Robert James

Profile

Robert is a Torres Strait Islander who lives and works as a clinician in remote communities in North-East Arnhem Land, NT. He is also a PhD candidate at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne. He wants to draw together Yolngu health workers and Traditional Owners to provide valuable stories about the COVID-19 pandemic on Yolngu Country. He is also keen to help grow a cohort of Yolngu researchers to define and conduct meaningful research in the region.

Robert is a member of the FIrst Nations Pandemic Research PreparednesS NeTwork (FIRST) Governance Group.

APPRISE respectfully acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of the land and seas as the First Peoples of Australia