Professor Michelle Kennedy
NHMRC Fellow, School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Australia

Researcher biography
Prof Michelle Kennedy (Bovill) is a Wiradjuri woman from Mudgee, who has grown up on Worimi country. She is working to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to quit smoking during pregnancy, to support the health of our future elders. Michelle is passionate about the design and implementation of ethical research in partnership with Aboriginal communities, particularly Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services.
Institutional webpage: https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/michelle-kennedy11