Research Interests
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health system performance Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander higher education Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research methods Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-based researchMr Michael Larkin
Senior Lecturer
School of Medicine
College of Health
Michael Larkin is a Kokatha man, with over twenty years’ experience in Aboriginal health and related fields across State Government health, tertiary education and research, and over ten years in the Aboriginal community controlled health sector. He is currently employed as Senior Lecturer – Indigenous Health within the Adelaide Medical School (University of Adelaide). His qualifications include; Cert. III Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care, Cert. IV Training and Assessment, Bachelor of Justice and Society, and Master of Public Health. He is also currently undertaking a PhD (part-time) exploring strategies to improve access and uptake of hepatitis B care within Aboriginal communities. Previously, Michael was the Manager of Public Health and Primary Health Care Programs at the Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia (AHCSA), overseeing a number of state-wide programs and port-folio areas. During this time he was the co-lead for the development of the ‘Stop the Spread – Stay Strong’ campaign, targeting COVID-19 awareness building in Aboriginal communities. Michael has a strong interest in Aboriginal health research and ethics, teaching and speaking both locally and nationally, and advising HRECs on appropriate processes for ethical review of Indigenous research. Michael has been a member of the South Australian Aboriginal Health Research Ethics Committee (AHREC) since 2015 and held the role of AHREC Co-chair since 2019.
My current research includes enrollment in a PhD with a focus on improving access and engagement in care for the management of chronic hepatitis B in Aboriginal communities. I am adopting a mixed methods approach, undertaking three studies drawing upon both quantitative and qualitative methods. I am participating as either a chief investigator or associated investigator on a number of studies which all focus on improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people and communities. These studies cover areas such as anti-racism education, liver disease and cancer prevention, kidney disease health promotion, oral health, and identifying the capabilities and capacity building needs of the health and medical research sector in SA in responding to Aboriginal informed research priorities and ethical research practice.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 - ongoing | Senior Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
| 2019 - 2022 | Manager Public Health & Primary Health Care | Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Award | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Awards: Leadership in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health | Melbourne School of Population and Global Health | Australia | - |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 - 2002 | Flinders University | Australia | Bachelor of Justice & Society |
| Date | Title | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - 2026 | PhD (Current Enrollment) | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2007 - 2009 | Master of Public Health | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| Date | Title | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Certificate IV Training & Assessment | Nunkuwarrin Yunti | Australia |
| 2011 | Certificate III Aboriginal & Torres Strait Primary Health Care | Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia | Australia |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Reilly, R., Morey, K., Hammond, L., Pedler, M., Keeler, N., Laccos, T., . . . Pearson, O. (2026). Proactive anti-racism training for healthcare: study protocol for the development and evaluation of an Australian cognitive-behavioural therapy-informed racism reduction programme.. BMJ Open, 16(3), e111483. |
| 2025 | Poirier, B., Hedges, J., Haag, D., Paradies, Y., Mackean, T., Bastos, J., . . . Jamieson, L. (2025). Co-Designing an Anti-Racist Dental Health System: Evidence-Based Strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Oral Health in Australia (Preprint). JMIR Research Protocols, 14, 13 pages. Scopus1 WoS2 |
