Senior Research Officer

Dr Scrine  is currently a Senior Research Officer. Clair joined Kulunga in 2006 and has been a member of a number of project teams involving research and evaluation with Aboriginal communities in Western Australia including the WA Aboriginal Child Health Survey, the Rio Tinto Child Health Partnerships, the BHP sponsored Substance Use Reduction project in the Hedland and Newman areas of the Pilbara, the review of the St John of God Health Care "Strong Women, Strong Babies, Strong Culture" program in the Pilbara, the review of the Wheatbelt Health Service, and an examination of the job aspirations of Indigenous young people in the East Kimberely for the Wunan Foundation. More recently Clair has completed an evaluation of the Michael Leslie Pilbara Performing Arts Program (Healthway grant), explored the critical factors in Aboriginal non-smoking in 4 regions in WA, and examined the cultural barriers and perceptions regarding organ and tissue donation among Aboriginal people (in Port Hedland & Perth metro). Clair is a co-author of 'Social Determinants of Social and Emotional Wellbeing' in Working Together: Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice.

Prior to moving to Perth in 2006, Dr Scrine worked as a senior officer at the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination and was previously a policy officer with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC).

Dr Scrine received her doctorate from Macquarie University in Sydney, NSW in 2003. During the completion of her doctorate Dr Scrine undertook a student residency at the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine (within the University College of London) and at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.