A portrait photo of Ben, they've got their hair up in a bun, are wearing a white and navy striped jumper, and are smiling.

Ben Harrap

Doer of data things
Yardhura Walani, Australian National University

About me

Biostatistics, quantitative social science, data science. There’s a lot of names to describe what I do, which, fundamentally, is things with data. I love thinking about data in the real-world; how our worldview impacts data collection decisions, how data are used in a research context, and how I can best use data to help people answer questions they have. At the end of the day, I want to contribute to research that ends up improving the lives of others.

I also think it’s important that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are leading the research agenda, my place as a non-Indigenous person is to listen, collaborate, and support that agenda as best I can with the skills that I have.

My interests

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing
  • Indigenous Data Sovereignty
  • Data collection and survey design
  • Statistical consulting
  • Data literacy