Julieann Coombes
Associate Professor, Co-Chair, Ethics Committee
The George Institute for Global Health; Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (AH&MRC)
Dr Julieann Coombes identifies as a Gumbaynggir woman and highly skilled career professional with over 27 years nursing experience working in Aboriginal Community Health. She now focuses on improving health inequalities and outcomes for First Nations people and communities through research using Indigenous Knowledges (knowing, being and doing) and methodologies which empowers First Nations people’s voices in all her work. She has extensive experience in social and cultural determinants of health research, Indigenous methodologies and applies decolonising methods to all her research projects. Julieann has a commitment to ensure that all research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is conducted in an ethical correct way and research integrity should be underpinned by equity, transparency, and self-determination.
Her work in Indigenous research methods, public health knowledge and qualitative research, work which is published, has been cited in policy, media, and academic publications.
Julieann received her PhD at University of Technology, Sydney and is a Senior Research Fellow for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Program at The George Institute for Global Health.
Sessions
Day 1
9.45
Ethical accountability in research: Ensuring culturally safe and meaningful engagement with ACCHOs
How the AH&MRC Human Research Ethics Committee operationalises ethical accountability
Designing “meaningful engagement” with ACCHOs from the start
What good applications do differently (and common pitfalls)
Kelly Jones, Ethics Committee, Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (AH&MRC)
Michael Doyle, Associate Professor, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
Julieann Coombes, Associate Professor, The George Institute for Global Health; Co-Chair, Ethics Committee, Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW (AH&MRC)