Dr Kate Anderson is a researcher based on the Sunshine Coast who has worked as an ally in collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers and communities for more than 15 years across the areas of cancer, kidney disease and wellbeing. Her current program of research at FNCWR is focused on understanding and measuring the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across the lifespan.
Kate has extensive qualitative research skills and experience, with >50 peer-reviewed journal publications, 22 in the past five years alone. She is currently a Chief/Associate Investigator on grants totalling over $14 million, including:
Kate is group lead of the growing Wellbeing Group within UQ’s First Nations Cancer and Wellbeing Research Team (FNCWR team). Since its inception in 2017, our Wellbeing Group’s research program has been dedicated to improving understanding, measurement, and evaluation of what matters to the wellbeing of First Nations adults, youth, and children. Our team is made up of First Nations and non-Indigenous researchers and professional staff from around Australia. We are committed to privileging First Nations experiences and perspectives in our research, and to implementing research methods to ensure cultural-appropriateness and responsiveness.
She has been awarded as CI/AI over $14 million in competitive peer reviewed grants. She has successfully designed, led, and delivered multiple large qualitative and mixed-method studies, including all four What Matters projects (NHMRC GNT1125434; MRF1199854; NHMRC APP2020636; MRF2007834), several cancer and kidney related projects (ARC IN190100050; NHMRC APP236204) and a growing number of projects focused on developing novel and culturally appropriate research methodologies for First Nations peoples.
Journal Article: Partnering with First Nations in northern British Columbia Canada to reduce inequity in access to genomic research
Caron, Nadine R., Adam, Wilf, Anderson, Kate, Boswell, Brooke T., Chongo, Meck, Deineko, Viktor, Dick, Alexanne, Hall, Shannon E., Hatcher, Jessica T., Howard, Patricia, Hunt, Megan, Linn, Kevin and O’Neill, Ashling (2023). Partnering with First Nations in northern British Columbia Canada to reduce inequity in access to genomic research. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (10) 5783, 1-31. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20105783
Journal Article: From Deficit to Strength-Based Aboriginal Health Research—Moving toward Flourishing
Bullen, Jonathan, Hill-Wall, Trish, Anderson, Kate, Brown, Alex, Bracknell, Clint, Newnham, Elizabeth A., Garvey, Gail and Waters, Lea (2023). From Deficit to Strength-Based Aboriginal Health Research—Moving toward Flourishing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (7) 5395, 1-20. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20075395
Journal Article: Fear of cancer recurrence among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women diagnosed with breast cancer
Butler, Tamara, Smith, Ben, Pilatti, Kirsten, Brown, Bena, Anderson, Kate, Morris, Bronwyn and Garvey, Gail (2023). Fear of cancer recurrence among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women diagnosed with breast cancer. Current Oncology, 30 (3), 2900-2915. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30030222
(2023–2028) NHMRC-Canadian Institutes of Health Research Healthy Cities Implementation Science Team Grants
(2023–2027) NHMRC IDEAS Grants
(2022) Cancer Australia
Exploring the impact of racism on wellbeing and access to optimal cancer care for First Nations Australian cancer survivors
Doctor Philosophy
Sleep and Wellbeing in Indigenous Children
Doctor Philosophy
Caron, Nadine R., Adam, Wilf, Anderson, Kate, Boswell, Brooke T., Chongo, Meck, Deineko, Viktor, Dick, Alexanne, Hall, Shannon E., Hatcher, Jessica T., Howard, Patricia, Hunt, Megan, Linn, Kevin and O’Neill, Ashling (2023). Partnering with First Nations in northern British Columbia Canada to reduce inequity in access to genomic research. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (10) 5783, 1-31. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20105783
From Deficit to Strength-Based Aboriginal Health Research—Moving toward Flourishing
Bullen, Jonathan, Hill-Wall, Trish, Anderson, Kate, Brown, Alex, Bracknell, Clint, Newnham, Elizabeth A., Garvey, Gail and Waters, Lea (2023). From Deficit to Strength-Based Aboriginal Health Research—Moving toward Flourishing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (7) 5395, 1-20. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20075395
