Stephen Harfield
Honorary Research Associate
MPhil(App Epi), MPH, GCertHlthServR&D, BHlthSc
Stephen is a Narungga and Ngarrindjeri man from South Australia, and Senior Research Fellow with the University of Queensland Poche Centre for Indigenous Health and PhD candidate with the School of Public Health at the University of Queensland. Stephen’s PhD is exploring how to strengthen primary health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people living in urban southeast Queensland.
Stephen is an epidemiologist and mixed-methods public health researcher with over 10 years of research experience conducting research in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and health services. Stephen has an interest in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, adolescents and young people’s health and wellbeing, health services research, and Indigenous methodologies.
Published research
Exploring healthcare providers’ perspectives on the factors that facilitate primary health care access among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people aged 15-24 years of age often encounter challenges accessing and utilising primary health care (PHC). Providing health care responsive to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people requires the active involvement of healthcare providers (HCPs), who play a central role in healthcare delivery. This study explored perspectives of HCPs working in urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community-Controlled Health Organisations (ATSICCHOs) on the factors that facilitate Aboriginal and Torres Strait young people accessing and utilising PHC services.
Education and Qualifications
- Master of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology – Australian National University
- Master of Public Health – Flinders University
- Graduate Certificate in Health Services Research and Development – University of Wollongong
- Bachelor of Health Science (Public Health) – The University of Adelaide
Active Collaborations
- Associate Editor, First Nations Health and Wellbeing - The Lowitja Journal
- Board Member, South Australian Stolen Generation Aboriginal Cooperation
- Member, Public Health Association of Australia
- Member, The Australasian Epidemiological Association