A/Prof Veronica Matthews
About
Veronica Matthews is from the Quandamooka community, Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) and a Wingara Mura Leadership Program Fellow at the University Centre for Rural Health, the University of Sydney. She has more than 15 years’ experience working in Indigenous health from program delivery and policy to research. She holds a PhD from the University of Queensland in environmental toxicology, has a Bachelor of Science and a Grad. Cert. (Epi) and is currently undertaking a Master of Applied Epidemiology through the Australian National University. Veronica has expertise in environmental health and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health care systems research, with a particular focus on community engagement and resilience. Dr Matthews has advanced epidemiological skills, strong established networks and relationships in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health care sector and experience with facilitating grass-roots community-based participatory research.