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MsSimone Sherriff

Senior Research Fellow

Faculty of Medicine and Health

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  • Senior Research Fellow
    Faculty of Medicine and Health

Research projects & supervision summary

2025            Backholer K, Sherriff S, Bhatti A, Kelly B, Mathisen R, Browne J, McCann J, Duong V. Artificial intelligence and digital marketing of breastmilk substitutes. ARC.

2024            Paradies Y, Browne J, Sherriff S, Backholer K, Cubillo B, Walker T, Allender S, Maddox R, Mitchell F, Poirier B. Addressing Commercial Health-determinants: Indigenous Empowerment and Voices for Equity (ACHIEVE). NHMRC Targeted Call. 

2023            Finlay S, Sherriff S, Bailey S, Mitchell F, Larsen P, Baur L, Muthayya S, Grant J, Forster D, Dickson M, Wright D, Springall T. Decolonising lactation care to support the initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding among First Nations women. Medical Research Future Fund – Indigenous Health Research Fund. 

2023            Browne J, Paradies Y, Sherriff S, Backholer K, Walker T, Ananthanpavan J, Huxley R, Brown A. The commercial determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing: building the evidence and co-designing action. NHMRC Ideas Grant. 

2022            Bailey S, Kennedy M, Wright D, Newman J, Sherriff S, Paul C, Muthayya S, Ivers R, Mackell P, Sherwood J. Evaluating the implementation and uptake of prevention programs to support healthy ageing amongst Aboriginal people. Medical Research Future Fund – Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission. 

2022            Hayes A, Dickson M, Killedar A, Wen L, Taki S, Sherriff S. Novel modelling of childhood obesity to improve decision making and close the gap. NHMRC Ideas Grant. 

 

Other Grant Funding:

2025            Sherriff S, Finlay SM, Stewart G, Kennedy M, Chamberlain C, Dickson M, Sherwood J, Espinoza C. International Indigenous knowledge sharing to support the advancement of Indigenous knowledges into the field of lactation. Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Strategy and Services, University of Sydney. 

2025            Deen C, Sherriff S, Matthews V, Gall A, Dickson M. Culturally Responsive Assessment of Food security for Trauma-informed Strategies (CRAFTS). The Charles Perkins Centre. Virgina Hood Fund. 

2024            Deen C, Matthews V, Nona F, Sherriff S, Brimblecombe J, Dickson M, Gall A, Ford L, Motlap S. Culturally Responsive Assessment of Food security for Trauma-informed Strategies (CRAFTS). Healthy Environment and Lives (HEAL) Innovation Fund

2024            Sherriff, S. Yalbilinya Miya (learn together): Aboriginal led home visiting breastfeeding program. Lowitja Institue Early Career Research Grant.   

2023            Sherriff S, Williams K, Honeysett H, Smith N, Honeysett A, Larsen P, Fikkers R, Muthayya S, Kalucy D, Nixon J, Nepal S. Yalbilinya Miya (learn together): Aboriginal led breastfeeding program. Lowitja Institute Major Grant and Knowledge Translation Funds. 

 

PhD students

Name: Georgia Stewart (Ngiyampaa)

University: University of Sydney

Topic: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander breastfeeding and lactation training

Dates: 2025-current

 

Name: Caroline Deen (Gamilaroi)

University: University of Sydney

Topic: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Food Security

Dates: 2024-current

 

Name: Jessica Howell (Wadawurrung)

University: Deakin

Topic: The representation and positioning of Aboriginal peoples in native food research

Dates: 2025-current

 

Name: Carmel Crook (Ugarem Le)

University: University of Newcastle

Topic: First Nations Cancer Care Pathways

Dates: 2024-current

 

 

 

 

 

RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES

  • PROJECT
    Evaluation of the NSW Health Building on Aboriginal Communities’ Resilience Initiative
    21 Jan 2026
    Project leaders:
    Collaborators:
    • Angelo C,
    • Cameron D,
    • Kalucy D
  • PROJECT
    Evaluation of the NSW Health Building on Aboriginal Communities’ Resilience (BACR) Initiative
    The Leeder Centre for Health Policy, Economics and DataNSW Ministry of Health30 Jun 2025 - 30 Jun 2027
    Project leaders:
    Collaborators:
    • Nicholls A,
    • Angelo C,
    • Cameron D
    Looking at enablers of success for building community resilience aligned with self harm and suicide.
  • PROJECT
    Yalbilinya Miya
    17 Jul 2023
    Project leaders:
    Yalbilinya Miya is a holistic and culturally responsive breastfeeding project being designed and led by an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service in New South Wales (NSW).
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Developing culturally responsive food security indicators.
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Upholding sovereign knowledges and practices through an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Lactation Counsellor training program