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Associate Professor Kristen Smith is a medical anthropologist and Research Director of the Indigenous Studies Unit & Indigenous Data Network, Onemda Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health. Kristen’s interdisciplinary research traverses the fields of anthropology, Indigenous studies, epidemiology, human geography, public health, and data science, building knowledge across the intersections of culture, health, and the social sciences. Her research is premised on collaborative, community-based approaches, and the promotion of culturally appropriate practices within academia. She is currently working on multiple projects with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia in areas including Indigenous data and alcohol-related family violence.