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Dr Rona Macniven specialises in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research with specific interests in physical activity and sport. Her research involves the co-design, delivery and evaluation of projects addressing complex health priorities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, including ear health, fall prevention and dementia prevention. She is commited to improving physical health and social and emotional wellbeing across the lifespan. Rona leads epidemiological and community evaluation research studies in collaboration with multiple academic institutions and community groups, including Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services. She has undertaken consultancy work and secondment placements within large Australian NGOs to translate research into practice.
Education/Academic qualification
Public Health, PhD, University of Sydney
Award Date: 25 Jan 2018
External positions
Honorary Research Fellow, Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Research Fellow, The University of New South Wales
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"No one manages it; we just sign them up and do it": a whole system analysis of access to healthcare in one remote Australian community
Osborn, E., Ritha, M., Macniven, R., Agius, T., Christie, V., Finlayson, H., Gwynn, J., Hunter, K., Martin, R., Moir, R., Taylor, D., Tobin, S., Ward, K. & Gwynne, K., 3 Mar 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 5, p. 1-14 14 p., 2939.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Atrial fibrillation in Indigenous Australians: a multisite screening study using a single-lead ECG device in Aboriginal primary health settings
Gwynn, J., Gwynne, K., Rodrigues, R., Thompson, S., Bolton, G., Dimitropoulos, Y., Dulvari, N., Finlayson, H., Hamilton, S., Lawrence, M., MacNiven, R., Neubeck, L., Rambaldini, B., Taylor, K., Wright, D. & Freedman, B., 1 Feb 2021, In: Heart Lung and Circulation. 30, 2, p. 267-274 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enablers and barriers to accessing healthcare services for Aboriginal people in New South Wales, Australia
Nolan-Isles, D., Macniven, R., Hunter, K., Gwynn, J., Lincoln, M., Moir, R., Dimitropoulos, Y., Taylor, D., Agius, T., Finlayson, H., Martin, R., Ward, K., Tobin, S. & Gwynne, K., 2 Mar 2021, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 6, p. 1-13 13 p., 3014.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Physical activity and self-reported metabolic syndrome risk factors in the aboriginal population in Perth, Australia, measured using an adaptation of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ)
Esgin, T., Hersh, D., Rowley, K. G., Macniven, R., Glenister, K., Crouch, A. & Newton, R. U., 1 Jun 2021, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 11, p. 1-13 13 p., 5969.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Physical activity interventions to prevent and manage type 2 diabetes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: a systematic review protocol
Evans, J., Canuto, K., Kelly, R., Caperchione, C. & Macniven, R., Jan 2021, In: JBI Evidence Synthesis. 19, 1, p. 177-183 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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