Meet the Team

(Research Co-Lead)

Professor Faye McMillan is a Wiradjuri yinaa from Trangie, NSW. She was the first First Nations person with a Western degree in Pharmacy. Faye is a Professor of Indigenous Health within the Faculty of Health, UTS.

University of Technology Sydney

(Research Co-Lead)

Dr Sarira El-Den is a Pharmacist, Senior Lecturer and Master Mental Health First Aid Instructor at The University of Sydney School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney. 

University of Sydney

Aleena Williams (Yugambeh) is from South-East Queensland. CI Williams is a registered pharmacist with a background in rural and remote pharmacy practice.

CI Williams brings a lived experience of working as a pharmacist while maintaining connections to community and country. 

Alexander Burke is a proud Wiradjuri pharmacist, PhD candidate and tutor at The University of Sydney School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney.  

University of Sydney

Dr Jane Havelka is a proud Wiradjuri woman and a Master Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health First Aid instructor currently living in Wagga Wagga, NSW.  

Laura Rheinberger is a Wiradjuri pharmacist working full time in Mudgee, NSW.

She is currently the pharmacist in charge and has recently become a partner at Blooms Mudgee.  

Professor Michelle Dickson is the Director of the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, a research flagship centre in the Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney.

University of Sydney

Associate Professor Bhavini Patel is an Advance Practice Pharmacist, the Executive Director of Medicines Management and Research for NT Health and the Executive lead for the NT COVID-19 vaccination program.  

Associate Professor Claire O’Reilly is an Associate Professor at The University of Sydney School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney. 

University of Sydney

Dr Jack Collins is a practicing community pharmacist and Senior Lecturer at The University of Sydney School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney.

University of Sydney

Professor Rebekah Moles is a pharmacist, and Professor of Pharmacy Practice Research and Education at The University of Sydney School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health. Rebekah is currently the Deputy Head of School for the Sydney Pharmacy School.

Professor Timothy Chen is a Professor of Pharmacy Practice at The University of Sydney School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney.

University of Sydney