| 2025 | Cachagee, M., Poirier, B., Doak, F., Sethi, S., Hedges, J., Larkin, M., & Jamieson, L. (2025). Self-Determination in Action: A Scoping Review on Oral Health Training for Indigenous Health Workers Globally. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 53(6), 633-643. |
| 2025 | Cachagee, M., Poirier, B., Larkin, M., & Jamieson, L. (2025). Indigenous oral health: A matter of rights. First Nations Health and Wellbeing - The Lowitja Journal, 3, 100069. |
| 2022 | Narayana, S., Nugent, M., Woodman, R., Larkin, M., Ramachandran, J., Muller, K., & Wigg, A. (2022). Author reply. Internal Medicine Journal, 52(8), 1458. |
| 2022 | Larkin, M., Mahmood, M., Ward, J., Hummerston, B., Johnson, D., & Laurence, C. (2022). Chronic hepatitis B management in six South Australian Aboriginal community controlled health services. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 28(6), 1-6. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2022 | Narayana, S., Nugent, M., Woodman, R., Larkin, M., Ramachandran, J., Muller, K., & Wigg, A. (2022). Measuring quality of hepatitis B care in a remote Australian Aboriginal community: opportunities for improvement. Internal Medicine Journal, 52(8), 1347-1353. Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1 |
| 2021 | Wigg, A. J., Narayana, S. K., Hartel, G., Medlin, L., Pratt, G., Powell, E. E., . . . Valery, P. C. (2021). Hepatocellular carcinoma amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia. EClinicalMedicine, 36, 100919-1-100919-9. Scopus25 WoS29 Europe PMC22 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Larkin, M., Ward, J., Laurence, C., Scrimgeour, D., & Mahmood, M. (2026). From recognition to system design: how hepatitis B policy shapes integrated care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. In World Hepatitis Summit 2026. Bangkok. |
| 2025 | Mackean, T., Wigg, A., Pratt, G., Brown, C., Valery, P., D'Angelo, S., & Larkin, M. (2025). Optimising screening and surveillance models of care for liver disease in remote Indigenous Australian communities (SSOLID): the study protocol. In Conference Program. Adelaide. |
| 2024 | Dillon, A., Fawcett, L., Walters, K., Mingorance, C., Arnold, M., Larkin, M., . . . Thomas, K. (2024). A multi-faceted approach to support Indigenous students: Yarning Circles, cultural retreat & near-peer tutoring. In ANZAHPE 2024. Adelaide, Australia. |
| 2020 | Narayana, S., Nugent, M., Woodman, R., Larkin, M., Ramachandran, J., Muller, K., & Wigg, A. (2020). Quality measures for hepatitis B in a remote Australian Aboriginal community. In JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY Vol. 35 (pp. 54). WILEY. WoS1 |
| 2020 | Narayana, S., Nugent, M., Woodman, R., Larkin, M., Ramanachandran, J., Muller, K., & Wigg, A. (2020). QUALITY MEASURES FOR HEPATITIS B IN A REMOTE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY. In HEPATOLOGY Vol. 72 (pp. 406A). ELECTR NETWORK: WILEY. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Brann, P., Coleman, J., Duncan, L., Gordon, M., Hart, E., Hunt, B., & Larkin, M. (2024). South Australian CAMHS Review. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Humerston, B., Johnson, D., & Larkin, M. (2015). COMMUNICARE USER MANUAL VIRAL HEPATITIS. Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM). |
| 2015 | Hummerston, B., & Larkin, M. (2015). COMMUNICARE ADMINISTRATOR MANUAL VIRAL HEPATITIS. Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM). |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Poirier, B., Hedges, J., Haag, D., Paradies, Y., Mackean, T., Bastos, J., . . . Jamieson, L. (2024). Co-Designing an Antiracist Dental Health System: Protocol for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander–Led Mixed Methods Study (Preprint). DOI |
2023 Medical Research Future Fund $627,255.3
An Australian Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy informed Racism Reduction Model
Chief Investigators: Odette Pearson, Kim Morey, Reilly, Matt Pedler, Ngara Keeler, Tina Brodie, Elissa Elvidge, Steve Larkin, Judith Lovegrove, Anna Churhansen, Katina D'Onise, Yvonne Clark, Michael Larkin, Leda Sivak.
Associate Investigators: Trish Laccos
2023 Medical Research Future Fund $2,960,917.8
Optimizing screening and surveillance models of care for liver disease in remote Indigenous Australian communities
Chief Investigators: Alan Wigg, Tamara Mackean, Greg Pratt, Cath Brown, Patricia Valery, Michael Larkin, Linda Medlin, Joshua Riessen, Shane D’Angelo, Jessica Howell, Garry Jeffrey, Michael Nugent, Terrie Ivanhoe, Gus Gardiner.
