I am a dual Irish-Australian woman with a deep interest in culture, ethnicity and identity. I was raised in Victoria (Australia), and spent time living in South Africa, leading to the completion of my PhD study with Xhosa communities in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. 

I have always had a deep connection and commitment my local communities, and active in community service activities and volunteerism. I serve voluntarily on several committees including for sports clubs and religious organisations, and on the Board of Directors for a PJP (public juridic person) organisation which has governance responsibilities for seven secondary schools. 

These lived experiences of community have all shaped the work I do in learning & teaching, research and service in my professional role.

Deakin University

The University of Melbourne

Deakin University

The University of Melbourne

Monash University

Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Access and Equity (Deakin University, 2012)

School of Health and Social Development (HSD) Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (Deakin University, 2012)

School of Health and Social Development (HSD) Special Commendation for Teaching and Learning (in five units) (Deakin University, 2014)

Fellowship for Internationalisation (Deakin University, 2018)

2024 - current: Senior Lecturer in Public Health, CQUniversity

2008 - 2024: Senior Lecturer/Lecturer/Associate Lecturer in Health Sciences, Public Health and Health Promotion, Deakin University. Course Director, B. Health Sciences and B. Health Sciences/B. Arts (2021-2024).

2007: Youth Empowerment Project Officer, SPW, South Africa

2005-2006: Casual academic (teaching and research assistant). Through this time I fulfilled several casual positions in teaching and research at multiple institutions including Deakin University, Monash University, RMIT University and the Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria. 

ANZAHPE - Australian and New Zealand Association of Health Professional Educators

Work Integrated Learning Australia

Developing partnerships and collaborating with academics and community groups around the following areas:

• Intersections of culture, gender and social inclusion in experiences of health and wellbeing, particularly sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing.
• Health and wellbeing of migrant and resettling refugee populations.
• Health and wellbeing of populations in low-resource settings globally.
• Health and wellbeing of populations in emergency and disaster contexts globally.
• Developing inclusive and relational public health practitioners.
• Enhancing global mobility opportunities, experiences and outcomes for students in public health training/courses.

Three notable achievements all reflect intersections of community-based action/service, teaching and research:

• Developing a collaborative and interdisciplinary partnership program with communities and organisations in the Yasawa Islands, Fiji, around community health needs and priorities. The partnership was founded on a model of an interdisciplinary global mobility experiences for undergraduate students, with reciprocal gains and capacity-building for local communities. The partnership has continued since 2016. The program has been awarded more than $300,000 in New Colombo Plan funding, and continues to grow and strengthen in number of people involved and served, the interdisciplinary nature, and in being responsive to changing community needs. 
• Developing partnerships with communities and organisations in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, to explore barriers and facilitators to communities engaging with sexual and reproductive health promotion programs. This led to the completion of my PhD study, the development of a model to inform understanding and practice, and the training and capacity-building of local community members in community-based research skills.
• Leading a multi-disciplinary team of academic and professional staff in a $250,000 evaluation of University HEPPP funded initiatives to inform the focus of future HEPPP priorities and initiatives to support students. 

NVivo qualitative data management.

Graham, M., Mckenzie, H. and Lamaro Haintz, G. (2017). The health status and health inequities of women, including transgender women, who sell sexual services in Australia. Deakin University. Report. https://hdl.handle.net/10779/DRO/DU:23280875.v2  - Commissioned by Women's Health West, and published by Deakin University, this report was used to inform their Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy. 

Graham, M., Mckenzie, H. and Lamaro Haintz, G. (2017). The health inequities of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls. Deakin University. Report. https://hdl.handle.net/10779/DRO/DU:23280866.v2 - Commissioned by Women's Health West, and published by Deakin University, this report was used to inform their Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy. 

Books:

Taket, A.R. Crisp, B.R., Nevill, A., Lamaro, G., Graham, M. and Barter-Godfrey, S. (2009) Theorising social exclusion, London, Routledge.