James Ward PhD

Professor James Steven Ward is a Pitjantjatjara/Narungga man and a national leader in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research. He is currently the Director of The University of Queensland’s Poche Centre for Indigenous Health and a Professor of Public Health at the School of Public Health. Prior to joining UQ, James was the Head of the Infectious Diseases Research Program, Aboriginal Health, at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI). For over two decades, he has been working passionately to make a difference in adolescent health outcomes through; programs, research, community-led interventions, and advocacy particularly in the areas of sexual health, HIV, and alcohol and other drugs.