Irene Semos is a Manus and Bougainville woman from Papua New Guinea. She has more than 15 years’ experience in public health research, teaching and learning in Papua New Guinea. An alumni of the University of Queensland where Irene attained both her Masters of Public Health and PhD. The work of Irene’s PhD was to examine ways of indigenising the health workers’ curriculum that trains Papua New Guinean health workers. She used the Melanesian methodology of Pasin as storytelling to inform curriculum and practice. Irene is interested in indigenous methodologies, knowledge transfer and translation in the health and wellbeing for First Nations and Pasifika people. Irene has participated, led and coordinated forums and symposia dealing with climate change, water, sanitation and hygiene, women’s leadership and politics in Papua New Guinea and Australia.