Current Chief Investigators
Professor Jonathan Craig
Doctor / Researcher
Flinders University
" To improve the care and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and in a respectful, empowering way "
Professor Allison Tong
Social Scientist
University of Sydney
" Making a difference with community "
Associate Professor Michelle Dickson Darkinjung/Ngarigu
Deputy Head of Sydney School of Public Health
University of Sydney
“ ARDAC was born out of a community identified need and continues to ensure community remains at the core of all work. May ARDAC research continue to support the development of services and programs that meet community needs and contribute to improving our health and wellbeing outcomes ”
Professor David Lyle
Public Health Physician - Rural Health
Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health, University of Sydney
" bringing community and researchers together to better understand and prevent renal disease in Aboriginal children and adults "
Professor Armando Teixeria-Pinto
Professor of Biostatistics
University of Sydney
" opportunity to learn about factors that affect kidney health early in life "
Professor Germaine Wong
Kidney Specialist / Researcher
Western Sydney Local Health District University of Sydney
" understanding the risk factors of kidney disease in children and adolescents will provide us very important information as to what specific treatments could delay the onset or prevent the development of kidney disease "
Professor Natasha Nassar
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologist
University of Sydney
" To help inform sustainable, community-led, evidence-based health initiatives to close the gap for Aboriginal people "
Site Principal
Professor Stephen Alexander
Site Principal
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
University of Sydney
" looking out for the future "
Current Associate Investigators
Jamie Newman
Cecil Lester
Professor Sandra Eades
Associate Dean Indigenous Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Global and Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne.
Deb McCowen
Dr Sean Taylor
Associate Professor Boe Rambaldini
Professor Penelope Abbott
Dr Vincent Lee
Lindsay Hardy
Advancement Manager, Wollotuka Institute of Indigenous Engagement and Advancement Academic Division
Professor Paul Komenda
Professor of Medicine University of Manitoba
Dr Martin Howell
Health Economist, University of Sydney
Past Chief Investigators
Dr Elisabeth Hodson , Emeritus Consultant in Paediatric Nephrology, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW)
Professor Paul Roy , Paediatric Nephrologist at The Children's Hospital at Westmead (CHW)
Ms Della Yarnold , PhD Fellow
Past Investigators
Ms Deb Nelson, Managing Director of Yarn’n Aboriginal Employment Services, Redfern
Professor Paul Roy , Paediatric Nephrologist at The Children's Hospital at Westmead (CHW)
Ms Della Yarnold , PhD Fellow