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Katharine Brown

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Indigenous Cardiovascular Research

Katharine Brown

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Indigenous Cardiovascular Research

BHlthSc, MHlthEc&Pol, PhD

katharine.brown@thekids.org.au

Katharine Brown is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Indigenous Cardiovascular Research program at The Kids Research Institute Australia. She is a non-Indigenous woman living and working on Kaurna country.

Katharine’s research draws on her experiences in advocacy, policy and translational research to respond to the disparities in cardiovascular health and disease experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. She uses a broad range of research skills and methods. Katharine is motivated to increase understanding and awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander understanding of health and wellbeing to enhance provision of supports and care in this population.

Other Publications
  1. McBride KF, Franks C, Gisela Van Kessel, Wade V, King B, Rigney J, Burton N, Dowling A, Mitchell J, Howard NJ, Paquet C, Hillier S, Nicholls SJ, Brown A. Getting to the heart of the matter. Integrating Western methodology with Indigenous ways of working: a research partnership with Aboriginal women in South and Central Australia. Critical Public Health. Accepted 8 November 2022. DOI:  10.1080/09581596.2022.2147417
  1. McBride KF, Howard NJ, Franks C, King V, Wade V, Dowling A, Rigney J, Burton N , Mitchell JA, Hillier S, Nicholls SJ, Paquet C, Brown A. Providing guideline-recommended preventive cardiovascular care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and men. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 2022. DOI: 10.1071/PY22064
  1. McBride, K., Nguyen, J., Dowling, A., Howard, N. J., Franks, C., Hillier, S., Wade, V., King, B., Rigney, J., Burton, N., Mitchell, J. A., Nicholls, S. J., Paquet, C., & Brown, A. A systematic review on assessment and management of preventive cardiovascular care in primary health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and men. Australian Journal of Primary Health. 2022;28(3):179-199. DOI: 10.1071/PY21219
  1. Kelly J, Dowling A, Hillier S, Brown A, Kleinig T, Goldsmith K, McBride K, Jeyaraj P, Castle S, Thrift AG. Perspectives on rehabilitation for Aboriginal people with stroke: a qualitative study. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. 2022:29(4):295-309. DOI: 10.1080/10749357.2021.1911771
  1. McBride KF, Rolleston A. Where are the opportunities to address system barriers preventing equitable cardiovascular outcomes for Indigenous populations? The Lancet Global Health. 2021;9(9):e1191-e2. DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00270-9
  1. McBride KF, Franks C, Wade V, King V, Rigney J, Burton N, Dowling A, Howard NJ, Paquet C, Hillier S, Nicholls SJ, Brown A. Good Heart: Telling Stories of Cardiovascular Protective and Risk Factors for Aboriginal Women. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 2021;30(1):69-77. DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.931
  1. McBride KF, Rolleston A, Grey C, Howard NJ, Paquet C, Brown A. Māori, Pacific, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Cardiovascular Health: Where Are the Opportunities to Make a Real Difference? Heart, Lung and Circulation. 2021;30(1):52-8. DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.06.029
  1. Balabanski AH, Goldsmith K, Giarola B, Buxton D, Castle S, McBride K, Brady S, Thrift AG, Katzenellenbogen J, Brown A, Burrow J, Donnan GA, Koblar S, Kleinig TJ. Stroke incidence and subtypes in Aboriginal people in remote Australia: a healthcare network population-based study. BMJ Open. 2020;10:e039533. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039533
  1. Kelly J, Dowling A, McBride K, Keech W, Brown A. ‘We get so task orientated at times that we forget the people’: staff communication experiences when caring for Aboriginal cardiac patients. Australian Health Review. 2020 Feb;44(1); 1-6. Nov. DOI: 10.1071/AH17290
  1. Tavella, R, McBride, K, Keech, W, Kelly, J, Rischbieth, A, Zeitz, C, Beltrame, J, Tideman, P, Brown, A. Disparities in acute in-hospital cardiovascular care for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal South Australians, Medical Journal of Australia. 2016;205(5): 222-227. DOI: 10.5694/mja16.00445
  1. Gibson O, Lisy K, Davy C, Aromataris E, Kite E, Lockwood C, Riitano D, McBride K, Brown A. Enablers and barriers to the implementation of primary health care interventions for Indigenous people with chronic diseases: a systematic review. Implementation Science. 2015; 10(1):71. DOI: 10.1186/s13012-015-0261-x
  1. Brown A, O’Shea R, Mott K, McBride K, Lawson T, Jennings G. A Strategy for Translating Evidence Into Policy and Practice to Close the Gap - Developing Essential Service Standards for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cardiovascular Care. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 2015 Feb;24(2):119-25. DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.09.020
  1. Brown A, O’Shea R, Mott K, McBride K, Lawson T, Jennings G. Essential Service Standards for Equitable National Cardiovascular Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 2015 Feb;24(2):126-41. DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.09.021
Education and Qualifications
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of South Australia
  • Master of Health Economics and Policy, The University of Adelaide
  • Graduate Certificate of Economics, The University of Adelaide
  • Bachelor of Health Science, The University of Adelaide
Awards/Honours
  • 2021 - Kerry Kirke Student Award, Public Health Association of Australia SA Branch, Adelaide, Australia
  • 2021 - Indigenous Health Prize, Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, Adelaide, Australia
Active Collaborations
  • Aboriginal Health Equity, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, South Australia