DrVeronica Matthews
(She/Her)
NHMRC Principal Research Fellow
Faculty of Medicine and Health
- NHMRC Principal Research FellowFaculty of Medicine and Health
BIO
Dr Veronica Matthews is a health systems researcher from the Quandamooka community, Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) based in Lismore at the University Centre for Rural Health (UCRH), The University of Sydney. She has over 20 years’ experience working in the Indigenous health sector including policy development, program delivery and research. She holds a PhD in Environmental Toxicology, Master of Applied Epidemiology and Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours). Her work centres on improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander holistic health care systems (health of Country, community and family) through quality improvement, systems-thinking and community-based participatory research.
CERTIFICATIONS
- PhDThe University of Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaContaminant dietary exposure assessment for a coastal community in Moreton Bay, Queensland: Persistent organic pollutants in local seafood.
- MAEAustralian National University, Canberra, AustraliaDisproportionate epidemiology: differential impact of disease and flood on the socio-economically marginalised.
SCHOOL
- School of Health Sciences
UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 13 Climate Action
- 3 Good Health and Well Being