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 Relations
    Faculty 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

  • GRANT
    Strong Systems, Healthy Futures: First Peoples Commercial Determinants of Health
    5 May 2026 - 6 May 2029
    People funded by this grant:
    VicHealth First Peoples Research Fellowship Program - $975,000.00
  • GRANT
    Yarning about the commercial determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and Country in Western Australia
    25 Feb 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Health Environment and Lives (HEAL) - Innovation Grant - $30,000.00
  • GRANT
    Investigating the Impact of Increased Alcohol Access from Policy Change on Alcohol-Related Harm in Central Australia
    1 Sep 2025 - 31 Mar 2029
    People funded by this grant:
    MRFF Alcohol and Other Drugs - 2043864 - $1,675,973.85
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Commercial and Economic Determinants of Health July 2024
    1 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2030
    People funded by this grant:
    VicHealth - CEDoH - $4,400,000.00
  • GRANT
    Laying the foundations to address the root causes of racism to improve health and wellbeing
    1 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Pearson O,
    • Reilly R,
    • Crumpen T,
    • Rigney N,
    • Baranoff J
    MRFF Indigenous Health Research - 2040431 - $30,000.00
  • GRANT
    Addressing Commercial Health-determinants: Indigenous Empowerment and Voices for Equity (ACHIEVE)
    1 Oct 2024 - 30 Sep 2029
    People funded by this grant:
    NHMRC TCR: Commercial determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health - 2035274 - $1,566,842.00
  • GRANT
    The commercial determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing: building the evidence and co-designing action
    1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    NHMRC - Ideas Grant - GNT2027736 - $1,223,516.60
  • GRANT
    Improving social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children through contemporary Indigenous/cultural dance
    1 Jun 2023 - 31 May 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Coombes J,
    • Gray P,
    • Paradies Y,
    • Bennett-Brook K,
    • Peiris D
    MRFF Indigenous Health Research - MRF2025985 - $25,130.00
  • GRANT
    Online anti-racism for Australia
    18 Apr 2023 - 17 Apr 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Dunn K,
    • Kamp A,
    • Denson N,
    • Paradies Y,
    • Kennedy T
    ARC - Discovery Projects - DP230103079 - $50,000.00
  • GRANT
    Photography and Reconciliation: the Ngarrindjeri and the SA Museum
    14 Apr 2023 - 13 Apr 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Hughes K,
    • Paradies Y
    ARC Linkage - Projects - LP200300726 - $6,260.00
  • GRANT
    How can health districts and networks cultivate anti-racist hospitals
    1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Mackean T,
    • Peiris D,
    • Paradies Y,
    • Mohamed J,
    • Porykali B
    NHMRC Synergy Grants - 2019247 - $197,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    '' Making big business everybody's business ''
    20 Jun 2022 - 6 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    VicHealth - OPP-25151 - $199,930.00
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    Truth-telling in Australia: addressing a colonial legacy
    28 Apr 2021 - 30 Jun 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Reconciliation Australia Limited - $25,000.00
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Food and Nutrition Policy for First Nations peoples- translating evidence into action
    1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    NHF Fellowship - Postdoctoral Research Fellowship - National Heart Foundation of Australia - 105168 - $151,200.00
  • GRANT
    Impacts of Banned Drinkers Register Re-introduction in Northern Territory
    5 Mar 2020 - 4 Mar 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Miller P,
    • Livingston M,
    • Guthridge S,
    • Whyte C,
    • Boffa J
    ARC Linkage - Projects - LP180100701 - $1,191,949.00
  • GRANT
    Impacts of Banned Drinkers Register Re-introduction in Northern Territory
    20 Feb 2020 - 19 Feb 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Miller P,
    • Livingston M,
    • Guthridge S,
    • Whyte C,
    • Boffa J
    Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation Foundation Ltd (also Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education Ltd ) - $100,000.00
  • GRANT
    Impacts of Banned Drinkers Register Re-introduction in Northern Territory
    20 Feb 2020 - 19 Feb 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Miller P,
    • Livingston M,
    • Guthridge S,
    • Whyte C,
    • Boffa J
    Northern Territory of Australia - $400,000.00
  • GRANT
    Impacts of Banned Drinkers Register Re-introduction in Northern Territory
    20 Feb 2020 - 19 Feb 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Miller P,
    • Livingston M,
    • Guthridge S,
    • Whyte C,
    • Boffa J
    Northern Territory PHN - $200,000.00
  • GRANT
    Impacts of Banned Drinkers Register Re-introduction in Northern Territory
    20 Feb 2020 - 19 Feb 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Miller P,
    • Livingston M,
    • Guthridge S,
    • Whyte C,
    • Boffa J
    Central Australian Aboriginal Congress - $40,000.00
  • GRANT
    Open Textbooks and Social Justice: a national scoping study
    1 Nov 2019 - 31 Oct 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    NCSEHE National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Research - $35,679.00
  • GRANT
    Dissecting lslamophobia: understanding the varied racialisation of Islam using latent class analysis, and what it means for responding
    1 Aug 2019 - 30 Sep 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Dunn K,
    • Mansouri F,
    • McGarty C,
    • Diallo T,
    • Sharples R
    Department of Justice & Community Safety - Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Research Grant - $22,000.00
  • GRANT
    Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (CRIS)
    29 Oct 2018 - 30 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Premier and Cabinet Vic - $3,196,087.00
  • GRANT
    Beyond Recognition: Postcolonial Relationality Across Difference
    1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    ARC Discovery Indigenous - IN180100055 - $507,899.74
  • GRANT
    Transnational News and Multicultural Australia
    15 Jun 2016 - 30 Nov 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Rodrigues UM,
    • Paradies Y
    Social Cohesion Research Grants - $40,000.00
  • GRANT
    Reconciling biological and social Indigeneity in the genomic era - Transfer from the University of Melbourne
    1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    ARC - Discovery Projects - DP150102087 - $204,146.00