Dr Kerry Hall is a proud descendant of the Kuku Thaypan, Kuku Warra and Lama Lama Peoples from Cape York Peninsula. Kerry is Coordinator Learning and Teaching Indigenous at Griffith University. An Enrolled Nurse and Aboriginal Health Practitioner with extensive experience working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and education, Kerry’s professional interests include community engagement, capacity building, health inequity and inequalities, access to health care, social and emotional wellbeing with a particular interest in cultural safety and culturally safe care. Her cultural background shapes her identity and is the foundation on how she builds connections with individuals, communities, and partner organisations. Her research is guided by the AIATSIS principles of Indigenous self-determination, Indigenous Leadership, Impact and Value, Sustainability, and Accountability.

Dr Alison Nelson (B. Occ Thy, M.Occ Thy (research), PhD) is an occupational therapist with extensive research, teaching and practice experience working alongside urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Alison has completed both a research Master’s degree and PhD in the areas of service delivery and perceptions of health for urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and she has published widely in these fields. Alison is currently the Executive Director for Organisational  Development at the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health where she brings together her experience working in both clinical and academic settings. Alison leads out a comprehensive range of workforce development programs, including hosting up to 400 university students across 26 disciplines each year. Alison has a particular interest in inter-professional practice, and developing practical strategies which enable non-Indigenous students, researchers and practitioners to understand effective ways of working alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

Lloyd Dolan is a proud Wiradjuri man and the Academic Lead, First Nations within the Division of Learning and Teaching at Charles Sturt University. Based at the Wagga Wagga campus, Lloyd has spent the past four years supporting the integration of First Nations perspectives across courses and subjects university-wide. He was recognised internationally for his leadership in the development of the Wiradjuri Online Cultural Immersion experience, an innovative learning program that continues to build cultural capability among staff and students.

Corrine Butler is a proud Kuku Yalanjii, Wulgurukaba and South Sea Islander woman with strong family connections to Yarrabah, Far North Queensland. She has over 15 years experience delivering occupational therapy services in a wide range of areas, including mental health, community and population health in Queensland and the Northern Territory. She is the Director Allied Health – First Nations Peoples for the Office of the Chief Allied Health Officer, Queensland Health. Corrine recently completed a Master in Health Research through Menzies School of Health Research.  In 2018 Corrine was awarded the Indigenous Allied Health Professional of the year for her demonstrated commitment, dedication and contribution to the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, families and or communities.