Associate Professor Wayne Williams

First Nations Cultural Mentor

Uncle Wayne Williams, a proud Wakka Wakka Man, is an expert in incorporating First Nations perspectives and methodologies into health research. His work primarily involves integrating First Nations worldviews, ways of knowing, and evaluative frameworks into studies on First Nations health and well-being. Mr Williams is the academic lead for Indigenous Health Education at the Rural Clinical School in Toowoomba. His efforts are centred on embedding First Nations knowledge as a vital part of higher education sector and promoting constructive relationships between First Nations communities and the medical profession.