Winhangadurinya; Indigenous mindfulness and ways of thinking.
This project explores Indigenous mindfulness and the difference in mindfulness and schema setting in Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in order to improve healthcare delivery.
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Our transdisciplinary and Indigenous-led research is a multi-phase collaboration to explore Indigenous mindfulness and its intersection with ways of thinking among Indigenous people (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Australia), Mãori (Aotearoa), First Nations, Inuit and Métis (Canada) and Native American (USA)) in contrast to non-Indigenous people, to test the concept that Indigenous people's thinking is inherent to cultural factors, regardless of their cultural background.
This research will investigate the difference in mindfulness and schema setting (using Indigenous epistemology - Winhangadurinya) in Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, and in doing so address health equity issues by exploring potential points of difference in health interpretation.
Members
Principal investigator
Associate Professor and Chair Indigenous Health Framework, ANU School of Medicine and Psychology
Co-investigator
Lecturer in Indigenous Health, ANU School of Medicine and Psychology
Deputy Director
Psychology Discipline Head, School of Medicine and Psychology
Senior Lecturer in Psychology
Professor Social Foundations Medicine, ANU School of Medicine and Psychology
Associate Dean (Health Social Science) ANU College of Science and Medicine
General Practitioner, Companion House Medical Service
Other members
- Dr Sarah Bourke, ANU National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
- Professor John Waston, ANU College of Health and Medicine
- Professor Pat Dudgeon, University Western Australia,
- Dr Kate Derry, University of Western Australia
- Associate Professor Jeffrey Ansloos, University Toronto
- Dr Rebecca Howes, University of British Columbia
- Associate Professor Moana Waitoki, University of Waikato
- Associate Professor Esther Willing, University of Otago
- Assistant Professor Mark Baez, Bemidji State University