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Academic Group
Richard Blackman (Lecturer)
Condy Canuto (Lecturer)
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Honorary Staff
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| Michael Williams (Director)
 Michael Williams (MPhil [Qual.] Griffith) is a member of the Gooreng Gooreng Aboriginal community from the country between Gladstone and Bundaberg in southeast Queensland. He has been involved in the broad area of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs for over 30 years having been on various boards and committees in community organisations and government bodies. More recently, and for the greater part of his career, he has worked in the tertiary education sector (the past 20 years), lecturing in mainstream history and, more particularly, involved with programs that provide support for Indigenous Australian students. He is formally trained in anthropology and history and his special academic interests include Indigenous language use, cross-cultural communication and methods that ensure that Indigenous intellectual traditions and ways of managing knowledge are understood on Indigenous terms and respected equally alongside other intellectual traditions. In this regard, more recently, he has been articulating these interests within the emerging field of Indigenous Knowledge. He has served on the Council and Research Committees of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Studies in Canberra for most of the last 20 years where he has developed a broad understanding of research from many different academic disciplinary perspectives. His career in teaching and research at tertiary institutions has included serving on academic boards, faculty boards, equity committees and other working parties concerned with Indigenous and non-Indigenous student interests. Michael's career has taken him into interests beyond Indigenous affairs. He has served on the Board of the Special Broadcasting Services (SBS), a national television and radio broadcaster, specifically devoted to broadcasting material of particular interest to ethnic communities represented in Australia.
Contact:Telephone: +61 (7) 3365-6699
Facsimile: +61 (7) 3365-6855
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Dr Jackie Huggins (Deputy Director)
 Jackie Huggins AM FAHA (BA Qld, BA Hons, DipEd Flinders, Doctor of the University honoris causa Qld) is of the Bidjara (Central Queensland) and Birri-Gubba Juru (North Queensland) peoples. Jackie holds many leadership positions in organisations across the country. She is a Director of the Telstra Foundation; Adjunct Professor in the School of Social Work and Applied Human Sciences, University of Queensland; Member of the Indigenous Advisory Board of the Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, Central Queensland University; former Co-Chair of Reconciliation Australia; former Chair of the Queensland Domestic Violence Council (2001); former Commissioner for Queensland for the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families (1997); and former member of the ATSIC Review Panel (2003). She authored Auntie Rita (with Rita Huggins 1994) and Sistergirl (1999). In 2000 she received the Premier's Millenium Award for Excellence in Indigenous Affairs; in 2001 she was awarded an Australia Medal (AM) for her work with Indigenous people, particularly reconciliation, literacy, women's issues and social justice; and in 2007 Jackie was named University of Queensland Alumnus of the Year and is a Member of Australian Heritage Council; QLD Public Service Commissioner, Co-Chair Indigenous Stream 2020 Summit, Director, Silver Lining Foundation 2007, Patron, Reconciliation Queensland 2007.
Contact:
Telephone: +61 (7) 3365-6709
Facsimile: +61 (7) 3365-6855
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Sam Watson (Deputy Director)
 Sam Watson worked with a range of community agencies until 1980 when he and his family moved to Caboolture. In 1990 Penguin Books published his first novel - The Kadaitcha Sung - to broad critical acclaim. The novel was the runner up in the 1991 Victorian Premier’s literary award and in the same year Sam was honoured by the Fellowship of Australian Writers as the Indigenous Writer of the Year. In 1991 Sam returned to work at the Brisbane Aboriginal Legal Service and became an executive member of state and national legal aid bodies and was directly involved in implementing the findings of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. In 1995 he stepped down from community work to write and produce his first film which was subsequently sold to SBS and the ABC. The film was an artistic exploration of a Death in Custody titled Black Man Down. It was one of the ground-breaking indigenous short films featured in the Sand to Celluloid collection. The film has been screened to audiences across the globe and is still being featured at various film festivals. In 1999 Sam accepted a casual posting at the University of Queensland and has since become Deputy Director. He teaches two courses in Black Australian Literature ( ABTS2040 and ABTS2050) and is currently finalising his second novel and is writing his next film.
Contact:
Telephone: +61 (7) 3365-7049
Facsimile: +61 (7) 3365-6855
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Desley Delley (Office Manager)
Desley is responsible for all office, finance and personnel administration matters within the Unit.
