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Emma Walke is a Bundjalung woman and Lecturer at the University of Sydney's University Centre for Rural Health (Lismore), where she serves as Head of Indigenous Health for Sydney Medical School and Academic Lead for Aboriginal Health. Her work centers on empowering Aboriginal communities through health equity initiatives, culturally responsive research methodologies, and systemic healthcare improvements.
Her research integrates Indigenous worldviews into healthcare systems, with focus areas including:
- Developing validated Patient-Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
- Implementing virtual reality applications to address racism in healthcare training
- Leading community-driven health priority identification through projects like Health from the Grass Roots
- Strengthening primary health systems via Continuous Quality Improvement frameworks
Her publications (2023-2024) demonstrate consistent focus on participatory research methodologies, Indigenous health workforce development, and culturally safe healthcare evaluation frameworks, often employing community co-design principles.
Awards include:
- The Poche Centre for Indigenous Health EMCR Travel Award (2023)
- National Dreamtime Awards nomination (2018)
She co-leads multiple national grants:
- NHMRC Partnership Grant for VOICE (developing Indigenous-specific PREMs)
- CRE-STRIDE ($2.5M NHMRC Centre for Indigenous Healthcare Equity)
- Facebook-funded Consider Everyone project (VR technology research)
- NEXGEN-NETWORK for Indigenous researcher capacity building
She collaborates with the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, Healthy North Coast network, and Bullinah Aboriginal Health Service, emphasizing community-academic partnerships.