Carmen Parter

Carmen Parter is a proud descendent of the Darumbal and Juru clans of the Birra Gubba Nation of the State of Queensland (Australia) with South Sea Islander heritage - Tanna Island of the Republic of Vanuatu. She has worked with and for communities, started her professional career as a Registered Nurse, Registered Midwife and a Women's' Health Nurse Practitioner that eventually led to working in policy areas of government. She has been a community volunteer, a community worker, clinician, educator, researcher, policy advisor, project officer, manager, and senior executive spanning a public servant career of over 30 years. She is at the University of Queensland Poche Centre for Indigenous Health as a Senior Research Fellow. Carmen is particularly interested in applying Indigenous research philosophies and methodologies in research and public health policies. Carmen wears many hats including being the inaugural Co-chair of the Indigenous Working Group of the World Federation of Public Health Association, a community member with Lowitja Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research in Australia, and an ambassador for the Mayi Kuwayu longitudinal study that is quantifying the association of cultural factors to the improvements in health and wellbeing outcomes for Indigenous Australians. Finally, Carmen is a grandmother to three beautiful girls and Aunty to many. She lives on the beautiful Bundjalung country in Northern New South Wales - a state in Australia - with her partner.