| Ms Anke van der Sterren |
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Research Fellow, Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control |
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| Biography |
Anke has worked in Indigenous health research for 12 years, and her first job in Indigenous health research was in the far north-west of South Australia, at the Nganampa Health Council. From there she moved to Melbourne where she worked for five years as a researcher on an injecting drug use project run by the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service.
Currently, Anke is employed as the Research Fellow at the Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control (CEITC). Her work includes supporting Indigenous communities around Australia with tobacco control research, evaluating projects, and coordinating a research network.
Anke is also undertaking a PhD at the Centre for Health and Society at the University of Melbourne. This research has involved working closely with the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) and its member organizations to investigate how ACCHOs can strengthen their capacities to undertake public health activities.
Anke is currently on maternity leave.