Ms Ebony Tucker

Ebony is a Psychology (Honours) graduate from the University of South Australia. Her Honours work focused on the relationship between nutritional status and quality of life in the aged care sector. Ebony's research involved the development of a systematic review and meta-analyses, which reviewed both the relationship between nutritional status and quality of life and the effect of nutritional intervention on quality of life. Having worked with children for several years, Ebony has developed a strong interest in child health, wellbeing and protection. She is currently working as a Research Assistant at the Australian Centre for Child Protection and Education Futures, where she is providing support to the projects of Centre research staff. Furthering her contribution to this area, Ebony is also a current PhD Candidate with the Australian Centre for Child Protection, where her research focuses on the reunification of children with their biological families following removal from child protection systems.