Associate Professor Renae Kirkham

Principal Research Fellow, Lead Diabetes across the Lifecourse: Northern Australia Partnership

Qualifications:

PhD, University of Adelaide, 2015
Psychology Honours, University of Adelaide, 2008
Bachelor of Arts, University of Adelaide, 2007.

Approved level of HDR supervision at Charles Darwin University:

Principal Supervisor for PhD

Location:

Darwin – Royal Darwin Hospital campus

Biography:

Renae Kirkham is a leader in public health with expertise in Implementation Science research and qualitative research methodologies. As Lead of the Diabetes Across the Lifecourse: Northern Australian Partnership, Renae plays a key role in supporting a large program of research that aims to work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to break the cycle of type 2 diabetes and related conditions. 

Since joining the Partnership in 2015, she has been successful in securing over $9 million in research funding. She has extensive experience in models of care research, particularly that focusing on increasing appropriateness and accessibility of health services to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Renae currently supervises three PhD students (two as primary) and two masters research project students. She has supervised multiple HDR students to completion (one PhD; five masters).