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Research Biography
Tamara Mackean is a Waljen woman, Public Health Medicine Physician and Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine. Associate Professor Mackean holds a conjoint appointment with the FHMRI and the George Institute for Global Health, and leads a body of research in Health Equity and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing. Associate Professor Mackean’s research interests span health policy, social and mental health, health systems and Indigenous health.
Associate Professor Mackean’s keen interest to positively influence the health and well-being of all Australians extends to supervising higher research degree students working in the field of Public Health. Associate Professor Mackean provides leadership and mentorship to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers and students within the College of Medicine and Public Health as well as within the broader University.
Research Interests
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
First Nations Health
Public Health in Australia
Social Determinants of Health
Social Determinants of Indigenous Health
Community and stakeholder engagement and translating research into practice
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Research Areas
- Public health
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Food intake in an Australian Aboriginal rural community facing food and water security challenges: A cross-sectional survey
Rosewarne, E., Tonkin, T., Trindall, A., Santos, J. A., Patay, D., McCausland, R., Spencer, W., Corby, C., Coombes, J., Mackean, T., Leslie, G., Earle, N., Baldry, E., Shanthosh, J., Madden, T., Deane, A. M., Weatherall, L., Moore, B., Bennett-Brook, K. & Webster, J., Feb 2025, In: Nutrition & Dietetics. 82, 1, p. 86-96 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementing ‘Closing the Gap’ policy through mainstream service provision: A South Australian case study
George, E., Fisher, M., Mackean, T. & Baum, F., Jan 2025, In: Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 36, 1, 12 p., e884.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Leading the way: the contribution of Aboriginal community controlled health organisations to community health in Australia
Mackean, T., Freeman, T., Musolino, C., Fry, D., MacDougall, C., Lewis, V. & Baum, F., 14 Apr 2025, In: Australian Journal of Primary Health. 31, 3, 10 p., PY24223.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Measuring Food and Water Security in an Aboriginal Community in Regional Australia
Weatherall, L., Trindall, A., Tonkin, T., Santos, J. A., Patay, D., McCausland, R., Spencer, W., Leslie, G., Baldry, E., Bennett-Brook, K., Coombes, J., Mackean, T., Shanthosh, J., Madden, T., Moore, B., Deane, A.-M., Earle, N., Corby, C., Nathan, M. & Young, S. L. & 2 others, , Feb 2025, In: Australian Journal of Rural Health. 33, 1, 12 p., e13214.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ meanings of home: a systematic scoping review
Anderst, J., Hunter, K., Coombes, J., Trindall, A., Porykali, B., Kairuz Santos, C. & Mackean, T., 1 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Housing Studies. 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
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Understanding Indigenous and non-Indigenous theories of wellbeing and assessing their suitability for public policy to promote wellbeing
Fisher, M. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Mackean, T. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Shakespeare, M. (Associate Investigator) & Wilson, R. (Associate Investigator)
Project: Research