Commercial Health determinants: Indigenous Empowerment and Voices for Equity (ACHIEVE) - protocol for a multiphase study
    DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-101735
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Evaluating the perceived outcome and impact of an integrated knowledge translation approach in the development of an equity reporting guideline: A cross-sectional survey
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005854
  • 2026

    Journal article

    [Not Available].
    DOI: 10.26633/RPSP.2026.38
  • 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
  • 2026

    Journal article

    [Not Available].
    DOI: 10.26633/RPSP.2026.37

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
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Counting What Counts: Indigenous Quality of Wellbeing Utility Index and Quantifying Key Determinants of Health

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