Professor Ray Lovett
RN, BN, BHSc, MAE, PhD
Mayi Kuwayu Study director
College of Health & Medicine
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02 6125 5619
Areas of expertise
- Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Health 111701
- Primary Health Care 111717
- Clinical Nursing: Primary (Preventative) 111002
- Epidemiology 111706
- Health And Community Services 111708
- Public Health And Health Services Not Elsewhere Classified 111799
Research interests
Cohort Studies
Social Epidemiology
Cultural determinants of health and wellbeing
Psychometrics
Data Sovereignty and Governance
Biography
Dr Raymond Lovett BN, RN, BHSc, MAE, PhD is a Senior Research Fellow with the Epidemiology for Policy and Practice group at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University. He also holds an adjunct Fellowship at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) in the Indigenous Social and Cultural Wellbeing group. Ray is an Aboriginal (Ngiyampaa/Wongaibon) epidemiologist with extensive experience in health services research, large scale data analysis for public health policy development and evaluation.
Researcher's projects
Mayi Kuwayu: The National Study of Aborginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing.
Publications
- Thurber, K, Banks, E, Joshy, G et al. 2021, 'Tobacco smoking and mortality among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults in Australia', International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 942-954.
- Thurber, K, Colonna, E, Jones, R et al. 2021, 'Prevalence of Everyday Discrimination and Relation with Wellbeing among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Adults in Australia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 12.
- Eckford-Williamson, B, Prehn, J, Walter, M et al. 2021, 'Indigenous Peoples and the Australian census: value, trust, and participation', Australian Population Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 1-14.
- Brinckley, M, Calabria, B, Walker, J et al. 2021, 'Reliability, validity, and clinical utility of a culturally modified Kessler scale (MK-K5) in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population', BMC Public Health, vol. 21, no. 1, p. 15.
- Thurber, K, Thandrayen, J, Maddox, R et al. 2021, 'Reflection on modern methods: statistical, policy and ethical implications of using age-standardized health indicators to quantify inequities', International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 324.
- Thurber, K, Walker, J, Batterham, P et al. 2021, 'Developing and validating measures of self-reported everyday and healthcare discrimination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults', International Journal for Equity in Health, vol. 20, 14.
- Wright, A, Yap, M, Jones, R et al. 2021, 'Examining the associations between Indigenous Rangers, Culture and Wellbeing in Australia, 2018-2020', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 1-20.
- Walter, M, Lovett, R, Maher, B et al. 2020, 'Indigenous Data Sovereignty in the era of Big Data and Open Data', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 143-156.
- Thurber, K, Colonna, E, Wells, S et al. 2020, 'Data for action: The Family and Community Safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (FaCtS) Study', International Journal for Equity in Health, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 1-10.
- Lovett, R, Prehn, J, Eckford-Williamson, B et al. 2020, 'Knowledge and power: The tale of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander data', Australian Aboriginal Studies, vol. 2020/2, pp. 3-7.
- Maddox, R, Thurber, K, Calma, T et al. 2020, 'Deadly news: the downward trend continues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smoking 2004-2019', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 44, no. 6, pp. 449-450.
- Guthrie, J, Thurber, K, Lovett, R et al. 2020, 'The answers were there before white man come in': stories of strength and resilience for responding to violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities - Family Community Safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Study Report.
- Lovett, R, Brinckley, M, Phillips, B et al. 2020, 'In the beginning it was our people's law. What makes us well; to never be sick. Cohort profile of Mayi Kuwayu: the National Study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing', Australian Aboriginal Studies, vol. 2020, no. 2, pp. 8-30.
- Waa, A, Robson, B, Gifford, H et al 2020, 'Foundation for a Smoke-Free World and healthy Indigenous futures: an oxymoron?', Tobacco Control, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 237-240.
- Hudson, M, Garrison, N, Sterling, R et al 2020, 'Rights, interests and expectations: Indigenous perspectives on unrestricted access to genomic data', Nature Reviews: Genetics, vol. 21, pp. 377-384.
- Agostino, J, Wong, D, Paige, E et al 2020, 'Cardiovascular disease risk assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults aged under 35 years: a consensus statement', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 212, no. 9, pp. 422-427.
- Thurber, K, Thandrayen, J, Banks, E et al. 2020, 'Strengths-based approaches for quantitative data analysis: A case study using the australian Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children', Social Science and Medicine, vol. 12.
- Wright, A, Thurber, K, Yap, M et al. 2020, 'Who responds? An examination of response rates to a national postal survey of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults, 2018-2019', BMC Medical Research Methodology, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. -.
- Geia, L, Baird, K, Bail, K et al. 2020, 'A unified call to action from Australian nursing and midwifery leaders: ensuring that Black lives matter', Contemporary Nurse, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 297ââ¬â308.
