Dr. Tamara Riley

Biography

Tamara Riley is a Wiradjuri woman with family ties in Western New South Wales. She is a Research Fellow at the Yardhura Walani – National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research at the Australian National University. Tamara has completed her PhD and has also served as a Visiting Scholar at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh. As a veterinarian epidemiologist, she conducts interdisciplinary research that focuses on the implications of health, particularly the relationship between animal, human, and environmental health, in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Her qualifications include a PhD, MPhil in Applied Epidemiology, a Bachelor of Veterinary Science, a Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Research Leadership, and a Diploma in Government. Tamara's research interests include One Health, animal health management, zoonoses, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing, epidemiology, and Indigenous data sovereignty.

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