Claire is a non-Indigenous PhD candidate within at University of Melbourne, supported by a Melbourne Research Scholarship and the Centre of Research Excellence in Targeted Approaches To Improve Cancer Services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians (TACTICS) at the University of Queensland. She works within the Cervical Cancer Elimination team at Yardhura Walani. Her work primarily focuses on improving participation across Australia’s national cancer screening programs for priority populations with a specific focus on cervical screening. Claire has worked across multiple projects evaluating models of self-collection cervical screening within primary care, specifically with the Aboriginal community-controlled health sector. She is passionate about meaningful health equity for all and works to ensure health systems are accountable, accessible, and inclusive.
