Honorary Professor Odette Best
Honorary Professor
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work
Book Chapters
Best, Odette, Fredericks, Bronwyn and Adams, Mick (2026). Indigenous gendered health perspectives. Yatdjuligin. (pp. 69-85) edited by Odette Best and Bronwyn Fredericks. Melbourne, VIC Australia: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781009626897.005
Deravin, Linda, Mongta, Hayley, Butcher, Stacey, Fergie, Doseena, Best, Odette and Fredericks, Bronwyn (2026). Caring for our Elders and older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Yatdjuligin: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing and midwifery care. (pp. 343-359) edited by Odette Best and Bronwyn Fredericks. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781009626897.017
Best, Odette, Robinson, Mel, Fredericks, Bronwyn and Ward, Raelene (2026). Indigenous-led qualitative research. Yatdjuligin: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing and midwifery care. (pp. 203-219) edited by Odette Best and Bronwyn Fredericks. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781009626897.011
Best, Odette, Fredericks, Bronwyn, Blackman, Renee and Ward, Raelene (2026). Community-controlled health services: What they are and how they work. Yatdjuligin: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing and midwifery care. (pp. 86-102) edited by Odette Best and Bronwyn Fredericks. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781009626897.006
Best, Odette, Nona, Francis and Poipoi, Hylda (Wapau) (2026). Nursing for climate change and Indigenous health. Yatdjuligin: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing and midwifery care. (pp. 296-315) edited by Odette Best and Bronwyn Fredericks. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781009626897.015
Best, Odette, Burton, Josephine, Holland, Lorelle and Geia, Lynore (2026). Custodial care settings and culturally safe practice. Yatdjuligin. (pp. 153-174) edited by Odette Best and Bronwyn Fredericks. Melbourne, VIC Australia: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781009626897.009
Fredericks, Bronwyn, Adams, Mick and Best, Odette (2021). Indigenous gendered health perspectives. Yatdjuligin: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing and midwifery care. (pp. 104-120) edited by Odette Best and Bronwyn Fredericks. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108894166.007
Fredericks, Bronwyn, Best, Odette and Fergie, Doseena (2018). Caring for our elders. Yatdjuligin: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing and midwifery care. (pp. 231-244) edited by Odette Best and Bronwyn Fredericks. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108123754.015
Fredericks, Bronwyn, Adams, Mick and Best, Odette (2018). Indigenous, gendered health perspectives. Yatdjuligin: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Care. (pp. 67-81) edited by Odette Best and Bronwyn Fredericks. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108123754.006
Ward, Raelene, Fredericks, Bronwyn and Best, Odette (2018). Community controlled health services: what they are and how they work. Yatdjuligin: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing and midwifery care. (pp. 82-96) edited by Odette Best and Bronwyn Fredericks. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108123754.007
Journal Articles
Best, Odette M., Vera, Melissa and Kelley, Melessa (2025). Indigenous Nurses’ Worldviews and the Contested Space of Climate Discourse. Creative Nursing, 31 (3), 263-271. doi: 10.1177/10784535251362505
Best, Odette, Cox, Leonie, Ward, Aletha, Graham, Coralie, Bayliss, Luke, Black, Barbara, Burton, Lucinda, Carey, Melissa, Davis, Teresa, Derrington, Kate, Elliott, Jessie, Jayasinghe, Thenuja, Luyke, Trish, Maher, Dianne, McGregor, Rowena, Ng, Linda, O'Malley, Lee, Roderick, Geraldine, Sheridan, Georgina, Stanbury, Linda, Taylor, Melissa, Terry, Victoria, Tulleners, Tracey and Walker, Jan (2022). Educating the educators: implementing cultural safety in the nursing and midwifery curriculum. Nurse Education Today, 117 105473, 105473-117. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105473
Conference Papers
Moura Nadolny, Jaqueline, Shewan, Heather M., Stokes, Jason R., Best, Odette and Smyth, Heather E. (2022). Establishing a value proposition for bunya nuts as a versatile gluten-free flour. TropAg 2022, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 October - 2 November 2022.
Moura Nadolny, Jaqueline, Best, Odette, Flanagan, Bernadine, Shewan, Heather, Smyth, Heather E. and Stokes, Jason (2021). Bunya nut as a healthy and versatile gluten-free source for flour production. 6th Food Structures, Digestion and Health Conference, Virtual, 16-19 November 2021.