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Agatha Caracciolo

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Ambassador

Staff Member Details
Email: a.caracciolo@ecu.edu.au

Agatha (Aggie) is a proud Murr/Yarabah woman from the Torres Strait Islands and Yarahbah. Yarrabah, traditionally Yagaljida in the Yidin language spoken by the indigenous Yidinji people, is a coastal town and locality in the Aboriginal Shire of Yarrabah, Queensland. It is an Aboriginal community about 53 kilometres by road from Cairns on Cape Grafton.

Aggie is the School of Nursing and Midwifery’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Ambassador. She is an Edith Cowan University (ECU) alumnus who completed her Bachelor of Science (Nursing) in January 2015 as a mature student, then followed on to complete a Graduate Diploma in Mental Health. Aggie is presently studying a Master of Nursing (Research) at ECU.

Agatha is an active member of the  Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM), the Network of Women Students Australia (NOWSA) and a member for Specialist Aboriginal Mental Health Service (SAMHS). Aggie was awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Student Award for Reconciliation in 2017. In her role of Student Ambassador, Aggie supports and guides our Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students throughout their journey at ECU.

Qualifications

  • Professional Equivalence, Edith Cowan University, 2022.
  • Graduate Diploma in Mental Health, Edith Cowan University, 2018.
  • Bachelor of Science, Edith Cowan University, 2015.
  • Certificate IV in Health Science FOUNDATIONS, TAFE WA, 2003.
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