Thank you to everyone who joined this webinar. We had over 100 attendees and great feedback was provided. The video recording from this session can be viewed below.
This online webinar will present to you stimulating snapshots into the rewards of being a First Nations Researcher. You will see sections that touch on excellence in Aboriginal research, cultural identity, collaborative art and discussion, a challenging research quiz about ethics and standards, and practical next steps for aspiring Aboriginal researchers
Mark Lock is a descendent of the Ngiyampaa people (a tribe of First Nations Australians), English and Scottish Convicts on the First Fleet (the Lucas Clan), Latvian immigrants, and Australian free colonists. My grandmother, Marjorie Woodrow (1926-2016), encouraged me to become educated and make changes for First Nations Australians, as I wrote in an award-winning article for the Medical Journal of Australia’s Dr Ross Ingram Memorial Prize. The long journey of education began with a BSc in Microbiology/Biochemistry and Honours in Nutrition (Deakin University), a Master of Public Health (Menzies School of Health Research), and a Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health (The University of Melbourne).
I received a $742,000 Australian Research Council Discovery Indigenous Grant (2012-2015). Then, in 2016, I founded Committix Pty Ltd to lead my research agenda for cultural safety research and evaluation through the lens of governance and the public administration in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health policy. Leadership roles include Co-Chair of the Western NSW Health Research Network, Co-Chair of the Aboriginal Working Group for Patient Reported Measures with the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation, and Board Member of the Stolen Generations Council NSW/ACT, as well as numerous research collaborations. Website |LinkedIn |Twitter |Facebook
Associate Professor Megan Williams is Wiradjuri through her father’s family, and has over 20 years’ experience working on programs and research to improve the health of Indigenous people and their families. She has government and industry funding and collaborations for research, including for workforce development, prisoner health and facilitation of community driven research. Megan has contributed to defining pillars of government policy, and for program evaluation uses her Ngaa-bi-nya (said naa-bin-ya) Aboriginal framework published in the Evaluation Journal of Australasia. Megan is a commissioning editor of independent health media organisation Croakey.org, committed to conveying Indigenous research and personal stories to communities, parliamentarians and media. In recent years UTS, Megan led the embedding of Indigenous knowledges across six health Masters’ programs, and contributed to curriculum in social work and journalism. Now at the University of Sydney, Megan leads research and evaluation for the National Centre for Cultural Competence. Email: megan.williams@sydney.edu.au
Atalanta Lloyd-Haynes (Keewong Research Intern, Committix Pty Ltd). Atalanta is a 3rd year undergraduate student with Gnibi School of Indigenous Peoples at Southern Cross University in the Bachelor of Indigenous knowledge degree, with a view to completing honours and post-graduate Indigenist research. Email: a.lloyd-haynes.23@student.scu.edu.au
Ms Janine Dunleavy is a woman of Goorie and Irish descent, a mother and grandmother, an aunty, a daughter, a sister and an Indigenous scholar. She has a Bachelor degree in Anthropology from the University of QLD and a Master degree in Educating for Sustainability from Griffith University. I am currently the Director, Teaching and Learning Gnibi Wandarahn (College of Indigenous Australian Peoples) at Southern Cross University.
Over the years Janine has taught Indigenous Knowledge subjects in several universities and she has also worked as a family history researcher for Aboriginal community organisations. Janine is currently the Director of Teaching and Learning at Gnibi College of Indigenous Australian Peoples, Southern Cross University. Janine’s research is directed toward nurturing the growth of Indigenous Knowledge and scholarship in tertiary education settings. Email: Janine.Dunleavy@scu.edu.au
CREDIT: Aboriginal art images created by Nicki Royle @EmpireResin
