Panels
​The 2024 Conference Committee are pleased to announce the following two outstanding panel sessions.
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PLENARY: Reindigenising Eating Disorder Spaces
Presenters: Michaela Pettie, Ngāti Pūkenga; Mau Te Rangimarie Clark, Waikato/Tainui, Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa, Ngāti Pikiao; Aunty Kerrie Doyle, Amber Callard & Kacey Martin 
Chair: Gloria Fraser, Kāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe, Pākehā
Eating disorder researchers, clinicians, and lived experience experts have long understood that eating disorders do not discriminate by ethnicity, age, body size, or socioeconomic status; yet Indigenous perspectives are rarely centred in eating disorder research and training, and Indigenous peoples’ access treatment at disproportionately low rates. Within the colonised contexts of Australia and Aotearoa, the complexities of indigenous experiences of eating disorders demand nuanced exploration.

This plenary session will delve into the heart of reindigenizing eating disorder spaces, shedding light on the unique perspectives, challenges, and resilience of Aboriginal peoples, Torres Strait Islanders and Māori. First, Michaela Pettie explores principles of Indigenous data sovereignty and Kaupapa Māori research approaches, and how these relate to the field of eating disorders. Then, Mau Te Rangimarie Clark presents findings from interviews with Māori experiencing eating disorders, illuminating pathways towards culturally responsive tools that relocate eating disorder places as culturally affirming spaces. Finally, our panel of researchers, clinicians, and experts-by-experience will kōrero in response to these presentations and engage in thought-provoking discussions about approaches to eating disorders and Indigenous experiences of eating disorders. 

​We weave a rich korowai (cloak) of perspectives and insights, offering an opportunity for reflection and growth. We hope that this plenary will equip you with strategies for creating culturally responsive eating disorder spaces and fostering approaches that celebrate indigenous knowledge and perspectives.
Michaela Pettie (she/her, BSc Hons, PhD) Ngāti Pūkenga of Hauraki; is a passionate Kaupapa Māori and Māori health researcher with a strong commitment to equity-focused research. Based at the University of Otago, Christchurch, Michaela is engaged in multiple research projects, including Māori experiences of disordered eating and eating disorders, contributing to the Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI), navigating Indigenous Data Sovereignty in international projects, investigating equity in healthcare among Māori and non-Māori participants, and engaging in other Māori centred work. Her approach to life and research is deeply rooted in Indigenous ways of being and doing, aiming to inform policies, improve services, and promote mental health equity and inclusivity.
Professor Aunty Kerrie Doyle is the Associate Dean, Indigenous Health in Western Sydney University’s School of Medicine. A Winninninni/Cadigal/Irish woman, Professor Doyle was one of the first Indigenous women to graduate from Oxford University. She is also the Chair and Research Lead of the Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Clinical Academic Group at Maridulu Budyari Gumal, the Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise (SPHERE); member of the Council of Elders for the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM); and board member for Ngaramura Aboriginal, Maori and Pacific Islander Corporation. Professor Doyle has spent her career dedicated to improving outcomes for Australia’s Indigenous population. Her research interests include: education, promoting applied cultural proficiency research, social determinants of health and Indigenous health. She has published extensively in academic journals, presented papers at national and international conferences and co-authored book chapters on Indigenous issues.
Dr Amber Callard (she/her, Ngāti Maniapoto) is a Clinical Psychologist working clinically both in the public and private sector. Amber has many years’ experience engaging with individuals and their whanau alongside their experience of eating disorders, and has prioritised shaping cultural responsivity and mana enhancing practice within systems and clinical frameworks, including in her role as Eating Disorder Liaison for rangatahi for Bay of Plenty District Health Board between 2016 and 2021, and particularly within the specialist areas of eating disorders and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.
Mau te Rangimarie Clark of Waikato/Tainui, Ngāti Pikiao, and Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa descent, brings a rich background in Anthropology and Indigenous studies to their role as an emerging Māori researcher. Currently based at the Department of Māori Indigenous Health Innovation, University of Otago, Christchurch, Mau is dedicated to advancing health equity for Māori communities. Their research endeavours utilise Kaupapa Māori methodologies to validate the experiences of Māori, in order to identify the role and impact of systemic and organisational structures on Māori health. Mau’s particularly interested in the intersection between Indigenous experiences of eating disorders and the ongoing effects of colonisation on diagnosis and treatment. 
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Kacey Martin (Ngāti Pikiao; they/them) is an Australian-born Māori health researcher and PhD candidate at the School of Social Sciences/Centre for Social Research in Health, University of New South Wales. Their research utilises qualitative and Indigenous methodologies to explore eating disorders from a sociological perspective, which includes researching Māori people’s experiences of eating disorders in Australia and Aotearoa and representations of eating disorders in media. Beyond academia, Kacey actively engages in mental health advocacy and draws from their own lived experiences of eating disorders and other issues to inform and enrich their work.
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Gloria Fraser (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe, Waitaha, Te Rapuwai; she/her) is a Lecturer in Health Psychology at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. Gloria is interested in mental health, identity and culture, and how academic teaching and research can make change in the real world. Currently, Gloria’s work focuses on eating disorders and body image, particularly among Māori, and increasing the cultural responsivity of clinical frameworks. She is chair of Te Tira Wānanaga Māuiui Kai (The Māori Eating Disorders Network). Gloria is a registered clinical psychologist who practices clinically alongside her academic role.

