Dr Jacynta Krakouer (she/her) (BSc, MSW, MSP, PhD Melb) is a Minang 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 Minang 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.
About me
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 24/10/2023 |
Child protection services did not provide culturally adequate care to Aboriginal teen before suicide, inquest hears, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-24/inquest-teen-suicide-hears-inadequate-cultural-care/103013688 |
| 26/11/2021 |
First Nations children are still being removed at disproportionate rates. Cultural assumptions about parenting need to change, https://theconversation.com/first-nations-children-are-still-being-removed-at-disproportionate-rates-cultural-assumptions-about-parenting-need-to-change-169090 |
| 14/05/2021 |
First Nations families need support to stay together, before we create another Stolen Generation, https://theconversation.com/first-nations-families-need-support-to-stay-together-before-we-create-another-stolen-generation-159131 |
| 10/06/2020 |
Systemic racism in Australian child protection systems must be addressed, https://nit.com.au/10-06-2020/1185/systemic-racism-in-australian-child-protection-systems-must-be-addressed |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy The University of Melbourne
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Relighting the firesticks: Accelerating diffusion and progressing to sustainability of innovative care to foster a healthy start to life for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, MRFF Early to Mid-Career Researchers Grant, 01/03/2024 - 28/02/2029
Understanding the social and emotional well-being needs of mothers of Aboriginal babies and their support people - PhD Naomi Thornwaite, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, 19/09/2024 - 31/12/2026
WHRTN – 2023 Indigenous Early and Mid-Career Research Fund, Australian Health Research Alliance, 09/10/2023 - 31/12/2025
Literature Review for Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Women's Council on Improving Multidisciplinary Responses Project, NPY (Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantatjara Yankuntjatara) Women's Council Aboriginal Corporation, 13/12/2024 - 30/06/2025
Bringing Baby Home (BBH) Program, Department for Education, Children and Young People, 10/02/2025 - 30/06/2025
Family Group Conferencing Evaluation, SA Dept for Child Protection, 03/07/2023 - 31/07/2024
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 |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
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| 2023 |
4
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| 2021 |
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2025 |
Open access
|
| 2024 |
Open access
1
1
5
|
| 2023 |
Open access
3
9
|
| 2023 |
Open access
10
7
119
|
| 2023 |
Open access
18
17
|
| 2023 |
Open access
|
| 2022 |
Open access
3
2
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| 2022 |
24
26
47
|
| 2022 |
Open access
5
3
7
|
| 2022 |
Open access
8
4
69
|
| 2021 |
15
12
4
|
| 2018 |
65
61
12
|
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Australian College of Midwives | AUSTRALIA |
| Charles Darwin University | AUSTRALIA |
| First Peoples' Health and Wellbeing | AUSTRALIA |
| La Trobe University | AUSTRALIA |
| Monash Health | AUSTRALIA |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Maryland | UNITED STATES |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Tasmania | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Warwick | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Warwick University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| We Al-li Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Aboriginal Parenting: Challenging misconceptions and strengthening practice | Current |
| First Contact: How child protection systems contribute to ongoing First Nations overrepresentation in Australia | Current |
| 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 |
