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Community stories is a place where neurodivergent staff and students can share their experiences, thoughts, and feelings about working and studying at the University of Melbourne.

Read long form written interviews with featured staff and students below.

Interview with Keshia Arbour

Keshia is a Proposal Manager in the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) team in Research, Commercialisation and Innovation (RIC) at the University of Melbourne. Keshia is also a member of the UoMNP Staff Advisory Group.

She works with researchers to help turn their ideas into funding proposals for the MRFF and turn their ideas into research that helps improve, and sometimes even save, the lives of many Australians.

In her own words, she shares her journey navigating ADHD through schooling, university, working in research management and parenthood.

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Keshia Arbour, RIC staff member pictured with dog.