Butler, Tamara, Smith, Ben, Pilatti, Kirsten, Brown, Bena, Anderson, Kate, Morris, Bronwyn and Garvey, Gail (2023). Fear of cancer recurrence among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women diagnosed with breast cancer. Current Oncology, 30 (3), 2900-2915. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30030222
A Systematic Methods Review of Photovoice Research with Indigenous Young People
Anderson, Kate, Elder-Robinson, Elaina, Howard, Kirsten and Garvey, Gail (2023). A Systematic Methods Review of Photovoice Research with Indigenous Young People. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 22, 160940692311720. doi: 10.1177/16094069231172076
Gall, Alana, Howard, Kirsten, Anderson, Kate, Diaz, Abbey and Garvey, Gail (2023). The Suitability and Acceptability of the Think-Aloud Method to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Adults. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 22. doi: 10.1177/16094069231182007
Anderson, Kate, Gall, Alana, Butler, Tamara, Ngampromwongse, Khwanruethai, Hector, Debra, Turnbull, Scott, Lucas, Kerri, Nehill, Caroline, Boltong, Anna, Keefe, Dorothy and Garvey, Gail (2022). Development of key principles and best practices for co-design in health with First Nations Australians. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (1) 147, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010147
A comprehensive review of optimal approaches to co-design in health with First Nations Australians
Butler, Tamara, Gall, Alana, Garvey, Gail, Ngampromwongse, Khwanruethai, Hector, Debra, Turnbull, Scott, Lucas, Kerri, Nehill, Caroline, Boltong, Anna, Keefe, Dorothy and Anderson, Kate (2022). A comprehensive review of optimal approaches to co-design in health with First Nations Australians. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (23) 16166, 1-38. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192316166
Aspects of wellbeing for Indigenous youth in CANZUS countries: a systematic review
Anderson, Kate, Elder-Robinson, Elaina, Gall, Alana, Ngampromwongse, Khwanruethai, Connolly, Michele, Letendre, Angeline, Willing, Esther, Akuhata-Huntington, Zaine, Howard, Kirsten, Dickson, Michelle and Garvey, Gail (2022). Aspects of wellbeing for Indigenous youth in CANZUS countries: a systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (20) 13688, 1-44. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192013688
Under-screened Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women’s perspectives on cervical screening
Butler, Tamara L., Lee, Natasha, Anderson, Kate, Brotherton, Julia M. L., Cunningham, Joan, Condon, John R., Garvey, Gail, Tong, Allison, Moore, Suzanne P., Maher, Clare M., Mein, Jacqueline K., Warren, Eloise F. and Whop, Lisa J. (2022). Under-screened Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women’s perspectives on cervical screening. PLoS One, 17 (8) e0271658, 1-16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271658
Gall, Alana, Diaz, Abbey, Garvey, Gail, Anderson, Kate, Lindsay, Daniel and Howard, Kirsten (2022). Self-reported wellbeing and health-related quality of life of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people pre and post the first wave of the COVID-19 2020 pandemic. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46 (2), 170-176. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13199
Whop, Lisa J., Butler, Tamara L., Lee, Natasha, Cunningham, Joan, Garvey, Gail, Anderson, Kate, Condon, John R., Tong, Allison, Moore, Suzanne, Maher, Clare M., Mein, Jacqueline K., Warren, Eloise F. and Brotherton, Julia M.L. (2022). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women's views of cervical screening by self-collection: a qualitative study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46 (2), 161-169. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13201
Green, Monica, Cunningham, Joan, Anderson, Kate, Griffiths, Kalinda and Garvey, Gail (2021). Measuring health care experiences that matter to Indigenous people in Australia with cancer: identifying critical gaps in existing tools. International Journal for Equity in Health, 20 (1) 100. doi: 10.1186/s12939-021-01433-2
Anderson, Kate, Gall, Alana, Butler, Tamara, Arley, Brian, Howard, Kirsten, Cass, Alan and Garvey, Gail (2021). Using web conferencing to engage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in research: a feasibility study. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 21 (1) 172, 172. doi: 10.1186/s12874-021-01366-y
Gall, A., Diaz, A., Garvey, G., Anderson, K., Lindsay, D. and Howard, K. (2021). An exploration of the sociodemographic and health conditions associated with self-rated wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults. BMC Research Notes, 14 (1) 386, 1-8. doi: 10.1186/s13104-021-05794-3
Green, Monica, Cunningham, Joan, Anderson, Kate, Griffiths, Kalinda and Garvey, Gail (2021). Measuring cancer care experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia: trial of a new approach that privileges patient voices. Patient Experience Journal, 8 (2), 43-57. doi: 10.35680/2372-0247.1585
Whop, Lisa J., Butler, Tamara L., Brotherton, Julia M. L., Anderson, Kate, Cunningham, Joan, Tong, Allison and Garvey, Gail (2021). Study protocol: Yarning about HPV Vaccination: a qualitative study of factors influencing HPV vaccination among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents in Australia. BMJ Open, 11 (8) e047890, 1-9. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047890
The fabric of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing: a conceptual model
Garvey, Gail, Anderson, Kate, Gall, Alana, Butler, Tamara L., Whop, Lisa J., Arley, Brian, Cunningham, Joan, Dickson, Michelle, Cass, Alan, Ratcliffe, Julie, Tong, Allison and Howard, Kirsten (2021). The fabric of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing: a conceptual model. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (15) 7745, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18157745
Bell, Lorraine, Anderson, Kate, Girgis, Afaf, Aoun, Samar, Cunningham, Joan, Wakefield, Claire E., Shahid, Shaouli, Ben Smith, Allan, Diaz, Abbey, Lindsay, Daniel, Masa, Adam and Garvey, Gail (2021). "We have to be strong ourselves": exploring the support needs of informal carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cancer. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (14) 7281, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147281
Garvey, Gail, Anderson, Kate, Gall, Alana, Butler, Tamara L., Cunningham, Joan, Whop, Lisa J., Dickson, Michelle, Ratcliffe, Julie, Cass, Alan, Tong, Allison, Arley, Brian and Howard, Kirsten (2021). What Matters 2 Adults (WM2Adults): understanding the foundations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (12) 6193, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18126193
Gall, Alana, Anderson, Kate, Howard, Kirsten, Diaz, Abbey, King, Alexandra, Willing, Esther, Connolly, Michele, Lindsay, Daniel and Garvey, Gail (2021). Wellbeing of Indigenous peoples in Canada, Aotearoa (New Zealand) and the United States: a systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (11) 5832, 1-31. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18115832
A Systematic Review of Fear of Cancer Recurrence Among Indigenous and Minority Peoples
Anderson, Kate, Smith, Allan ‘Ben', Diaz, Abbey, Shaw, Joanne, Butow, Phyllis, Sharpe, Louise, Girgis, Afaf, Lebel, Sophie, Dhillon, Haryana, Burhansstipanov, Linda, Tighe, Boden and Garvey, Gail (2021). A Systematic Review of Fear of Cancer Recurrence Among Indigenous and Minority Peoples. Frontiers in Psychology, 12 621850, 621850. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.621850
Jaenke, Rachael, Butler, Tamara L., Condon, John, Garvey, Gail, Brotherton, Julia M. L., Cunningham, Joan, Anderson, Kate, Tong, Allison, Moore, Suzanne P. and Whop, Lisa J. (2021). Health care provider perspectives on cervical screening for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: a qualitative study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 45 (2), 150-157. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13084
Anderson, Kate, Diaz, Abbey, Parikh, Darshit Rajeshkumar and Garvey, Gail (2021). Accessibility of cancer treatment services for Indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory: perspectives of patients and care providers. BMC Health Services Research, 21 (1) 95, 95. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06066-3
Howard, Kirsten, Anderson, Kate, Cunningham, Joan, Cass, Alan, Ratcliffe, Julie, Whop, Lisa J., Dickson, Michelle, Viney, Rosalie, Mulhern, Brendan, Tong, Allison and Garvey, Gail (2020). What Matters 2 Adults: a study protocol to develop a new preference-based wellbeing measure with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults (WM2Adults). BMC Public Health, 20 (1) 1739. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09821-z
Masa, Adam J., Martinez-Bredeck, Helena, Butler, Tamara L., Anderson, Kate, Girgis, Afaf, Aoun, Samar M., Cunningham, Joan, Wakefield, Claire E., Shahid, Shaouli, Smith, Allan B. and Garvey, Gail (2020). The experiences of caregivers of Indigenous cancer survivors in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States: a systematic review. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research & Practice, 2 (4) e040, 1-12. doi: 10.1097/or9.0000000000000040
Indigenous Australian women's experiences of participation in cervical screening
Butler, Tamara L., Anderson, Kate, Condon, John R., Garvey, Gail, Brotherton, Julia M. L., Cunningham, Joan, Tong, Allison, Moore, Suzanne P., Maher, Clare M., Mein, Jacqueline K., Warren, Eloise F. and Whop, Lisa J. (2020). Indigenous Australian women's experiences of participation in cervical screening. PloS One, 15 (6) e0234536, 1-18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234536
Psychosocial aspects of delivering cancer care to indigenous people: An overview
Garvey, Gail, Cunningham, Joan, Mayer, Carole, Letendre, Angeline, Shaw, Joanne, Anderson, Kate and Kelly, Brian (2020). Psychosocial aspects of delivering cancer care to indigenous people: An overview. Journal of Global Oncology, 2020 (6), 148-154. doi: 10.1200/JGO.19.00130
Gall, A., Anderson, K., Adams, J., Matthews, V. and Garvey, G. (2019). An exploration of healthcare providers' experiences and perspectives of Traditional and complementary medicine usage and disclosure by Indigenous cancer patients. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 19 (1) 259, 259. doi: 10.1186/s12906-019-2665-7
Marcusson-Rababi, Beverley, Anderson, Kate, Whop, Lisa J., Butler, Tamara, Whitson, Nicole and Garvey, Gail (2019). Does gynaecological cancer care meet the needs of Indigenous Australian women? Qualitative interviews with patients and care providers. BMC Health Services Research, 19 (1) 606, 606. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4455-9
Gall, A., Anderson, K., Diaz, A., Matthews, V., Adams, J., Taylor, T. and Garvey, G. (2019). Exploring traditional and complementary medicine use by Indigenous Australian women undergoing gynaecological cancer investigations. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 36, 88-93. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.06.005
Butler, Tamara L., Anderson, Kate, Garvey, Gail, Cunningham, Joan, Ratcliffe, Julie, Tong, Allison, Whop, Lisa J., Cass, Alan, Dickson, Michelle and Howard, Kirsten (2019). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People's domains of wellbeing: a comprehensive literature review. Social Science and Medicine, 233, 138-157. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.06.004
Green, Monica, Anderson, Kate, Griffiths, Kalinda, Garvey, Gail and Cunningham, Joan (2018). Understanding Indigenous Australians' experiences of cancer care: Stakeholders' views on what to measure and how to measure it. BMC Health Services Research, 18 (1) 982. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3780-8
Gall, Alana, Leske, Stuart, Adams, Jon, Matthews, Veronica, Anderson, Kate, Lawler, Sheleigh and Garvey, Gail (2018). Traditional and Complementary Medicine Use Among Indigenous Cancer Patients in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States: A Systematic Review. Integrative Cancer Therapies, 17 (3), 568-581. doi: 10.1177/1534735418775821
Brands, Jenny, Garvey, Gail, Anderson, Kate, Cunningham, Joan, Chynoweth, Jennifer, Wallington, Isabella, Morris, Bronwyn, Knott, Vikki, Webster, Samantha, Kinsella, Lauren, Condon, John and Zorbas, Helen (2018). Development of a national aboriginal and torres strait islander cancer framework: A shared process to guide effective policy and practice. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15 (5) 942, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15050942
Difficult conversations: Australian Indigenous patients' views on kidney transplantation
Devitt, Jeannie, Anderson, Kate, Cunningham, Joan, Preece, Cilla, Snelling, Paul and Cass, Alan (2017). Difficult conversations: Australian Indigenous patients' views on kidney transplantation. BMC Nephrology, 18 (1) 310. doi: 10.1186/s12882-017-0726-z
Identifying research priorities to improve cancer control for Indigenous Australians
Morris, Bronwyn A., Anderson, Kate, Cunningham, Joan and Garvey, Gail (2017). Identifying research priorities to improve cancer control for Indigenous Australians. Public Health Research and Practice, 27 (4) e2741735. doi: 10.17061/phrp2741735
Anderson, Kate, Cunningham, Joan, Devitt, Jeannie and Cass, Alan (2013). The IMPAKT study: using qualitative research to explore the impact of end-stage kidney disease and its treatments on aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Kidney International Supplements, 3 (2), 223-226. doi: 10.1038/kisup.2013.19
“Looking back to my family”: Indigenous Australian patients’ experience of hemodialysis
Anderson, Kate, Cunningham, Joan, Devitt, Jeannie, Preece, Cilla and Cass, Alan (2012). “Looking back to my family”: Indigenous Australian patients’ experience of hemodialysis. BMC Nephrology, 13 (1) 114. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-13-114
Anderson, Kate, Devitt, Jeannie, Cunningham, Joan, Preece, Cilla, Jardine, Meg and Cass, Alan (2012). If you can't comply with dialysis, how do you expect me to trust you with transplantation? Australian nephrologists' views on indigenous Australians' 'non-compliance' and their suitability for kidney transplantation. International Journal for Equity in Health, 11 (1) 21. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-11-21
Patient views about treatment of stage 5 CKD: a qualitative analysis of semistructured interviews
Morton, Rachael L., Devitt, Jeannie, Howard, Kirsten, Anderson, Kate, Snelling, Paul and Cass, Alan (2010). Patient views about treatment of stage 5 CKD: a qualitative analysis of semistructured interviews. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 55 (3), 431-440. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.11.011
Anderson, Kate, Yeates, Karen, Cunningham, Joan, Devitt, Jeannie and Cass, Alan (2009). They really want to go back home, they hate it here: the importance of place in Canadian health professionals' views on the barriers facing Aboriginal patients accessing kidney transplants. Health and Place, 15 (1), 390-393. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.03.002
Anderson, Kate, Devitt, Jeannie, Cunningham, Joan, Preece, Cilla and Cass, Alan (2008). "All they said was my kidneys were dead": Indigenous Australian patients' understanding of their chronic kidney disease. Medical Journal of Australia, 189 (9), 499-503. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02144.x
Devitt, Jeannie, Cass, Alan, Cunningham, Joan, Preece, Cilla, Anderson, Kate and Snelling, Paul (2008). Study Protocol - Improving Access to Kidney Transplants (IMPAKT): A detailed account of a qualitative study investigating barriers to transplant for Australian Indigenous people with end-stage kidney disease. BMC Health Services Research, 8 31. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-31
Cass, Alan, Cunningham, Joan, Anderson, Kate, Snelling, Paul, Colman, Sam, Devitt, Jeannie, Preece, Cilla and Eris, Josette (2007). Decision-making about suitability for kidney transplantation: results of a national survey of Australian nephrologists. Nephrology, 12 (3), 299-304. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2007.00784.x
Anderson, Kate, Cass, Alan, Cunningham, Joan, Snelling, Paul, Devitt, Jeannie and Preece, Cilla (2007). The use of psychosocial criteria in Australian patient selection guidelines for kidney transplantation. Social Science & Medicine, 64 (10), 2107-2114. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.02.012
Australian nephrologists' attitudes towards living kidney donation
Cunningham, Joan, Cass, Alan, Anderson, Kate, Snelling, Paul, Devitt, Jeannie, Preece, Cilla and Eris, Josette (2006). Australian nephrologists' attitudes towards living kidney donation. Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, 21 (5), 1178-1183. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfl029
Anderson, Kate, Rieger, Elizabeth and Caterson, Ian (2006). A comparison of maladaptive schemata in treatment-seeking obese adults and normal-weight control subjects. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 60 (3), 245-252. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.08.002
Barriers to access by Indigenous Australians to kidney transplantation: The IMPAKT study
Cass, Alan, Devitt, Jeannie, Preece, Cilla, Cunningham, Joan, Anderson, Kate, Snelling, Paul, Eris, Josette and Ayanian, John (2004). Barriers to access by Indigenous Australians to kidney transplantation: The IMPAKT study. National Indigenous Dialysis and Transplant Symposium, Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2004.00352.x
(2023–2028) NHMRC-Canadian Institutes of Health Research Healthy Cities Implementation Science Team Grants
(2023–2027) NHMRC IDEAS Grants
(2022) Cancer Australia
(2021–2022) Cancer Australia
Yarning with our mob about HPV vaccination uptake (ARC Discovery Indigenous Project led by ANU)
(2021–2022) Australian National University
Exploring the impact of racism on wellbeing and access to optimal cancer care for First Nations Australian cancer survivors
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Sleep and Wellbeing in Indigenous Children
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors: