Robyn Preston

Dr. Robyn Preston is a Senior Lecturer in Public Health at Central Queensland University, affiliated with the School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences and the Centre for Indigenous Health Equity Research. Her work focuses on qualitative and mixed-methods research addressing health equity, rural health services, and socially accountable health education. She holds adjunct roles at James Cook University and has international expertise in health professions education.

Education:

• James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
• Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
• The Australian National University, Canberra

Research Interests: Access to health services for marginalized communities, rural home-based aged care, socially accountable health institutions, and disaster preparedness. She emphasizes community partnerships and capacity-building in emergency response.

Grants & Projects:

• 2024 CQU Internal Research Grant: Aged Care in Rural Areas ($94,042)
• Queensland Floods Flexible Funding Grants for disaster preparedness projects ($94,042 and $99,142)

Teaching: Coordinates units on First Nations Community Engagement and health promotion. Specializes in socially accountable pedagogy.

Labs/Teams: Aged Care in Rural Areas research group and collaborations with the Appleton Institute.