Jaameeta Kurji
Research Fellow & Research Methods Lead
PhD, MPH, BSc
jaameeta.kurji@thekids.org.au
+61 8 6375 6132
Jaameeta is a Global Health Researcher and Epidemiologist who works in partnership with young people and their communities to enhance access to wellbeing support, and to improve the quality of support services. She has experience in co-designing, implementing and evaluating complex health interventions.
Jaameeta approaches public health from a social justice perspective making equity a core value guiding her research. She hopes to promote population wellbeing through advancing pluralism.
Published research
Generating evidence to inform responsive and effective actions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent health and well-being: a mix method protocol for evidence integration 'the Roadmap Project'
Australia does not have a national strategy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent health and as a result, policy and programming actions are fragmented and may not be responsive to needs. Efforts to date have also rarely engaged Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in co-designing solutions. The Roadmap Project aims to work in partnership with young people to define priority areas of health and well-being need and establish the corresponding developmentally appropriate, evidence-based actions.
Education and Qualifications
- PhD – Epidemiology
- MPH – Epidemiology and Community Health
- B.Sc - Biochemistry
Active Collaborations
- School of Epidemiology & Public Health – University of Ottawa