As the first Aboriginal person to achieve a PhD in marketing, I am passionate about bringing together community, culture, business and higher education to achieve local solutions for social equity.
About me
As the first Aboriginal person to achieve a PhD in marketing, I am passionate about bringing together community, culture, business and higher education to achieve local solutions for social equity.
About me
Adelaide Hills Council & Mt Barket Council Reconciliation Working Group | 2019 - 2021
Regional Studies Association, Member | April 2019 - 2020
Regional Development Australia (Adelaide Metropolitan) Board Member, Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development| March 2012 – December 2017
Systemic Racism in Health Project Steering Committee Member, Reconciliation SA & UniSA |January 2017 – April 2017
Deadly Alumni Executive Committee Member, UniSA| June 2015 – February 2019
Economic Development Australia (South Australia) Member, July 2015 - January 2017
Reconciliation Action Plan Steering Committee Member, UniSA| June – December 2013
Conservationist Volunteer, Global Vision & Wan Smolbag Conservation in Vanuatu| January 2009-February 2008
UNISA Alumni Network member
Golden Key International Honour Society member
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 10/12/2020 |
Interviewed by ABC North and West South Australia on the Cashless Debit Card for radio, 10 December 2020, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-10/mixed-response-to-cashless-debit-card-extension/12971626 |
| 03/12/2020 |
Is it all just a fancy card trick?, https://nit.com.au/is-it-all-just-a-fancy-card-trick/ |
| 30/11/2020 |
Interviewed by The Wire, 2SER – Sydney on the Cashless Debit Card effectiveness for radio, November 2020, https://www.thewire.org.au/story/federal-government-wants-to-make-the-cashless-debit-cards-permanent/ |
| 18/11/2020 |
Interviewed by The West Australian on the Cashless Debit Card effectiveness for news article, November 2020, http://Interviewed by The West Australian on the Cashless Debit Card effectiveness for news article, November 2020 |
| 18/11/2020 |
Interviewed by Southern Cross Austereo on the Cashless Debit Card effectiveness for Port Lincoln for tv news, November 2020, http://Interviewed by Southern Cross Austereo on the Cashless Debit Card effectiveness for Port Lincoln for tv news, November 2020 |
| 16/11/2020 |
Interviewed by ABC North and West South Australia for radio and online article on the Cashless Debit Card effectiveness, November 2020 , https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-16/little-data-cashless-debit-card-effective-unisa-researcher-says/12887258?fbclid=IwAR2XWz1WxK5vgvqVqkCS-iS8OHYDwKMWOD3aNJg3PNowh7O9NdG4-2273eg |
| 11/03/2016 |
CQUniversity Adelaide’s Appleton Institute is hosting a conversation on research with Indigenous communities, https://www.cqu.edu.au/cquninews/stories/engagement-category/2016/appleton-researchers-highlight-collaboration-as-key-in-closing-the-gap |
| 31/01/2015 |
Hear from four of our Deadly Alumni members, http://www.unisa.edu.au/About-UniSA/Governance-and-management-structure/Indigenous-Scholarship-Engagement-and-Research/Alumni-Chapter/Deadly-Alumni-Chapter-Members/ |
| 21/10/2014 |
Meet the 2014 Aurora Indigenous Study Tour Scholars, http://theaspirationinitiative.com.au/community/news/351-meet-the-2014-aurora-indigenous-study-tour-scholars |
| 31/10/2013 |
Ivy league tour for PhD student, https://www.unisa.edu.au/siteassets/unisanews/archive-pdfs/2013/unisanews-october-2013.pdf#page=44 |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy (Marketing) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Management (Honours) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Management (Marketing) University of South Australia
Measuring impacts of Reconciliation Action Plans | Chief Investigator | 2019-2021
Community Capacity and Economic Development | Chief Investigator | 2019-2020
Impacts of technology investment on tourism growth and employment | Chief Investigator | 2019-2020
Indigenous and homelessness in urban settings | Chief Investigator | 2019-2020
RTIS: Investigating best practice for Aboriginal business | Primary Investigator | 2019-2021
Impact of Linguistics and Numerocity and Shopping | Chief Investigator | 2018-2020
Outback Stores, Cashless Debit Card and Nutrition | Chief Investigator | 2017-2019
Electronic Payments and Shopping | Chief Investigator | 2015-2017
Indigenous Studies Summer Program Scholar, Columbia University | June 2016
... Read moreResearch
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
‘Domestic and international tourist’s associations with Aboriginal tourism’ presented at Asia-Pacific Institute of Advanced Research’s 1st Global Conference on Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management, Adelaide 2019
‘Applying a Mixed Methods Research Indigenist Agenda in Remote Economic Development Research’ presented as Plenary presentation at Regional Studies Association Australasia’s Urban and Rural Wellbeing, First Nations Economies and Global Value Chains for Regional Sustainability Conference, Christchurch 2019
‘Indigenous Australian Businesses Success: A Marketing Perspective’ presented at Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference, Adelaide 2012
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, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Open access
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| 2019 |
