Dr Jacynta Krakouer (she/her) (BSc, MSW, MSP, PhD Melb) is a Mineng Noongar woman originally from southern Western Australia who lives and works on Wurundjeri Country in Naarm, and occasionally works on Kaurna Country in Tarndanya.
She is an Aboriginal Enterprise Fellow in the UniSA Justice and Society unit, affiliated with the Australian Centre for Child Protection. An early career researcher with a growing national reputation, Jacynta’s PhD in social work at the University of Melbourne focused on cultural connection for First Nations children and young people in out-of-home care in Victoria. Jacynta's expertise centres around child protection and out-of-home care practices, policies and systems, particularly for First Nations... Read more
About me
Dr Jacynta Krakouer (she/her) (BSc, MSW, MSP, PhD Melb) is a Mineng Noongar woman originally from southern Western Australia who lives and works on Wurundjeri Country in Naarm, and occasionally works on Kaurna Country in Tarndanya.
She is an Aboriginal Enterprise Fellow in the UniSA Justice and Society unit, affiliated with the Australian Centre for Child Protection. An early career researcher with a growing national reputation, Jacynta’s PhD in social work at the University of Melbourne focused on cultural connection for First Nations children and young people in out-of-home care in Victoria. Jacynta's expertise centres around child protection and out-of-home care practices, policies and systems, particularly for First Nations children, young people, families and communities. She is passionate about Indigenous self-determination and Indigenous-led research in these contexts.
A social worker by background, Jacynta previously worked as a Research Fellow in the Health and Social Care Unit at Monash University, and as an Associate Lecturer in the Department of Social Work at the University of Melbourne.
Jacynta has a current appointment as an Honorary Senior Fellow in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at The University of Melbourne.
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Family Group Conferencing Evaluation, SA Dept for Child Protection, 03/07/2023 - 31/03/2024
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Year | Output |
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2023 |
Open access
10
|
2023 |
Open access
2
3
|
2022 |
Open access
1
|
2022 |
9
4
7
|
2022 |
Open access
2
9
|
2021 |
10
6
6
|
2018 |
44
28
13
|
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Charles Darwin University | AUSTRALIA |
First Peoples' Health and Wellbeing | AUSTRALIA |
La Trobe University | AUSTRALIA |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
Warwick University | UNITED KINGDOM |
We Al-li Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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Improving the Process and Long-Term Outcomes of Reunification for Families. Exploring the Barriers and Facilitators for Successful and Safe Reunification. | Current |
Understanding the social and emotional wellbeing needs of mothers of Aboriginal babies and their support people | Current |