Contact:
Telephone: +61 (7) 3365-6309
Facsimile: +61 (7) 3365-6855
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| Sue Randell (Secretary)
 Sue is the Secretary to the Director of the Unit. She has worked in the area of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education support for many years and also has a strong interest in Pacific Islander community organisations and culture. Sue's duties include secretarial assistance, word processing, organisation of committees and minute taking, liaising with other university faculties and units as well as government and non-government organisations.
Contact:
Telephone: +61 (7) 3365-6699
Facsimile: +61 (7) 3365-6855
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 Ian Lilley (BA Hons, MA Qld, PhD ANU) is a Professor in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. He is a professional archaeologist and oversees the Unit’s teaching, research, consultancy and publication programs. In particular, he coordinates the undergraduate courses, ABTS2080, ABTS2090 and ABTS3020, supervises postgraduate students from many different schools in the university and helps organise and deliver Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies courses for the overseas market. Ian has undertaken archaeological and cultural heritage studies throughout mainland Australia as well as in Torres Strait and Papua New Guinea. He did his PhD studies in PNG, investigating ancient indigenous trading systems. His research projects currently focus on the Aboriginal archaeology of northern Australia and on developments in Pacific archaeology in New Caledonia. Ian is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, a World Heritage Assessor for the UNESCO advisory body of ICOMOS and Secretary-General of the ICOMOS International Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management. His other professional interests are archaeology and identity, local capacity-building in cultural heritage management and archaeological ethics. Further details are available in Ian's Research Solutions profile.
Contact:
Telephone: +61 (7) 3365-7051
Facsimile: +61 (7) 3365-6855
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Dr Elizabeth Mackinlay (Senior Lecturer)
 Liz Mackinlay (BMus Hons, PhD Adelaide, PhD Qld) is a Senior Lecturer in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit at the University of Queensland where she teaches Indigenous Studies, Anthropology and Ethnomusicology. Liz completed her PhD in Ethnomusicology in 1998 and a PhD in Education in 2003. She is undertaking research on Indigenous Australian women's performance, performance pedagogy and embodied learning, and music teaching and music learning environments. A full list of publications can be found here. Liz is presently the National Treasurer of the Musicological Society of Australia (MSA), President of the Queensland Chapter of the MSA (MSAQ), and Council Member of the Queensland Chapter of the Australian Society for Music Education (ASME). She is also Editor of the Queensland Journal of Music Education and Co-Editor of The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education.
Contact:
Telephone: +61 (7) 3365-6712
Facsimile: +61 (7) 3365-6855
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| Dr Sean Ulm (Lecturer)
 Sean Ulm (BA Hons, PhD Qld, MAACAI) has been engaged in the research and teaching programmes of the Unit since 1993. Sean co-coordinates (with Ian Lilley) the undergraduate courses ABTS3020 Working with Indigenous People (the capstone course for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Major) and (with Sam Watson) ABTS3010 Work Placement in Indigenous Australian Studies as well as supervising many research higher degree students across the University. Sean is also Assistant Editor of The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, manages the Unit's website and edits the Ngulaig Monograph Series and the Unit's Research Report Series. Sean's major research interests include: Australian coastal archaeology; southeast Queensland archaeology; Aboriginal social formations and cultural processes and Indigenous cultural heritage and cultural property rights. Results of Sean's recent research have been published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Radiocarbon, Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Australian Archaeology, Geoarchaeology and Archaeology in Oceania. A full list of publications can be found here. Sean holds positions on several professional bodies and editorial committees, including: Editor of Australian Archaeology and Junior Representative for South-East Asia and the Pacific for the World Archaeological Congress. Further details are available in Sean's Research Solutions profile.
Contact:
Telephone: +61 (7) 3365-2385
Facsimile: +61 (7) 3365-2359
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Judith Dale (Senior Student Support Officer)
 Judith is the Senior Student Support Officer for students at Gatton, Ipswich and St Lucia campuses. Judith has a double degree from The Institute of Koori Education at Deakin University in Victoria . She has a Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) and a Bachelor of Arts with majors in Performing Arts and Feminist Studies. Judith's educational work has been in both the private and public sectors.
