Rate My Professor Carolyn Griffin

Carolyn Griffin is affiliated with the Centre for Aboriginal Studies at Curtin University, where she has been listed as teaching staff for INDH1006 Indigenous Cultures and Health Behaviours, a core unit for Faculty of Health Sciences students. This unit examines Indigenous cultures, health behaviours, and the impact of historical policies on Indigenous Australians' health outcomes. Her involvement supports cultural competency education for health professionals.

Griffin's research focuses on Indigenous health, particularly mental health literacy and alcohol-related trauma. She co-authored 'Effectiveness of Stay Strong Treatment of Alcohol-Related Trauma: Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial,' with affiliation to the Centre for Aboriginal Studies, Curtin University. Earlier work at the Menzies School of Health Research includes 'High risk alcohol-related trauma among the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of the Northern Territory' (2012) and the study protocol for the Screening and Treatment of Alcohol-Related Trauma (START) randomised controlled trial (2012). She has contributed to resources for mental health literacy through consultations with Elders and community members, as highlighted in the Lowitja Institute's Researchers' Guide. Additional contributions include studies on cultural immersion for enhancing nursing students' transcultural self-efficacy and presentations on teaching cultural capabilities.