ProfessorYin Paradies
Deakin Distinguished Professor and Chair in Race Relations
Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences/Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
- Deakin Distinguished Professor and Chair in Race RelationsFaculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences/Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
- +61 3 924 43873 (Work)
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
RESEARCH INTERESTS
* Indigenous knowledges and decoloniality
* Health, social and economic effects of racism
* Anti-racism theory, policy and practice
* Race and intercultural relations
Projects
Lovett R, Maddox R, Whop L, Paradies Y, Yu P, Wyber R, Wenitong M, Bourke S, Maher B, Riley T. Developing an Indigenous Commercial Determinants of Health index and community implementation framework. NHMRC 2023 TCR Commercial Determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health 2025-2029 GNT2035577 $977,532.40.
Paradies Y, Browne J, Sherriff S, Backholer K, Cubillo B, Walker T, Allender S, Maddox R, Mitchell F, Poirier B. Addressing Commercial Health-determinants: Indigenous Empowerment and Voices for Equity (ACHIEVE). NHMRC 2023 TCR Commercial Determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health 2025-2029 GNT2035274 $1,566,842.
Browne J, Paradies Y et al. The commercial determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing: building the evidence and co-designing action. NHMRC Ideas grant 2024-2028 (#2027736 $1,223,516.60)
Jamieson L, Paradies Y, Mackean T, Bastos J, Haag D, Poirier B, Leane C, Soares GH, Sethi S. Manuela J, Dodd Z, Santiago PR, Owen K, Bauer N. The mouth as an expression of racial injustice: Building the evidence to foster an anti- racist dental health system in Australia 2023-25. (MRF2025028 $898,629.25).
Campain A, Paradies Y, Bennett-Brook K, Peiris D, Porykali B, Hunter C. Kairuz C, Bourke E, Parry V, Angell B, Gray P. Improving social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children through contemporary Indigenous/cultural dance, 2023-2027 (MRF2025985 $978,478.70).
Dunn K, Kamp A, Kennedy T, Denson N, McGarty C, Paradies Y, Truong; M, Sharples R, Ben J. Online anti-racism for Australia (2023-2025). Australian Research Council Discovery grant ($386,382).
Mackean T, Peiris D, Paradies Y, Mohamed J, Porykali B, Rogers K, Quilty S, Baum F. How can health districts and networks cultivate anti-racist hospitals? (2022-2026). NHMRC Synergy Grant (#2019247 $5,000,000).Hughes K, Moore V, Trevorrow E, Carty J, Paradies Y, Trounson J. Photography and Reconciliation: the Ngarrindjeri and the South Australian Museum (2021-2024). Australian Research Council linkage grant (LP200300726 $442,578).
Hilario C, Pattison R, Agyapong V, Leatherdale S, Paradies Y, Scott S, Storey K. Investigating racism in youth mental health care: A mixed-methods youth- engaged study (2021-2024). Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Garvey G, Brown A. Eades S, Anderson P et al. National First Nations Research Network (2021-2026). National Health and Medical Research Council
($10,000,000).Uink B, Bullen J, Bennett R, Martin G, Lin A, Woods J, Wright M, Paradies Y. Testing a new model for addressing covert racism faced by Indigenous youth (IN210100051 $584,000).
Miller P, Smith J, Livingston M, Guthridge S, Whyte C, Boffa J, Paradies Y, Griffiths K, Chikritzhs T, Room R, Mayshak R, Smith L, Stevens M, Paterson J, Ward J, Crane M, Thorn M, Scott D. Impacts of Banned Drinkers Register Re- introduction in Northern Territory (2019-2022). Australian Research Council linkage grant (LP180100701 $1,191,949).
Mansouri F, Akbarzadeh S, Barton G, Bliuc A, Dr Collins P, Dr Dellal H, Dr Denson N, Dunn K, Elias A, Gerrand V, Grossman M, Halafoff A, Harris A, Dr Johns A, Keddie A, Magee L, McGarty C, Paradies Y, Third A, Ungar M, Vergani M, Walton J, Whelan C (2019-2023). Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (CRIS), Department of Premier and Cabinet, Victoria ($3,196,087).
Bamblett M, Salamone C, Pollet J, Watts L, Johnson G, Hunter S, Kelaher M, Paradies Y, Eades S, Wise S, La Brooy C, Luke J, Ewen S (2019-2020). Developing an Aboriginal health, wellbeing and safety research and evaluation framework. Department of Health and Human Services ($2,188,163).
Kelaher M, Paradies Y, Gee G, Ritte R, Nicholson J, Brown S, Hegarty K, Armstrong G, Waters L (2019-2023). Responding to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Aspirations to Foster Self-Determination and Social and Emotional Wellbeing. National Health and Medical Research Council Targeted call for research into Indigenous Social and Emotional Wellbeing (#1154619 $1,924,345).
Jamieson L, Paradies Y, Roberts R, Hedges J, Venner K, Mitchell A, Dunbar T, Warren C, Kularatna S, Smithers L (2019-2022). A motivational interviewing intervention to improve social and emotional well-being among Aboriginal children. National Health and Medical Research Council Targeted call for research into Indigenous Social and Emotional Wellbeing (#1153662 $898,097).