The role of Senior Support is to co-ordinate Indigenous Australian peoples access to programs of study at The University of Queensland by managing the Unit's Alternative Entry program for beginning and mid-year entry. Plan and design Orientation for incoming students to assist with their transition to tertiary study, offer pastoral care to students or directs students to the University's Counsellors should any counselling needs arise. The Senior Support role also comprises of managing the outreach and recruitment of prospective students and supervising other student support personnel and includes preparing and updating the Unit's promotional material for student support activities. The role also involves performing and overseeing administrative duties such as case management and statistical record-keeping; correspondence and report writing for the Unit's Student Support function.
Contact:
Telephone: +61 (7) 3365 6794 (St Lucia)
Telephone: +61 (7) 3381-1462 (Ipswich)
Telephone: +61 (7) 5465-0054 (Gatton)
Facsimile: +61 (7) 3365-6855
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Jason Whitfield (Student Support/Reception)
 Jason is the new person in our Student Support Services team helping with student support matters. He is also the person at Reception front desk ready and willing to help with any queries.
Contact:
Telephone: +61 (7) 3365 6714
Facsimile: +61 (7) 3365 6855
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Maatakiri Te Ruki (ITAS Coordinator)
Maatakiri is responsible for coordinating the Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme (ITAS) for the Unit, which involves recruiting additional tutors throughout the University and external organisations to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who are enrolled at St Lucia, Ipswich and Gatton campuses with studies, such as essay writing; course content and exam preparation. Maatakiri performs other duties outside of her ITAS role, such as Casual Salaries - Academic, General and Research; Human Resources, Finance; and Store orders for the Unit staff.
Contact:
Telephone: +61 (7) 3365-6793
Facsimile: +61 (7) 3365-6855
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Monique Proud (Research Assistant/Student Support)
 Monique Proud is currently assisting with research projects in the Unit and providing student support as and when required.
Contact:
Telephone: +61 (7) 3365 7251
Facsimile: +61 (7) 3365-6855
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Dr Kate Barney (Managing Editor, The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education)
 Katelyn Barney (PhD Qld, Grad Cert Ed Qld, BMus Hons Qld, BA Qld, A.Mus. A) is currently Research Officer in the Unit and Managing Editor of The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education. Her main research interests include collaborative research with Indigenous Australian women who perform in contemporary music contexts, representation and ethics, and reflective writing as a teaching and learning tool. She teaches a range of topics including music history, ethnomusicology, popular music, women and music, aural training and Indigenous studies. She is also Secretary of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (Australia and New Zealand Branch) and National Treasurer of the Musicological Society of Australia.
Contact:
Telephone: +61 (7) 3365 6712 Facsimile: +61 (7) 3365-6855
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Dr Jan Stewart (Publications Administrative Assistant)
Jan Stewart is Administrative Assistant for The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education. She is a primary teacher and holds a BA in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, a BEd (Hons) and a PhD in Indigenous Education from the University of Queensland. Jan’s doctorate involved the construction and verification of a methodological practice of conversation groups and grounded theory for examining and changing the dominant discourse that situates Indigenous Australian tertiary students in mainstream education. The topic explored by the Indigenous students taking part was stories of being successful and this became the means for verification. She believes that using such an approach also suggests future possibilities for effective Indigenous/non-Indigenous stakeholders’ working relationships in research, and possibly policy-making in Australian institutions and communities generally.
Contact:
Telephone: +61 (7) 3365 6699
Facsimilie: +61 (7) 3365 6855
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Trish Barnard (Honorary Research Adviser)
 Trish Barnard (formerly Johnson) is the Senior Curator, Indigenous Studies in the Cultures and Histories program at the Queensland Museum. She has experience in the interpretation of collections and the curation of exhibitions, and co-curated Story Place: Indigenous Art of Cape York and the Rainforest at the Queensland Art Gallery (2003 with Peter Denham). Her interests within the arts focus on understanding and revealing the complex relationships between Indigenous Australian art and cultures. She also has a sound knowledge of contemporary arts, new developments and innovations within the industry. Trish has conducted research on the Indigenous collections at all of the major national museums, including the Australian Museum, National Museum of Australia, South Australian Museum, Melbourne Museum, Queensland Museum, University of Queensland Anthropology Museum and James Cook University Museum. She contributed to the successful ‘Dandiiri Maiwar: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures Centre’ at the Queensland Museum. Trish regularly contributes critiques of contemporary exhibitions and commentary on contemporary Indigenous art issues to journals such as Machine Magazine, World of Antiques and Art, Artery Magazine, Queensland Artworkers Alliance, Textile Fibre Forum and Art & Australia. She is passionate about research on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander historical and contemporary perspectives and embraces opportunities to collate information that will enhance public understanding.