Associate Investigators: Leon Adams, Jonathon Karnon, Richard Woodman, Kirsty Campbell, Melaine Durden, Jessica Stott, Kelli Owen, Raelin Huang
2023 Medical Research Future Fund $898,629.25
The mouth as an expression of racial injustice: Building the evidence to foster an anti-racist dental health system in Australia
Chief Investigators: Joanne Hedges, Lisa Jamieson, Yin Paradies, Tamara Mackean, Joao Bastos, Dandara Haag, Brianna Poirier, Cathy Leane, Gustavo Soares, Sneha Sethi, Jess Manuela, Zell Dodd, Pedro Ribeiro Santiago, Kelli Owen, Natalie Bauer.
Associate Investigators: Beth Hummerston, Madison Cachagee, Vaibhav Garg, Latisha Skyora, Reid Nicolas, Michael Larkin, Jade Fuller.
2022 AIATSIS Grant $218,729.50
Taking the next steps: Informing the transformation of the research sector to respond to Aboriginal research priorities and ways of conducting research
Chief Investigators: Odette Pearson, Karen Glover, Kim Morey, Michael Larkin, Gokhan Ayturk, Shane Moho, Alex Brown.
Research Officers: Naomi Thornthwaite, Leda Sivakt.
2022 TCR Improving Indigenous maternal and child health $4,973,482.4
It’s time to flourish: Co-designed perinatal and early years care, self-determined by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, Resulting in policy and practice transformation and Exceptional service (ICARE).
Chief Investigators: Yvonne Clark, Rhonda Marriott, Catherine Chamberlain, Tamara Mackean, Odette Pearson, Karen Glover, Jayne Kotz, Scott Wilson, Kylie Lee, Karen Hawke.
Associate Investigators: Alice Rumbold, Melissa O'Donnell, Kurt Towers, Cathy Leane, Amy Keir, Michael Larkin, Dylan Mordaunt, Judith Lovegrove, Roz Walker, Joy Makepeace.
University of Adelaide
Adelaide Medical School
Lead Indigenous Health Stream
Teaching Indigenous Health and Knowledges (Years 1 - 6)
School of Public Health
Teaching Indigenous Health and Knowledges (Master of Public Health)
Wirltu Yarlu
Teaching Indigenous Health and Knowledges (Aboriginal Studies 3001)
Aboriginal Research & Ethics (Capstone course; Indigenous Research Issues: Applied Knowledge)
Lowitja Institute
Aboriginal Research & Ethics (National Certificate IV in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research and Practice)
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Co-Supervisor | Principles and approaches for effective patient recall systems for coordinated health care in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs). | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Antoinette Liddell |
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Empowering Indigenous Oral Health: A Co-Designed Training Module for Aboriginal Health Workers to Foster Anti-Racist Dental Care in Australia | Master of Philosophy (Dentistry) | Master | Full Time | Ms Madison Cachagee |
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Empowering Indigenous Oral Health: A Co-Designed Training Module for Aboriginal Health Workers to Foster Anti-Racist Dental Care in Australia | Master of Philosophy (Dentistry) | Master | Full Time | Ms Madison Cachagee |
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Empowering Indigenous Oral Health: A Co-Designed Training Module for Aboriginal Health Workers to Foster Anti-Racist Dental Care in Australia | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Madison Cachagee |
| Date | Role | Board name | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 - ongoing | Treasurer | Hepatitis SA Board | Hepatitis | Australia |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Member | The Healthcare Continuum - working group | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2024 - ongoing | Member | Adelaide University First Nations Advisory Committee | The University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2024 - ongoing | Member | Quality Monitoring and Assurance Committee | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2024 - ongoing | Member | Aboriginal Knowledges Strategy Working Group | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2023 - ongoing | Member | Esther Chong Scholarship Review Committee | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2022 - ongoing | Member | BMed/St Curriculum Committee Meeting | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2022 - ongoing | Member | Year 2 BMS (MS2A & 2B) Curriculum Development Committee | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2022 - ongoing | Member | Years 1-3 Sub Committee Meeting (BMed/St & MBBS) | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2022 - ongoing | Member | MBBS Year 4-6 Sub Committee Meeting | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2015 - ongoing | Co-Chair | South Australian Aboriginal Health Research Ethics Committee | Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia | Australia |
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