Khwanruethai Ngampromwongse

Khwanruethai is a proud Wiradjuri, Wailwaan and Thai PhD Candidate and Senior Research Administration Officer in the First Nations Cancer and Wellbeing Research Program at The University of Queensland School of Public Health.

Khwanruethai is also the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Cluster Convenor for the Public Health Association of Australia.

Her PhD focuses on Cancer Screening at the Intersection: Supporting LGBTQISB+ First Nations peoples.

As Senior Research Administration Officer in the First Nations Cancer and Wellbeing Research Program at the University of Queensland, she supports the Wellbeing Research group.

Khwanruethai leads the Understanding Cancer Screening for LGBTQISB+ First Nations People, a research project that centres the views and experiences of LGBTQISB+ First Nations people with the aim of improving the delivery of appropriate early detection and cancer screening for LGBTQISB+ First Nations peoples that is culturally safe, supportive of sexuality and gender identity, and ameliorates the discrimination related barriers to cancer care.

This pilot study is funded by a NHMRC funded Centre of Research Excellence in Targeted Approaches to Improve Cancer Services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (TACTICS; #1153027)

Khwanruethai commenced her research career with The University of Queensland at the School of Public Health in 2021 as a part of the Vice-Chancellor's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Graduate Program.