- Colonna, E, Maddox, R, Cohen, R et al 2020, 'Review of tobacco use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples', Australian Indigenous Health Bulletin, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 1-62.
- Riley, T, Lovett, R, Thandrayen, J et al. 2020, 'Evaluating impacts of a One Health approach to companion animal health and management in a remote Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory, Australia', Animals, vol. 10, no. 10, pp. 1-12.
- Tsey, K, Onnis, L, Whiteside, M et al 2019, 'Assessing research impact: Australian Research Council criteria and the case of Family Wellbeing research', Evaluation and Program Planning, vol. 73, pp. 176-186.
- Wright, A, Briscoe, K & Lovett, R 2019, 'A national profile of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers, 2006-2016', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 24-26.
- Paige, E, O'Donoughue Jenkins, L, Agostino, J et al. 2019, 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander absolute cardiovascular risk assessment and management: systematic review of evidence to inform national guidelines', Public Health Research & Practice, vol. 30, no. 2.
- Maddox, R, Waa, A, Lee, K et al 2019, 'Commercial tobacco and indigenous peoples: a stock take on Framework Convention on Tobacco Control progress', Tobacco Control, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 574-581.
- Thurber, K, Long, J, Salmon, M et al. 2019, 'Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 0-3 years, and association with sociodemographic, life circumstances, and health factors', Public Health Nutrition, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 295-308.
- Thomas, D, Hefler, M, Bonevski, B et al 2018, 'Australian researchers oppose funding from the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 42, no. 6, pp. 506-507.
- Bourke, S, Wright, A, Guthrie, J et al 2018, 'Evidence review of Indigenous culture for health and wellbeing', The International Journal of Health, Wellness, and Society, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 11-27pp.
- Lovett, R 2018, 'Reply to: Absolute cardiovascular disease risk and lipid-lowering therapy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians', The Medical Journal of Australia (Online), vol. 209, no. 8, pp. 368-370pp.
- Jones, R, Thurber, K, Wright, A et al 2018, 'Associations between participation in a ranger program and health and wellbeing outcomes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in central Australia: A proof of concept study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 15, no. 7, pp. 1-13.
- Thurber, K, Olsen PhD, A, Guthrie, J et al 2018, ''Telling our story. Creating our own history': Caregivers' reasons for participating in an Australian longitudinal study of Indigenous children, International Journal for Equity in Health, vol. 17, no. 143, pp. 15pp.
- Wright, A, Cameron, H, Roe, Y et al 2018, 'Analysing aggregate clinical data to support evaluation of the Tackling Indigenous Smoking program, Australian Health Review, no. August 2018, pp. 1-7.
- Lokuge, K, Thurber, K, Calabria, B et al 2017, 'Indigenous health program evaluation design and methods in Australia: a systematic review of the evidence', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 41, no. 5, pp. 480-482.
- Calabria, B, Korda, R, Lovett, R et al 2018, 'Absolute cardiovascular disease risk and lipid-lowering therapy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 209, no. 1, pp. 35-41pp.
- Jones, R, Thurber, K, Chapman, J et al 2018, 'Study protocol: Our Cultures Count, the Mayi Kuwayu Study, a national longitudinal study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing', BMJ Open, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 1-7.
- Salmon, M, Skelton, F, Thurber, K et al 2018, 'Intergenerational and early life influences on the well-being of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children: overview and selected findings from Footprints in Time, the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children', Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, vol. 10, pp. 17-23.
- Thurber, K, Banwell, C, Neeman, T et al 2017, 'Understanding barriers to fruit and vegetable intake in the Australian Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children: a mixed-methods approach', Public Health Nutrition, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 832-847.
- Lovett, R, Thurber, K & Maddox, R 2017, 'Deadly progress: changes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smoking prevalence', Public Health Research & Practice, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. e2741733.
- Wright, A, Lovett, R, Roe, Y et al 2017, 'Enhancing national data to align with policy objectives: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smoking prevalence at finer geographic levels.', Australian Health Review, vol. Online, pp. 8pp.
- Lovett, R, Thurber, K & Maddox, R 2017, 'The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smoking epidemic: what stage are we at, and what does it mean?', Public Health Research & Practice, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. e2741733 (6pp).
- Walker, J, Lovett, R, Kukutai, T et al 2017, 'Indigenous health data and the path to healing', Lancet, The (UK edition), vol. 390, no. 10107, pp. 2022-2023pp.
- Lovett, R & Thurber, K 2017, 'Health Conditions and Health Service Utilisation among Children in LSIC', in Maggie Walter, Karen L. Martin, Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews (ed.), Indigenous Children Growing Up Strong: A Longitudinal Study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families, Palgrave Macmillan Ltd, UK, pp. 209-231pp.