GRANTS
- GRANTStrong Systems, Healthy Futures: First Peoples Commercial Determinants of Health5 May 2026 - 6 May 2029People funded by this grant:
- Browne J,
- Paradies Y,
- Walker T,
- Mitchell F,
- Lister N
- GRANTYarning about the commercial determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and Country in Western Australia25 Feb 2026 - 31 Dec 2026People funded by this grant:
- Lister N,
- Browne J,
- Paradies Y,
- Ananthapavan J,
- Walker T
- CONTRACT RESEARCHCommercial and Economic Determinants of Health July 20241 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2030People funded by this grant:
- Sacks G,
- Paradies Y,
- Browne J,
- Backholer K,
- Martino F
- GRANTLaying the foundations to address the root causes of racism to improve health and wellbeing1 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2027People funded by this grant:
- Pearson O,
- Reilly R,
- Crumpen T,
- Rigney N,
- Baranoff J
- GRANTAddressing Commercial Health-determinants: Indigenous Empowerment and Voices for Equity (ACHIEVE)1 Oct 2024 - 30 Sep 2029People funded by this grant:
- Paradies Y,
- Browne J,
- Sherriff S,
- Backholer K,
- Cubillo B
- GRANTThe commercial determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing: building the evidence and co-designing action1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2028People funded by this grant:
- Browne J,
- Paradies Y,
- Sherriff S,
- Backholer K,
- Walker T
- GRANTImproving social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children through contemporary Indigenous/cultural dance1 Jun 2023 - 31 May 2027People funded by this grant:
- Coombes J,
- Gray P,
- Paradies Y,
- Bennett-Brook K,
- Peiris D
- GRANTOnline anti-racism for Australia18 Apr 2023 - 17 Apr 2026People funded by this grant:
- Dunn K,
- Kamp A,
- Denson N,
- Paradies Y,
- Kennedy T
- GRANTPhotography and Reconciliation: the Ngarrindjeri and the SA Museum14 Apr 2023 - 13 Apr 2026People funded by this grant:
- Hughes K,
- Paradies Y
- GRANTHow can health districts and networks cultivate anti-racist hospitals1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2027People funded by this grant:
- Mackean T,
- Peiris D,
- Paradies Y,
- Mohamed J,
- Porykali B
- CONTRACT RESEARCH'' Making big business everybody's business ''20 Jun 2022 - 6 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Browne J,
- Lock M,
- Backholer K,
- Paradies Y,
- Allender S
- COLLABORATIVE GRANTTruth-telling in Australia: addressing a colonial legacy28 Apr 2021 - 30 Jun 2022People funded by this grant:
- Barolsky V,
- Paradies Y
- FELLOWSHIPFood and Nutrition Policy for First Nations peoples- translating evidence into action1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2022People funded by this grant:
- Browne J,
- Backholer K,
- Allender S,
- Paradies Y
- GRANTImpacts of Banned Drinkers Register Re-introduction in Northern Territory5 Mar 2020 - 4 Mar 2024People funded by this grant:
- Miller P,
- Livingston M,
- Guthridge S,
- Whyte C,
- Boffa J
- GRANTImpacts of Banned Drinkers Register Re-introduction in Northern Territory20 Feb 2020 - 19 Feb 2024People funded by this grant:
- Miller P,
- Livingston M,
- Guthridge S,
- Whyte C,
- Boffa J
- GRANTImpacts of Banned Drinkers Register Re-introduction in Northern Territory20 Feb 2020 - 19 Feb 2024People funded by this grant:
- Miller P,
- Livingston M,
- Guthridge S,
- Whyte C,
- Boffa J
- GRANTImpacts of Banned Drinkers Register Re-introduction in Northern Territory20 Feb 2020 - 19 Feb 2024People funded by this grant:
- Miller P,
- Livingston M,
- Guthridge S,
- Whyte C,
- Boffa J
- GRANTImpacts of Banned Drinkers Register Re-introduction in Northern Territory20 Feb 2020 - 19 Feb 2024People funded by this grant:
- Miller P,
- Livingston M,
- Guthridge S,
- Whyte C,
- Boffa J
- GRANTOpen Textbooks and Social Justice: a national scoping study1 Nov 2019 - 31 Oct 2020People funded by this grant:
- Lambert S,
- Paradies Y,
- Whitburn B,
- George K,
- Walker H
- GRANTDissecting lslamophobia: understanding the varied racialisation of Islam using latent class analysis, and what it means for responding1 Aug 2019 - 30 Sep 2020People funded by this grant:
- Dunn K,
- Mansouri F,
- McGarty C,
- Diallo T,
- Sharples R
- GRANTCentre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (CRIS)29 Oct 2018 - 30 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- AM MG,
- Mansouri F,
- Akbarzadeh S,
- Harris A,
- Barolsky V
- GRANTBeyond Recognition: Postcolonial Relationality Across Difference1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2021People funded by this grant:
- Paradies Y,
- Stead V,
- Balaton-Chrimes S
- GRANTTransnational News and Multicultural Australia15 Jun 2016 - 30 Nov 2017People funded by this grant:
- Rodrigues UM,
- Paradies Y
- GRANTReconciling biological and social Indigeneity in the genomic era - Transfer from the University of Melbourne1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2017People funded by this grant:
- Kowal E,
- Paradies Y,
- Fforde C