Meet the Team

STARFISH Investigators and Collaborators are committed to an overarching Indigenous governance framework, working on this complex, mixed methods research program in a culturally secure manner.

Pictured: STARFISH Investigators, Indigenous Governance Council members, and Collaborators (May 2024)

Pictured: STARFISH Investigators, Indigenous Governance Council members, and Collaborators (May 2025)

Indigenous Governance Council

Pictured: STARFISH Indigenous Governance Council members

Pictured: STARFISH Indigenous Governance Council members

The STARFISH Indigenous Governance Council (IGC) govern the STARFISH program of work. Comprised of Indigenous academics, clinicians, community partners and professional support services with a range of skills, experiences and expertise relevant to the IGC’s responsibilities, the IGC are the ultimate decision-making authority on STARFISH. 

The IGC have developed, and provide guidance to STARFISH Investigators on, the implementation of the STARFISH Cultural Governance Framework.

STARFISH projects are designed by STARFISH Investigators and Collaborators, where they are then presented to the STARFISH Science Forum. Following support from the Science Forum, the project is presented to the STARFISH IGC for consideration. A project must be endorsed by the STARFISH IGC in order to progress. 

Investigators

STARFISH comprehensively integrates a complementary and diverse team with skills in research with Indigenous communities, infectious diseases, molecular microbiology, public and environmental health, housing, architecture, anthropology, primary health care, modelling, clinical trials, spatial demography and data linkage.

The STARFISH Science Forum meet monthly to discuss the STARFISH program of work. The Science Forum is comprised of STARFISH Investigators, IGC members, and invited Collaborators.

Collaborators