Our Team
The Gomeroi Gaaynggal research team would like to thank all the Aboriginal people and community members that have participated and helped out over the years.
Professor Kirsty Pringle
Director
Professor Kirsty Pringle is Director of the Gomeroi Gaaynggal Study.
Kirsty was born in Adelaide where she completed her PhD in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
In 2008 Kirsty took a post-doctoral position with the University of Newcastle where she now heads her own research team- The Pregnancy and Placental Biology Group.
Kirsty is passionate about pregnancy and reproduction research and has been involved with the Gomeroi Gaaynggal Study since it began in 2007.
Telephone : (02) 4042 0372
Email : kirsty.pringle@newcastle.edu.au
Ashley Bullock
First Nations Research Assistant
Ash is a First Nations Research Assistant working with the Gomeroi Gaaynggal Study.
Ash is Gomeroi Woman from Tamworth, and has lived and worked on Gomeroi lands all her life.
Ash has a background in nursing, and is currently studying Cert IV in Aboriginal research and theory practice at the Lowitja Institute.
Ash has a passion for improving the health of Aboriginal and/or Torres strait Islander people.
Email : ashley.bullock@newcastle.edu.au
Dr Saije Endacott
Project Manager/Research Associate
Saije is a an Early Career Researcher who has been working with the Gomeroi Gaaynggal Study for the past two years.
Saije grew up in Port Macquarie, but moved to Newcastle for University where she completed her PhD in Medical Biochemistry at the University of Newcastle (awarded in 2021).
After this Saije started working as a Project Manager with the Gomeroi Gaaynggal Study.
Saije is passionate about pregnancy and First Nations health research.
Email : saije.morosin@newcastle.edu.au
Amity Smith
First Nations Research Assistant
Am is a First Nations Research Assistant working with the Gomeroi Gaaynggal Study:
Am is a Gomeroi woman from Tamworth Quirindi area and I worked and lived on Gomeroi lands my whole life.
Am has a background in Administration and is currently completing certificate 4 in Advance Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primacy Health Care at Tamworth TAFE Campus.
It is Am’s passion to work in an environment to improve health for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
Email : am.smith@newcastle.edu.au
The Gomeroi Gaaynggal Advisory Committee
The Gomeroi Gaaynggal Advisory Committee consists of members of the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, Elders, former research participants, members of the Tamworth Local Aboriginal Land Council (TLALC) and Tamworth Aboriginal Medical Service (TAMS).
Our Collaborators
Donna is a descendent of the Kamilaroi (Gomeroi) nation. Donna is the Professor and Clinical Chair in Midwifery at Western Sydney University, a midwife and nurse.
Reakeeta is a proud Calala murri yinarr within the Gamilaroi nation. Reakeeta is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing (Indigenous and Population Health) at the University of Sydney, Registered Nurse and PhD student.
Post Graduate Research Students
Previous Research Students
Dr Oyepeju Onifade
Thesis titled: “Early childhood nutrition: its effects and influences on Indigenous children in the first 1000 days of life.”
Dr Yu Qi Lee
Thesis titled: “The relationship between maternal nutrition, obesity or diabetes in pregnancy and offspring kidney structure and function in an Indigenous Australian population.”
Dr Amy Ashman
Thesis titled: “Optimising dietary intake and nutrition-related health for Indigenous mothers and their children.”
