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Kylie Stothers (Katherine) |
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Research Associate
Contact
Ph: 08 8971 2758
Email:
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 Brief Biography
Kylie joined CRH at the Katherine Campus in August 2008 as a Research Associate under the PHCRED program. Kylie is a young mother of two children. She is a Jawoyn woman, born and raised in Katherine. Kylie comes from a large extended family with strong ties in Katherine and surrounding communities. She studied a Bachelor of Social Work at NTU (now Charles Darwin University) and after graduating from there she has spent the last 12 years working throughout the Northern Territory – both Top End and Central. Kylie’s passion and interest in Indigenous health relates to her own local NT Indigenous community experience (personal & professional) but she also has strong ties to her husband’s New Zealand Maori community and as a family they spend time in and with both communities when possible, ensuring her children have access to both cultures and family experiences.
Education
Bachelor of Social Work, Northern Territory University (now Charles Darwin University), 1999
Grad Dip Indigenous Hlth Promotion, University of Sydney, 2006
Grad Cert Remote Hlth Management, Flinders University, 2011
Awards
First successful graduate of the Northern Territory Government Indigenous Cadetship Program for the Department of Health & Families (after gaining a Bachelor of Social Work 1999)
Nominated for the NT Social Work award (Mary Moylan Award) – 2005 & 2010
Friends of the Alliance Unsung Hero Award 2011 - National Rural Health Conference (2011)
Research Interests
Kylie is a Social Worker with a broad range of interests in Indigenous Health, with a particular interest in Child & Maternal health, Social Determinants of Health, Health Promotion and Indigenous and NT specific workforce issues. As Kylie is just beginning her career in the field of research, she keen to have exposure to a vast range of research topics which work towards creating change and having a sustainable and positive impact.
Industry / community / professional activities / interests and affiliations
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Member of Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
- Committee member of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Social Working Group (AASW)
- Board member and member of National Coalition of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Social Workers (NCATSISW)
- Member of Services for Australian Rural & Remote Allied Health (SARRAH)
- SARRAH Social Work Coordinator (2008-2011)
- Social Work Director for Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) (2008-Current)
- Committee member of Katherine Region NAIDOC
Conferences
Presentations
- Stothers, K. "Moving Forward: success & challenges in cross cultural social work practice in the NT (a personal reflection)." Invited key note speaker - AASW NT Branch Social Work Day, March 2010.
- Lindeman, M., Taylor, K., Kuipers, P., Stothers, K., & Piper, K. "An Evaluation of a Cross-Cultural communication tool in dementia awareness." PCHRED Tri-State Conference, September 2010.
- Stothers, K., & Charles, J. "Working for improved Indigenous Health – through Allied Health". National Rural Health Conference, March 2011.
Poster presentation
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Stothers, K. "Evaluations of Centre for Remote Health Mental Health Seminar Series." PHCRED Tri-State Conference, September 2009.
- Entwistle, P., Piper, K., & Stothers, K. "Strategic Service Support: improving care by responding to local needs." Primary Health Care Research Conference, June/July 2010.
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Alice Springs Campus
Cnr Simpson & Skinner Sts
PO Box 4066
Alice Springs NT 0871
Tel: (08) 8951 4700
Fax: (08) 8951 4777
Email:
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Katherine Campus
PO Box 433
Katherine
NT 0851
Tel : (08) 8971 2758
Fax : (08) 8971 1839
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