- Lovett, R 2017, 'Indigenous Children's Resilience: The Role of Demographics, Relationships, Achievement and Culture', in Maggie Walter, Karen L. Martin, Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews (ed.), Indigenous Children Growing Up Strong: A Longitudinal Study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families, Palgrave Macmillan Ltd, UK, pp. 287-308pp.
- Maddox, R, Durkin, S & Lovett, R 2016, 'Plain packaging implementation: perceptions of risk and prestige of cigarette brands among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 221-225.
- Olsen PhD, A & Lovett, R 2016, Existing knowledge, practice and responses to violence against women in Australian Indigenous communities: State of knowledge paper.
- Olsen A & Lovett R. (2016). Existing knowledge, practice and responses to violence against women in Australian Indigenous communities: Key findings and future directions. Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety: Sydney, New South Wales.
- Ring, I, Dixon, T, Lovett, R et al 2016, 'Are Indigenous mortality gaps closing: how to tell, and when?', The Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 205, no. 1, p. 11.
- Maddox, R, Davey, R, Lovett, R et al 2014, 'A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW PROTOCOL SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS OF TOBACCO USE', Systematic Reviews, vol. 3, no. 85, pp. 85-85.
- Lovett, R, Dance, P, Guthrie, J et al 2014, 'Walan Girri: developing a culturally mediated case management model for problematic alcohol use among urban Indigenous people', Australian Health Review, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 440-446.
- Maddox, R, Davey, R, Cochrane, T et al 2013, 'Study protocol - Indigenous Australian social networks and the impact on smoking policy and programs in Australia: Protocol for a mixed-method prospective study', BMC Public Health, vol. 13, no. 1.
- MacQueen, R, Biven, A, Lovett, R et al 2012, Review of the need to expand drug and alcohol rehabilitation services in the ACT: Consumer feedback study.
- Guthrie, J, Lovett, R, Dance, P et al 2010, ''Where's your country? New approaches for working with problematic alcohol use among Indigenous Australians in an urban setting', Australian Aboriginal Studies Journal, no. 1, pp. 100-107.
- Flegg, K, Phillips, C, Collins, A et al 2010, 'Health service attendance patterns in an urban Aboriginal health service', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 193, no. 3, pp. 146-148.
- Kehoe, H & Lovett, R 2008, 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health assessments - Barriers to improving uptake', Australian Family Physician, vol. 37, no. 12, pp. 1033-1038.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Tackling Indigenous Smoking - National Program Evaluation and Regional Grants Impact and Outcomes Assessment (Health 22-23/E22-83847) (Secondary Investigator)
- Yarrabah Counts community development toolbox Planning, population, measures and monitoring (Primary Investigator)
- Aboriginal Tobacco Scoping Project (Secondary Investigator)
- Proposal to provide national reporting on cultural indicators from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Implementation Plan to the Department of Health (Primary Investigator)
- A cultural wellbeing index (CWI) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth aged 8 to 16 years of age in out-of-home care in Central Queensland (Primary Investigator)
- The Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame (Secondary Investigator)
- Transforming access, relational care, and primary health care in an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population through patient-centred medical homes: a prospective observational cohort study using mixed methods. (Secondary Investigator)
- Strong health through strong measures: Validating new measures of Indigenous health, culture and wellbeing. (Primary Investigator)
- Tackling Indigenous smoking - Regional grants Impact and Outcomes Assessment (Secondary Investigator)
- Official Order for the provision of the delivery of a public health assessment of electronic cigarette use specific to the Australian context (Secondary Investigator)
- Mental health measures in the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) (Primary Investigator)
- The Mayi Kuwayu Study - Communications and Knowledge Translation Funding (Primary Investigator)
- Discourse, Data and Deficit- Deconstructing the 'Indigenous Health' paradigm and its effects on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (Secondary Investigator)
- Whole-of-population linked data: strengthening the evidence to drive improvement in health and health care in Australia (Secondary Investigator)
- Absolute Risk Assessment of Cardiovascular Disease for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (Secondary Investigator)
- Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities Study (Secondary Investigator)
- Understanding the connections between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, health and wellbeing to support action to improve outcomes (Primary Investigator)
- Addressing family violence in Indigenous communities: principles, practice and evaluation (Primary Investigator)
- Identifying the core elements of cultural determinants of health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (Primary Investigator)
- 'Mayi Kuwayu' - a large-scale longitudinal study of culture in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing (Primary Investigator)
- The longitudinal study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' wellbeing (Mayi Kuwayu) (Primary Investigator)
- Surveillance for H1N1 influenza 09 and evaluation of the impact of control measures in prisoner populations (Secondary Investigator)
- Training scholarship for Indigenous Australian Health research: Measuring reliability of screening instruments for urban Indigenous people experiencing problematic alcohol use (Primary Investigator)
