About Dr Bernardo Dewey
Research Fellow, Indigenous Health Research Program, Curtin Medical School, Perth, Western Australia.
Dr Bernardo Dewey is a Research Fellow at Curtin Medical School’s Indigenous Health Research Program, bringing over a decade of experience across academia, government, and the non-profit sector in Argentina, Mexico, and Australia. Holding a Doctoral degree from The University of Western Australia, he has worked on diverse community programs, including ethnographic studies in Argentina and project management in remote Indigenous communities in Mexico. He has also contributed to significant projects in Australia, including the COVID-19 initiative at the Telethon Kids Institute and the digital literacy evaluation project at the UWA SAGE Living Lab. Dr Dewey’s current research focuses on understanding Aboriginal men’s involvement in antenatal care to prevent stillbirth. By addressing the cultural and social factors that affect Aboriginal men’s engagement in antenatal care, the project aims to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes in Aboriginal communities, particularly in the Noongar Boodjar region.
