Annalee Stearne, a Nyungar from WA, has been working in Curtin University’s National Drug Research Institute since 2001. She has experience in evaluating Indigenous Australian substance use interventions in the Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia.
She completed her PhD in 2023, exploring how Aboriginal people can exercise their right to self-determination in the development of alcohol policy. Her research interests lie in Indigenous governance and leadership in research, project evaluations, database design and development, and developing Aboriginal communities’ capacity to understand and be involved in research.
She was awarded the 2012 First People’s Award for Excellence in Science and Research, by the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD). In 2006, she was a member of the research team that won the National Drug and Alcohol Award for Excellence in Research, and a Curtin University Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence.
Currently she sits on the board of NCCRED and Holyoake Association (WA). Presently Annalee is the Operations Manager for the Australian Alliance in Indigenous Genomics.