Open access
11
6
6
|
| 2019 |
Open access
28
21
4
|
| 2012 |
Open access
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
Open access
2
|
| 2018 |
Open access
5
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
1
2
|
| 2023 |
1
1
2
|
| 2023 |
Open access
5
5
83
|
| 2021 |
Open access
2
2
1
|
| 2021 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2020 |
1
|
| 2020 |
Open access
|
| 2019 |
Open access
11
6
6
|
| 2019 |
Open access
28
21
4
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
Open access
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| 2012 |
Open access
|
Research
Measuring impacts of Reconciliation Action Plans | Chief Investigator | 2019-2021
Community Capacity and Economic Development | Chief Investigator | 2019-2020
Impacts of technology investment on tourism growth and employment | Chief Investigator | 2019-2020
Indigenous and homelessness in urban settings | Chief Investigator | 2019-2020
RTIS: Investigating best practice for Aboriginal business | Primary Investigator | 2019-2021
Impact of Linguistics and Numerocity and Shopping | Chief Investigator | 2018-2020
Outback Stores, Cashless Debit Card and Nutrition | Chief Investigator | 2017-2019
Electronic Payments and Shopping | Chief Investigator | 2015-2017
Indigenous Studies Summer Program Scholar, Columbia University | June 2016
Marketing remote Aboriginal tourism to domestic consumers: An empirical approach, PhD Thesis, UniSA 2016
Indigenous Australian business success: A marketing perspective for the Visual Arts industry, Honours Thesis, UniSA 2012
Adelaide Hills Reconciliation Working Group, Adelaide Hills + Mount Barker Councils | 2019-2021
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Le Cordon Bleu | AUSTRALIA |
| Monash Business School | AUSTRALIA |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| Royal Darwin Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Sámiid Riikkasearvi | SWEDEN |
| Sarah's Sister's Sustainable Cafe | AUSTRALIA |
| Umea Universitet | SWEDEN |
| Umeå University | SWEDEN |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| Victoria University | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Advisory Board MemberAdelaide Hills Reconciliation Working Group, Adelaide Hills & Mount Barker Councils |
2021 |
Invited Speaker, Building connections: Developing social capital and supporting enterprise development in regional Australia post-COVID 19Strategies for Regional Recovery: Insights from Australia, Regions in Recovery Global Festival, Regional Studies Associations |
2021 |
Keynote Speaker, Enterprise development and regional Australia post-COVID19Australia and New Zealand Regional Science Association International 44th Annual Conference |
2021 |
Advisory Board MemberAdelaide Hills Reconciliation Working Group, Adelaide Hills & Mount Barker Councils |
2020 |
Advisory Board MemberAdelaide Hills Reconciliation Working Group, Adelaide Hills & Mount Barker Councils |
2019 |
Invited Speaker, Domestic and International tourist's associations with aboriginal tourismAsia-Pacific Institute of Advanced Research’s 1st Global Conference on Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management, Adelaide 2019 |
2019 |
Plenary Conference Presentation 'Applying a Mixed Methods Research Agenda in Remote Economic Development ResearchRegional Studies Association Australasia's Urban and Rural Wellbeing First Nations Economies and Global Value Chains for Regional Sustainability Conference, Christchurch |
2019 |
Plenary speaker at Asia-Pacific Institute of Advanced Research's 1st Global Conference on Hospitality, Tourism and Sports ManagementRegional Studies Association |
2019 |
Regional Development Board MemberRegional Development Australia |
2017 |
Regional Development Board MemberRegional Development Australia |
2016 |
Regional Development Board MemberRegional Development Australia |
2015 |
Regional Development Board MemberRegional Development Australia |
2014 |
Aurora Indigenous Scholars ScholarshipThe Aurora Project |
2013 |
Regional Development Board MemberRegional Development Australia |
2013 |
Regional Development Board MemberRegional Development Australia |
2012 |
Invited Speaker - Higher Degree by Research, educational and industry events
Invited Reviewer - International economic development reporting, regional development and strategy reporting
Invited Peer Reviewer - Peer reviewed and ranked journals
Invited contributor - State and federal government economic development and entrepreneurial initiatives, teaching content on Indigenous economies for THE/Go8 insitution and local content development
Invited Assessor - Confirmation of Candidature for HDR Candidate
Awarded the UniSA Tappa Tangka Manninendi Medal
Aboriginal Content in Undergraduate Programs Coordinator, UniSA November 2019 +
Leading the development of Aboriginal content within UniSA Business, I aim to support effective development and integration of Aboriginal content in UniSA Business undergraduate programs in a way that engages staff positively and adds value to educational content for all students.
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| 107880 - Inclusivity & Equity of Contemporary Aboriginal Art in the Global Art Market and the application of Blockchain and other digital technologies | Current |
| Contextualising social policy: Australia¿s cashless debit card in the lives of recipients and their communities in Ceduna, South Australia | Completed |
