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Dr Elissa Elvidge

Dr Elissa Elvidge

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Newcastle and Life Long Health Group, SAHMRI

Research Programs

Developed a novel cultural safety framework, now used by health services globally, including a validated tool to measure cultural safety from the patient’s perspective
CIA ‘Breathe for Bub’ program, which aims to develop a culturally safe framework for the clinical care of Aboriginal women with asthma during pregnancy
Awarded over $5.5 million in research funding related to improving health outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Dr Elissa Elvidge is a mixed methods researcher whose work focuses on improving clinical and public health outcomes through community-led research partnerships. Despite being an early career researcher, Dr Elvidge has already made significant contributions to the literature, including leading the development of validated cultural safety tools and training programs.

To date, she has been awarded over $5.5 million in research funding related to improving health outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Dr Elvidge has led independent research involving local, national and international collaborative networks. She has collaborated with academics from Oxford University and the University of Southampton (UK) as well as First Nations researchers in New Zealand, America, Alaska, Canada, Hawaii and Spain.