Dr. Stewart Sutherland

Biography

Stewart Sutherland was born and raised in Wellington, New South Wales, on Wiradjuri country. He has spent a decade working in Indigenous health, with recent years focusing on identity and mental health, particularly Social Emotional Wellbeing concerning the Stolen Generations, individuals who were forcibly removed from their families. Stewart obtained his PhD from the Australian National University in Canberra, where his research centered on the interplay between reconciliation (including the national apology) and the social emotional wellbeing of those removed from their families. His research interests encompass Education, Social Emotional Wellbeing, Cultural Identity, Trauma related to the forced removal of children from families, Cultural Transference of Knowledge Systems, Food Traditions and Security, Indigenous Health, and Reconciliation in relation to health and climate change.

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