We are pleased to introduce Dr Tui Crumpen, Shani Crumpen and Kristy Meiselbach: each awarded a MACH scholarship of $5500 to participate in the Melbourne Poche Indigenous Health Leadership program.
The program gives Fellows the opportunity to build leadership skills, drive change in Indigenous health and grow professional networks through practical, connected learning.
Delivered across three week‑long modules – 16-20 March in Melbourne and Wilsons Promontory, 1-5 June in Toronto, Canada and 24-28 August in Moama and Shepparton – the program is designed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals with sound experience and leadership roles in community, policy, academia, government or clinical practice.
We wish Tui, Shani and Kristy all the very best for the upcoming program and look forward to following their journeys in supporting the health needs of Community.
Dr Tui Crumpen
Tui is a Torres Strait Islander woman living on Yorta Yorta Country.
She is a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne with 28 years expertise in program delivery, strategic planning, partnership facilitation and governance.
Tui is an Indigenous consultant and founder of Mopas Consultancy. From 2021 to 2023, she was the Director of the Kaiela Institute – a First Nations-led analysis and policy think tank.
She is Chief Investigator for the Developing Yorta Yorta Measures for Shared Prosperity, Repositioning Value and a Thriving Community with Strong Foundations project.
Tui serves on the Faculty Museums Committee at the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS) and is an Atlantic Senior Fellow.
Shani Crumpen
Shani is a Torres Strait Islander woman, Dungala Kaiela Fellow and PhD Candidate at the University of Melbourne MDHS.
Her research explores the Impacts of Indigenous Led on Country Collections on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities.
Shani holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours (Sociology) from La Trobe University and is focused on Indigenous Data Governance, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge systems and community development.
She is an investigator on the ‘Developing Yorta Yorta Measures for Shared Prosperity, Repositioning Value and a Thriving Community with Strong Foundations’ research project.
At the Algabonyah Research and Impact Centre, Shani’s research includes the Rumbalara Wellbeing and Resilience, and the Novel Interventions to Address Methamphetamines in Aboriginal Communities projects.
Kristy Meiselbach
Kristy is a proud Gunditjmara woman and a PhD Candidate at the University of Melbourne’s Evaluation and Implementation Science Unit.
She is committed to culturally safe, strength-based approaches that improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
She holds a Bachelor of Biomedicine from RMIT and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute.
As a Research Assistant in the School of Population and Global Health, Kristy has contributed to nationally significant projects such as ‘HPV self-collection for Aboriginal women’, ‘NDIS evaluation’, ‘Indigenous genetic services’ and the ‘More than a landlord’ Aboriginal life-coaching initiative.
Kristy’s doctoral research focuses on barriers and enablers Aboriginal women face in accessing HPV vaccination, cervical screening and colposcopy.