Contact:
Telephone: +61 (7) 3840-7796
Facsimile: +61 (7) 3846-1918
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Michael Quinnell (Honorary Research Advisor)
 Michael Quinnell trained as an archaeologist studying the prehistory of West and South Asia and Aboriginal Australia at the Universities of Sydney and New England (and the Deccan College Postgraduate Research Institute, Pune, India). Michael began museum work at the University of Sydney’s Nicholson Museum. Moving to the Queensland Museum in 1968 he became responsible for all the museum's anthropological collections ranging from the prehistory and material culture of the indigenous people of Australia and Melanesia through southeast Asia to the rest of the world. With the appointment of other curatorial staff Michael now focuses on the material culture, Kastom and social history of Queensland’s Torres Strait Islander and Australian South Sea Islander communities and the material culture of Melanesia.
Contact: Telephone: +61 (7) 3840-7669
Facsimile: +61 (7) 3846-1918
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Dr Richard Robins (Honorary Research Advisor)
 Dr Richard Robins (BA UNE, MA UQ, PhD Griffith, MAACAI) is a professional archaeologist and museum curator with over 30 years of experience in Queensland cultural heritage. He has degrees from the University of New England, University of Queensland and Griffith University. He was Senior Curator of Australian Archaeology at the Queensland Museum for 11 years, and was a curator at that institution for 16 years. He now runs his own heritage consulting firm. He has also worked as a field archaeologist, museum technician and museum cataloguer. His main research interest is in Aboriginal archaeology and he has undertaken extensive archaeological work throughout Queensland, particularly in southeast Queensland, southwest Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. He also has experience in historical archaeology, and has undertaken archaeological work on a number of historic sites in the Brisbane area. He has additional interests in taphonomy, museum history and collection management. Richard has published in national and international journals on the results of site recording, excavation, taphonomy, museum studies, and heritage issues. He has contributed chapters to books, has edited a book on museum practice in small museums and edited professional journals. He has also taught courses to Aboriginal Rangers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Community workers, museum workers and undergraduate and postgraduate tertiary students. Richard is a Partner Investigator on an ARC Discovery funded project to work with Aboriginal communities in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria, including staff in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit.
Contact:
Telephone: +61 (7) 3368-2660
Facsimile: +61 (7) 3368-2440
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Nathan Woolford (Honorary Research Advisor)
 Nathan Woolford (BA Hons Qld) is a professional anthropologist and archaeologist and is Director of Research at Queensland South Native Title Services. His major research focus is on ethics and professional practice in Aboriginal cultural heritage and native title. He is currently completing an M.A. in philosophy with a focus on ethics.
Contact:
Telephone: +61 (7) 3345-2388
Facsimile: +61 (7) 3365-2359
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Mary Mennis MBE (Honorary Research Advisor)
 Mary is a retired teacher with research interests in Papua New Guinean history and anthropology. She has Masters degrees in each of these areas. Mary conducted long-term research while living in PNG from 1962 to 1982. One of her main interests is the prehistory of the small groups of Austronesian speakers scattered along the north coast of PNG. They trace their ancestry back 12 generations to Yomba Island which they said once stood at Hankow Reef and which sank. For 30 years earth scientists have treated Yomba as a mythical island, but recent work by London University has dated its disappearance to AD 1500 during a large tsunami. As a result, Mary’s work of 30 years ago has finally been vindicated! These oral traditions and others are amongst the oldest to be verified by science in PNG. The material culture of PNG is another interest and Mary did a paper on the PNG exhibits in the Queensland Museum as part of her M.Soc.Sc. In 1980, she was involved in setting up the initial exhibition in the Madang Cultural Centre. In 1978 she worked with the people of Bilbil Village to build a large trading canoe, the first for 40 years, and she documented the whole process. A manual for these canoes is in the offing. Mary was awarded an MBE in 2008 on the recommendation of the PNG government in recognition of her research in that country over many years.
Contact:
Telephone: +61 (7) 3263-6327
Facsimile: +61 (7) 3263-5121
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