Prof. Amie Steel
Australia
Curriculum Vitae
CONTACT DETAILS
Name:
Amie Steel
Position:
Professor, Public Health
Phone/WhatsApp:
+61 418 786 186
Email:
amie.steel@scu.edu.au
Publication metrics:
Citations: 8590; h-index: 46; i10-index: 168;
Overall field-weighted citation impact: 1.64
EDUCATION
Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy University of Technology Sydney
Master of Public Health University of Queensland
Postgraduate Certificate in Health Economics University of Aberdeen
Graduate Certificate of Education (Higher Education) University of Queensland
Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy) Endeavour College of Natural Health
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Professional representation
– World Health Organization
– Global Traditional Medicine Center External Support Project Manager (2024 – 2026)
– Global Traditional Medicine Center Roster of Consultants (2024 – Present)
– World Naturopathic Federation
– Western Pacific Regional Group, Founding Deputy Chair (2018 – 2023)
– Research Committee, Co-Chair (2023 – Present)
– Research Committee, Founding Member (2020-Present)
– Education Committee, Member (2020 – 2023)
– World Federation of Public Health Associations
– Women, Children and Youth Health Working Group, Executive Member (2022 – Present)
– Public Health Association of Australia:
– Queensland Branch, President (2023 – Current)
– Queensland Branch, Vice President (2020 – 2023)
– Evidence, Research and Policy in Complementary Medicine – Special Interest Group, Founding Executive Committee member (2018 – Present)
– Women’s Health – Special Interest Group, Co-convenor (2021 – Present)
– Naturopaths and Herbalists Association of Australia
– Sexual and Reproductive Health – Special Interest Group, Founding Co-Chair (2022 – present)
– School of Public Health (UTS) Higher Degree Research Coordinator, (2020-2023)
– Sports Minister’s Advisory Council (QLD), Member (2019-2020)
– Australia Register of Naturopaths and Herbalists. Director, President, Vice President (2012-2023)
– Osteopathy Australia Research Committee, Member (2020 – Present)
– Osteopathy Australia, Board Director (2011-2016)
– Osteopathy Research Alliance, Member (2021-Present)
– Practice-based research network leadership and coordination
– Practitioner Research and Collaboration Initiative (PRACI) Steering Committee, Chair (2017-present)
– Australian Chiropractic Research Network (ACORN) Steering Committee, Member (2016 – 2019)
– Osteopathic Research Innovation Network (ORION) Steering Committee, Member (2018 – Present)
– Osteopathy Research Connect NZ (ORC-NZ) Steering Committee, Co-Chair (2019 – Present)
Conference coordination
– 3rd World Congress on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (Rio De Janeiro, 2025), Program Committee member & Scientific Committee member
– PHAA Prevention Conference 2024 (Darwin, 2024). Organising Committee member
– World Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health (Rome, 2023), Congress President
– Health in Preconception and Pregnancy Early and Mid-career Researcher Collective Annual Conference (Australia [online], 2021), Program Committee member, Abstract Sub-committee Co-chair, Brisbane Satellite Meeting Co-host
– Health in Preconception and Pregnancy Early and Mid-career Researcher Collective Inaugural Conference (Australia [online], 2020), Conference Committee member
– Complementary Medicines Australia Conference (Sydney, 2019), Program Committee member
– International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health (Cleveland, 2020), Co-chair of Herbal Research Abstract Review Committee
– International Congress on Herbal and Naturopathic Medicine (Melbourne, 2019), Program Committee member
– International Congress on Complementary Medicine Research (Brisbane, 2019), Co-Chair
– World Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health (Berlin, 2017), Organising Committee Member
– International Congress on Herbal Medicine (Brisbane, 2017), Chair
Editorial and Grant review responsibilities
– BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies [Wiley/Springer Nature], Senior Editor
– Integrative Medicine Research [Elsevier], Editorial Board Member
– Advances in Integrative Medicine [Elsevier], Editorial Board Member (Case Studies)
– The Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine [MaryAnnLeibert], Associate Editor
– Australian Journal of Herbal and Naturopathic Medicine [NHAA], Associate Editor
– RDIA Research Grant Program, Saudi Arabia Expert Reviewer (2025-present)
– Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw), The Netherlands Expert Reviewer (2018)
Scholarships and awards
– Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (2023-2027)
– World Naturopathic Federation President’s Award (2022)
– Ranked #1 Traditional and Complementary Medicine Researcher in Australia (2021-present)
– Ranked #1 Naturopathy Researcher by Expertscape.com (2013-present)
– Award for Notable Contribution to Naturopathy and Western Herbal Medicine from the Naturopaths and Herbalists Association of Australia (2023)
– North American Primary Care Research Group PBRN Conference Travel Scholarship (2018)
– 2018 Medicines Travel Award for PostDocs (2018)
– Award for Early Career Research in Herbal Medicine from the Naturopaths and Herbalists Association of Australia (2015)
