Latest research projects
Researchers based within the Indigenous Engagement Division have a track record of earning significant grants to work with national and international collaborators on cutting-edge programs of research. You can explore their latest projects below or link to their wider research page links.
Professor Bronwyn Fredericks
Project Name: Giving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children the best start in life: improving healthy food affordability and food security in remote Australia 2020-2023
Funding amount: AUD 2,102,692
Funding source: NHMRC
Project Name: Indigenous engagement and leadership in the evaluation of Indigenous health and wellbeing programs: Taking steps to improve government and non-government commissioning practices 2019-2023
Funding amount: AUD 672,173
Funding source: NHMRC
Project Name: ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Futures
Funding amount: AUD 35,000,000
Funding source: ARC
Project Name: Benchmarking for healthy stores in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities 2021
Funding amount: AUD 1,498,437
Funding source: 2020 Maternal First 2000 Days and Childhood Health.
Project Name: Navigating the Carceral Interface 2021
Funding amount: AUD 1,287,000 ARC
Funding source: Indigenous Discovery.
Project Name: Imagination as a way to address student inequity 2021
Funding amount: AUD 782,286
Funding source: ARC Linkage Grant.
Project Name: Sparking Imagination Education: Transforming inequality in schools
Funding amount: AUD 472,593
Funding source: ARC
Project Name: Building the evidence to improve completion rates for Indigenous students 2020-2021
Funding source: National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (Curtin University).
Professor Tracey Bunda
Project Name: Torres Strait Marine Safety Program Evaluation 2021-2022
Funding source: Qld Transport.
Project Name: Building Australia-China research capabilities for intercultural knowledge collaboration (DFAT grant led by USC) 2019-2021
Funding source: USC.
Project Name: Indigenous Pedagogical Practice: Hymba Yumba Independent School 2022
Funding source: UQ Indigenous Research Engagement and Partnerships Fund
Project Name: Indigenous Women navigating the Change of Life 2022
Funding source: UQ Indigenous Research Engagement and Partnerships Fund
Project Name: Improving student engagement to enrich students' experiences studying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies 2022-2023
Funding source: UQ Teaching Innovation Grant with Dr Katelyn Barney, Associate Professor Stephanie Gilbert and Dr r e a Saunders.
Professor Anita Heiss
Project Name: The Long Walk - An historical novel focussing on the story of the extraordinary lives of Wiradjuri men Jimmy 'King Billy' Clements and John ‘Marvellous’ Noble walking from Brungle to Parliament House in Canberra in 1927, appearing uninvited at the opening of Parliament House in Canberra by the Duke and Duchess of York on 9 May 1927.
Funding source: Simon & Schuster
Project Name: Dirrayawadha: to rise up (historical novel)
Funding source: Simon & Schuster
Project Name: Bidhi Galing: big rain (children’s picture book)
Funding source: Simon & Schuster
Project Name: Rodeo Dreaming (commercial women’s fiction)
Funding source: Audible Australia
Project Name: 'Binung Ma Na Du - cultural stories and living histories on Wakka Wakka Country.'
Funding source: AIATSIS
Associate Professor Katelyn Barney
Project Name: Building a stronger evidence base to support effective outreach strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students 2020-2021
Funding source: Equity Fellowship, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (Curtin University).
Project Name: Indigenising the musicology curriculum: Developing resources for teaching and learning in higher education.
Funding source: Musicology Australia.
Project Name: Enabling programs and Indigenous student university completion: Building the evidence.
Funding source: National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (Curtin University).
Project Name: Improving student engagement to enrich students' experiences studying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies 2023-2024.
Funding source: UQ Teaching Innovation Grant with Professor Tracey Bunda, Associate Professor Stephanie Gilbert and Dr r e a Saunders.
Project Name: Building capabilities for success: Targeting preparedness for ongoing learning.
Funding source: Commonwealth Department of Education Regional Partnerships seed project led by James Cook University