Professor Juanita Sherwood: First Nation Health Research - Changing the stories about us with us

Seminar Overview

In the last 20 years, First Nations researchers have shifted the story about us dramatically through critiquing the deficit discourse that has been used since Invasion and subsequent colonial governance.

Our work in Indigenous ethics and the development of methodologies that ensure our voices are heard and not silenced have been able to determine different outcomes for our Peoples. 

This is incredibly significant as the time frame has been brief but effective, with shifts in state and National policies for our people based on our ways of knowing, being and doing.

Speaker

Professor Sherwood has led and contributed to major NHMRC and MRFF-funded projects, including Birthing on Country, the National First Nations Research Network, and research strengthening Indigenous primary health care systems.

With over 35 years' experience as a nurse, educator and researcher, Professor Sherwood is internationally recognised for advancing decolonising methodologies and positioning colonisation as a primary determinant of First Nations health.

Her seminal work, including 'Colonisation: It's Bad for Your Health', has significantly shaped Indigenous health research, policy, and practice.

Professor Sherwood brings extensive expertise in women's and children's health, maternal and child health refom, and community-led research.