DEBATE: Evidence-Based Practice limits innovation in the treatment of eating disorders.
Presenters: Glenn Waller, Psychologist, Sheffield, United Kingdom; Sue Byrne, Psychologist, Perth, Australia; Anna Rose, Dietitian, Queensland, Australia; Randall Long, Psychiatrist, Adelaide, Australia, Virginia McIntosh, Clinical Psychologist, New Zealand, ​​Shelly Hindle, Clinical Psychologist, New Zealand
Moderator: Beth Shelton, Psychologist, Melbourne, Australia
By the end of the conference you will have been immersed in the conference guiding Whakatauki (proverb) of Tūngia te ururoa kia tupu whakaritorito te tutū o te harakeke – or, to set the overgrown bush alight and let the new flax shoots spring up. This debate is an opportunity for you to ask probing questions of the speakers, as they defend the integrity of treatment models, or argue how and why they should be adapted or even discarded. Although this is a serious topic we expect there will be some light heartedness and humour throughout. We have a wonderful group of  experienced and diverse presenters who will offer some thought provoking ideas and debate the topic with knowledge, honesty and wit.
Glenn Waller is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Sheffield, UK. His clinical and academic specialism is evidence-based CBT for eating disorders, with a particular emphasis on effective treatment in routine clinical settings. He has published over 330 peer-reviewed papers, 20 book chapters and four books in the field, and regularly presents workshops at national and international meetings. He is past president of the international Academy for Eating Disorders, was an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Eating Disorders and is on the editorial board of Behaviour Research and Therapy.
​Sue Byrne has been involved with research and clinical practice in eating disorders for over 30 years. She has an MPsych (Clinical) and a PhD from UWA as well as a DPhil from Oxford University. Sue has led many high profile research projects and has published widely in peer reviewed journals. She has trained and supervised students and clinicians throughout Australia for many years.  Currently Sue is Clinical Director of The Swan Centre in Perth (a specialist eating disorders clinic). She serves on the Steering Committee of the National Eating Disorders Collaboration, on the Australian Government Department of Health Technical Advisory Group and on the Butterfly Foundation Safety and Quality Committee.
Anna Rose (they/them) is a proud neurodivergent, queer Accredited Practising Dietitian and Credentialled Eating Disorder Clinician with lived experience of a restrictive eating disorder and parenting neurodivergent children. Anna’s clinical dietetic experience largely centred on supporting neurodivergent children and adolescents, and their families, who were experiencing feeding and eating disturbances and disorders. Anna is currently undertaking a PhD at Bond University where they are exploring the impact of neuronormative feeding and eating interventions on neurodivergent children and families.
Randall Long (BMBS FRANZCP) is a Senior Staff Specialist at the Department of Psychiatry in Flinders Medical Centre and a Senior Lecturer at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia. He is the Head of Unit of the Statewide Eating Disorder Service. He leads a multidisciplinary team to provide care to patients with Eating Disorders. His research interests include understanding the treatments that help patients recover from eating disorders and lead healthy lives​.
Virginia McIntosh PhD, Dip Clin Psyc, MNZCCP, is a clinical psychologist who teaches in the Clinical Psychology Programme at the University of Canterbury. In her previous position within the Clinical Research Unit, University of Otago, Christchurch Gini worked as an investigator and therapist on clinical trials for bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder and major depression. She has trained in CBT, IPT, metacognitive therapy and schema therapy, along with colleagues has adapted IPT for anorexia nervosa, schema therapy for depression and binge eating and MCT for depression, and has developed novel psychotherapies including an appetite focused CBT for binge eating.
​Shelly Hindle (she/her) Clinical Psychologist; has worked for 20 years in specialist public health settings including child-adolescent mental health, and adolescent/adult eating disorders.  Shelly is the clinical lead of a comprehensive DBT programme for adults with Anorexia Nervosa within a NZ specialist eating disorder service. She has worked on multiple eating disorder and DBT initiatives across varied settings including DBT for adolescents with EDs and is collaborating on related research projects. Shelly delivers DBT training internationally and team consultation via a leading DBT training institute. She regularly presents at international ED and DBT conferences. Shelly’s interests include training and supervision in DBT and novel implementation projects, particularly around adaptations of DBT including DBT for EDs, Adolescents, DBT-Prolonged Exposure, and DBT in Schools.
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Beth Shelton is the National Director of the National Eating Disorder Collaboration (NEDC), leading a team which develops and implements consistent national standards for the prevention and treatment of eating disorders. Dr Shelton is a psychologist with a private practice in Melbourne, working with individuals with eating disorders and their families and a consultant and educator in the areas of eating disorders and body image. Dr Shelton is past president of the Australia and New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders. She worked for more than a decade at The Victorian Centre of Excellence in Eating Disorders (CEED) providing complex case consultation, training and service development in Victorian mental health services. She developed and led an innovative community early intervention program at Monash Link Community Health Service and was senior clinician/coordinator of the adult outpatient team of Monash Health’s eating disorder treatment service.