Associate Professor Kalinda Griffiths

2024 Cohort

Pronouns: she/her

Kalinda's advocacy, research and policy influence work is aimed at addressing health disparities, promoting Indigenous data rights and contributing to positive change globally.

Kalinda is a Yawuru woman of Broome, Western Australia, living and working on Larrakia Country in Darwin, Northern Territory. She is a Cancer Epidemiologist and currently the Director of Poche SA+NT at Flinders University, and Research and Education Lead of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health at the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance. Her research addresses the quality and governance of data that focuses on equity, the measurement of health disparities, and improving health services and outcomes. Kalinda has expertise in Indigenous health measurement, data governance, service delivery and evaluation, as well as building capabilities in Indigenous health. Her work develops practical, evidence-based approaches to issues that are prioritised by community. Kalinda is committed to contributing to global conversations held on the topics of data, health equity and social justice.

“I am working towards advancing equitable, evidence-based systems to support Indigenous data governance and health outcomes.”

Social change work

Kalinda has been arguing for the visibility of Indigenous peoples in population level data for over a decade, recognising the rights of Indigenous people to also control and manage data in alignment with the United Nations Declarations on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Data is a critical component to identifying need and ensuring responsibilities are met when working towards improving health and wellbeing. She sits on Indigenous-led committees, such as the International Group for Indigenous Health Measurement, as well as government committees, to drive this agenda foward.