Francis Nona
School of Public Health lecturer
By the time Francis Nona was 12 years old, he'd attended 13 different schools and, at times, his family was homeless.
Francis, a proud Badulaig man, is now a lecturer at UQ's School of Public Health. He has previously worked as a Clinic Manager and Acting CEO in an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Organisation in regional Queensland, as well as a registered nurse.
Watch the video and learn about his unique journey – from a tough upbringing in Brisbane to embracing his Torres Strait Islander heritage – and how he is using the power of education as a tool to close the health gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
Francis Nona Interview from The University of Queensland on Vimeo.
