Session 4B: Psychosocial Youth Engagement - Part 2
Tracks
Track 2
| Thursday, April 23, 2026 |
| 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM |
Speaker
Ms Elizabeth Harnett
Chief Executive Officer
Association For The Wellbeing Of Children In Healthcare
Collaborate & Connect Toolbox for Non-Indigenous Organisations to Better Engage with First Nations Young People
3:00 PM - 3:15 PMBiography
In both clinical and advocacy settings, Lizzy has committed much of her personal and professional life over the past 30 years to advocating for the rights of children, young people and their families in the healthcare system.
Ms Allyson Todd
PhD Candidate & Research Officer
The University Of Sydney
Building adolescent research capacity: The co-creation of the Health Hive online course
3:15 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Allyson Todd is a PhD candidate, Research Officer and the Youth Engagement Lead at the Youth Well Lab, Faculty of Medicine and Health, the University of Sydney. She holds a Master of Public Health. Her PhD explores meaningful youth engagement in health research and policy for non-communicable disease prevention.
Dr Jainoor Rana
Public Health Fellow
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Evaluating youth engagement in health research: challenges and lessons learned
3:30 PM - 3:45 PMBiography
Dr Jainoor Rana (BMed/MD, MPH) is an Advanced Trainee of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine. Before her role as Public Health Fellow with the Global Adolescent Health and Intergenerational Health groups at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Jainoor worked clinically across diverse settings in Australia and New Zealand.
Dr Jainoor Rana
Public Health Fellow
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
CREYATEing impactful youth engagement in health research: evaluation reflections and recommendations
3:45 PM - 4:00 PMBiography
Dr Jainoor Rana (BMed/MD, MPH) is an Advanced Trainee of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine. Before her role as Public Health Fellow with the Global Adolescent Health and Intergenerational Health groups at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Jainoor worked clinically across diverse settings in Australia and New Zealand.
Dr Smriti Nepal
Research Fellow
University Of Sydney
Fostering Cultural Identity and Connection: A scoping review of Indigenous children’s social and emotional wellbeing initiatives
4:00 PM - 4:15 PMBiography
Danielle Cameron, a proud Yuibera woman, is a Research Fellow and First Nations Lecturer at the University of Sydney. With 20+ years’ experience, she champions healing, cultural safety, and Indigenising spaces. Her work centres First Nations voices, weaving story, culture, and evidence to foster belonging, wellbeing, and collective healing.