– Australian Research Council Complementary and Alternative Medicine Scholarship (2012-2013)
– New Researcher Award from the International Society of Complementary Medicine Research (2012)
EMPLOYMENT TIMELINE
DATE
POSITION
EMPLOYER/CONTRACTEE
Feb 2023 – Jan 2026
Associate Professor (Public Health)
School of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney
Oct 2018 – Feb 2023
Senior Research Fellow
School of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney
Mar 2014 – Oct 2018
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
[Seconded role: Associate Director Research]
Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney [Seconded to: ACNM Ltd]
Mar 2009 – Mar 2014
Director
Embrace Holistic Services
Jul 2011 – Nov 2013
PhD candidate
University of Technology, Sydney
Mar 2004 – Jul 2012
Program Leader/ Senior Lecturer/ Lecturer/ Course Coordinator
ACNM Ltd
Jan 2004 – Jan 2014
Clinical naturopath
Azhure Health Consultancy (Hamilton, QLD; Yeronga, QLD; Kyogle, NSW)
Jan 2000 – Dec 2006
Community health educator
Change Plus P/L
Funded Research Projects
– Total funding to date: $4 986 196
– Active funding: $2 214 941
– Completed funding: $2 771 255
Funded Research Projects – Active
– World Health Organization Research Priority Setting for Traditional Medicine (Cat 3 CIA: $614 094)
– Engaging the forgotten public health workforce (Cat 1 CIA; $913 079)
– The role of the osteopath and naturopath in preventive health behaviours in the community: an explanatory sequential mixed methods study (Cat 3 CIA; $20 000)
– Osteopathy Research Connect – NZ (Cat 3 CIB; $45 000.00)
– ARCCIM International Osteopathy Research Leadership Programme (Cat3; CIC; $100 000)
– The Stroke Longitudinal Cohort Study (Cat 3; CIC; $400 000)
– Bowen Therapy Research Strategy (Cat 3; CIB; $105 000)
– The preconception health literacy, and beliefs and attitudes towards preconception care, of naturopaths and general practitioners in Australia and the United Kingdom (Cat 3; CIA; $17 786.25)
Funded Research Projects – Completed
– Training for complementary medicine practitioners in the new millennium (Cat 3: CIA; $3500.00)
– Health Technology Assessment of Naturopathy (Cat3; CIB; $47 740.00)
– A pilot trial examining the absorption of various oral forms of folic acid supplementation in a healthy population (Cat 3; CIB; $7091.30)
– A systematic review of the safety of melatonin (Cat 3; CIA; $5500.00)
– The workforce distribution of osteopaths in Australia (Cat 3; CIA; $27 273.00)
– A pilot trial assessing the efficacy and safety of medicinal cannabis in patients with gliomas (Cat 3; CIB; $483 780.00)
– An assessment of the validity of urinary kryptopyrrole testing (Cat 3; CIA; $209 302.18)
– Comparative and cost effectiveness of massage therapy for low back pain (Cat 3; CIA; $22 727)
– The transition to practice: a qualitative study of the experience of recently graduated naturopaths (Cat 3; CIA; $6,515.41)
– Naturopathic approaches to treatment: An international survey of naturopathic approaches to clinical care (Cat 3; CIA; $10 501.15)
– A pilot trial assessing the efficacy of a herbal supplement for Nocturnal Enuresis in Children (Cat 3; CIA; $116 294)
– Measuring the success of integrative approaches for musculoskeletal health, chronic pain and associated conditions in military personnel and veterans: a pragmatic randomised clinical trial (Cat 3: CIB; $49 501)
– Preconception beliefs, attitudes and behaviours of women and men in primary care settings (UTS FoH; CIA; $16 600)
– A Framework to Evaluate Traditional Evidence: Consensus from the international naturopathic community (Cat 3: CIA; $49 426.97)
– Knowledge and its use in complementary and alternative medicine: Practitioners’ perspectives and practices (Cat 3; CID; $12 955)
– The use of complexity science to investigate naturopathic philosophy and practice (Cat 3; CIB; $2550.00)
PUBLICATIONS/OUTPUT
Summary (2013-present): 267 journal articles (Q1: 59%; Q1&Q2: 81%), 3 edited books, 5 journal Special Issues, 44 book chapters and 7 reports
Pre-print Publications:
1. Caut C, Schoenaker D, McIntyre E, Steel A (2025) Understanding preconception care practices, beliefs, and attitudes in Australian primary care: A qualitative study of health professionals. medRxiv, 2025.01. 16.25320103
2. Caut C, Schoenaker D, McIntyre E, Steel A (2025) Opportunities for preconception care in Australia: A qualitative study of the perspectives of primary care professionals. medRxiv, 2025.01. 16.25320705
3. Gerontakos S, Steel A, Leach M, Wardle J (2025) Unheard, uninformed and vulnerable: a qualitative study of women who seek endometriosis care outside of biomedicine. Research Square https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6341834/v1 (https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6341834/v1)
4. Gerontakos S, Steel A, Wardle J (2025) Naturopathic Medicine for Endometriosis (NatME): Results of a pilot study. Research Square https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7396031/v1 (https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7396031/v1)
5. Steel A, Schoenaker D, Harnett J, Adams J (2024) The health, wellbeing and health service use of women attempting or planning pregnancy: a nationwide cross-sectional survey of Australian women. medRxiv 202.09.21.24314115