Tracy McRae
Research Assistant and PhD Candidate
BBCJ, MPH
Tracy has background in Criminology with a focus on Aboriginal and Youth Justice. While undertaking her Master of Public Health, Tracy commenced at The Kids to work on a Kimberley based research project in the area of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Tracy’s passion for social equity and equitable health outcomes led to her PhD journey on the healthy skin team. Tracy’s PhD is embedded within the prevention element of the SToP trial where she has worked alongside communities to co-design, develop and evaluate a suite of health promotion resources in local language.
Projects
See, Treat, Prevent Skin Sores and Scabies (SToP) Trial
Healthy skin is important for maintaining overall health and wellbeing. Some skin infections, if untreated, can lead to serious downstream health complications such as heart disease, kidney disease, or sepsis.
Published research
HipHop2SToP a community-led health promotion initiative empowering Aboriginal youth in the Kimberley region of Western Australia: a process evaluation
For millennia, Aboriginal people's ways of knowing, doing and being were shared through art, song, and dance. Colonisation silenced these ways, affecting loss of self-determination for Aboriginal people. Over the past decade in Australia, hip-hop projects have become culturally appropriate approaches for health promotion.
Education and Qualifications
- Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice – Griffith University, Queensland
- Master of Public Health – University of Western Australia, WA
Awards/Honours
- Academic Excellence – Griffith University 2010 & 2011