Matt Lelievre

Matt Lelievre is a Research Fellow at the Rural Clinical School within the Medical School of The University of Western Australia, focusing on health service accessibility and diabetes prevention for Aboriginal communities in remote Western Australia.

His research centers on Aboriginal Health, Diabetes Prevention, and Culturally Appropriate Health Services, utilizing community-directed participatory methods to develop evidence-based interventions. Work emphasizes healthy lifestyle promotion, diabetes management, and addressing health disparities through culturally safe frameworks that prioritize community leadership and local knowledge in remote settings.

Analysis of his 2019-2021 publications reveals consistent focus on co-designing health programs with Aboriginal communities, featuring qualitative methodologies, community engagement strategies, and culturally localized interventions targeting youth and families. Key trends include integrating traditional knowledge with clinical approaches, addressing systemic barriers in remote healthcare access, and developing sustainable prevention models for type 2 diabetes.

Lelievre actively leads research funding initiatives including the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation project (2025-2029) as primary investigator developing accessible health services for Aboriginal youth, and collaborates on the Western Australia Department of Health grant (2022-2025) co-designing self-management support for pregnant Aboriginal women with prediabetes.