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Our members and team

Directors

Catherine Manathunga
Professor Catherine Manathunga

Associate Dean, Research | Professor of Education Research | Co-Director of Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre | School of Education and Tertiary Access

cmanathu@usc.edu.au

Maria Raciti
Professor Maria Raciti

Professor, Marketing | Co-Director, Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre | School of Business and Creative Industries

mraciti@usc.edu.au

Research theme leaders

Raj Yadav
Dr Raj Yadav

Lecturer, Social Work | School of Law and Society

Ryadav@usc.edu.au

Dr Aaron Tham

Senior Lecturer in Tourism, Leisure and Event Management | School of Business and Creative Industries

mtham@usc.edu.au

Core members

  • Professor Catherine Manathunga - Associate Dean, Research | Professor of Education Research | Co-Director of Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre | School of Education and Tertiary Access

  • Professor Maria Raciti - Professor, Marketing | Director, Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre | School of Business and Creative Industries

  • Professor Sajid Anwar - Professor, Finance | Business and Commerce Honours Coordinator | School of Business and Creative Industries
  • Dr Clare Archer-Lean - Senior Lecturer, English | HDR Coordinator | School of Business and Creative Industries
  • Dr Leah Barclay - Lecturer, Design | Discipline Lead, Design | School of Business and Creative Industries
  • Associate Professor Harriot Beazley - Associate Professor, Human Geography | School of Law and Society
  • Dr Ali Black - Senior Lecturer, Education | Program Coordinator, Master of Education | School of Education and Tertiary Access
  • Dr Michael Carey - Senior Lecturer in Education (TESOL) | School of Education and Tertiary Access
  • Dr Shelley Davidow - Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy | Alternative Education Coordinator | School of Education and Tertiary Access
  • Dr Anne Drabble - Senior Lecturer, Early Childhood | