Profile

position: Research Fellow

department: Indigenous Health Research Program

Dr Leah Cave is a Research Fellow in the Indigenous Health Research Program at Curtin Medical School. Her research has primarily concentrated on the health impact of racial discrimination on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and adolescents, with a particular focus on the social and cultural determinants of health, child and adolescent psychology, and child development. She has a strong research interest in building networks within and between the health and education sectors to develop and evaluate effective anti-racism initiatives.