Dr Schultz joined Black Dog Institute in May 2022 to lead the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Strategy.

As Assistant Professor at Bond University for five years, he developed social and emotional wellbeing and culturally diverse content in medical and allied health programs. He was the Indigenous Allied Health Association (IAHA) Professional of the year in 2019.

He has previously worked with Black Dog Institute in cultural responsiveness training in his capacity as Director of Marumali Consultations. As the founding Director of Marumali in 2009 he was an author and facilitator of Forming Culturally Responsive Practice (a RACGP accredited cultural competence training). He also ran cross-cultural Employee Assistance Program services specialising in assisting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforces and their families.

Dr Schultz is a Board member of the Queensland First Children and Families Board (QFCFB) and was Deputy Chair of Queensland’s Child Death Review Committee Panel (CDRCP) from 2019-2021 in addition to sitting on the Child Death Review Panel (2016-2019).