Kym Rae

Biography

"Associate Professor Kym Rae is an Mid Career Researcher who completed her PhD studies at the University of New England in early 2007. Her PhD work looking at predicting the onset of labour in women provided a natural progression into her post-doctoral work aimed at reducing premature and low birth weight deliveries in Aboriginal communities. A /Prof Kym Rae has been the Program Director of the Gomeroi gaaynggal research program since the early phases of consultation with the Aboriginal communities of the Hunter New England Area Health Service. She has been heavily involved in community consultation and developed community connections in each of the project locations and continues to be in close communication with the Aboriginal communities of Tamworth and Walgett particularly. In her role as Director, A/ Prof Rae leads both the Health research and ArtsHealth programs of the Gomeroi gaaynggal program. She has a personal interest in the capacity building of local Aboriginal people and has mentored the Aboriginal staff involved in the Gomeroi gaaynggal project to continue to build their research skills and return research capacity to local communities. A/ Prof Rae is committed to developing research in partnership with Aboriginal people and providing ongoing capacity building opportunities for early Aboriginal researchers."

Research Interest

Clinical Sciences, Public Health and Health Services