Sandra Eades
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| Born | Mount Barker, Western Australia |
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| Known for | 2006 NSW Woman of the Year |
Sandra Eades (born 1967[citation needed]) is a Noongar medical doctor and researcher, and the first Aboriginal medical practitioner to be awarded a Doctorate of Philosophy in 2003.[1] She was the Dean of Medicine at Curtin University from March 2020,[2] and later was Head of the Indigenous Epidemiology and Health Unit at the University of Melbourne,[3] and from June 2026, joined the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Sandra Eades was born in Mount Barker, Western Australia and at the age of 12 moved to Perth with her family.[5] In primary school, she wanted to be a doctor but thought she would not have that opportunity as an Aboriginal girl.[5] In 1985, at the age of 17, she arrived at University of Newcastle as one of four Aboriginal students selected for a special program to study medicine.[5] She graduated from the University of Western Australia with a PhD in 2003.[6]
Career
[edit]Eades worked in the public hospital system after graduating from medical school, and was a general practitioner with the Aboriginal Medical Service for seven years.[5] She began her career researching the epidemiology of Indigenous child health in Australia at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research.[1] Her first research opportunity into causes of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in Aboriginal infants in Western Australia, was introduced to her by 2003 Australian of the Year, Fiona Stanley.[5] She has been recognised for "identifying links between social factors such as housing and infant health".[7]
As Head of Indigenous Maternal and Child Health, and Associate Head of Preventative Health Research at Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute,[1] Eades won a number of grants for research in Indigenous health studies.[8] She was senior research fellow at The Sax Institute in Sydney from 2004 to 2008,[5][9] and an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the School of Public Health at the University of Sydney from 2012 to 2013.[10] Moving to Melbourne in mid-2008 she joined the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and in 2018 she became Associate Dean Indigenous at the University of Melbourne.[11]
Eades was appointed Dean of the Curtin Medical School in March 2020.[2]
Awards and honours
[edit]Eades's work in pediatric and perinatal epidemiology has improved the lives of Aboriginal women and children.[7]
- 2005: Deadly award for Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, which she dedicated to her three-year-old child.[12]
- 2006: NSW Woman of the Year.[5] Nominated by Frank Sartor, the Minister for Science and Medical Research.[7]
- 2014: Elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAHMS).[13]
- 2015: Inaugural winner, Lowitja Institute Cranlana Award[14]
- 2020: Elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA).[11]
- 2022: Officer of the Order of Australia for "distinguished service to medical research, to Indigenous health, and to professional organisations"[15]
- 2023: Elected Honorary Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE).[16]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Professor Sandra Eades". Telethon Institute for Child Health Research. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- 1 2 Sydoruk, Lauren (9 December 2019). "Curtin appoints Professor Sandra Eades to lead Curtin Medical School". Curtin University. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ Story, Rose (15 October 2024). "Indigenous Epidemiology and Health". Melbourne School of Population and Global Health. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ "Professor Sandra Eades AO to join Monash Public Health". Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. 15 June 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NSW Women" (PDF). Office for Women. 5 August 2006. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ Eades, Sandra J (2003), Bibbulung Gnarneep (Solid Kid) : a longitudinal study of a population based cohort of urban Aboriginal children in Western Australia : determinants of health outcomes during early childhood of Aboriginal children residing in an urban area, retrieved 4 April 2022
- 1 2 3 Davies, Anne; Cubb, Ben (9 March 2006). "Aboriginal doctor honoured for medical research". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ↑ Ellis, Tracey (October 2010). "e-news Volume 3". Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ "Sandra Eades (0000-0001-8629-3390)". ORCID. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ "DR SANDRA EADES". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- 1 2 "Academy Fellow: Professor Sandra Eades FASSA, FAHMS". Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ "A healthier tomorrow for our children". Issue 104. Deadly Vibe. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Fellowship | AAHMS – Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences". www.aahms.org. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ↑ "Cranlana Award (Lowitja Institute Research Leadership Award)". Lowitja Institute. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ "Australia Day 2022 Honours List" (PDF). Office of the Governor-General of Australia. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ↑ "Sandra Eades AO FTSE FASSA FAHMS". Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Australian women medical doctors
- 21st-century Australian medical doctors
- Australian public health doctors
- Australian medical researchers
- Scientists from Western Australia
- University of Newcastle (Australia) alumni
- University of Newcastle School of Medicine alumni
- University of Western Australia alumni
- Officers of the Order of Australia
- Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
- Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
- Australian general practitioners
- Australian women public health doctors
- Noongar people
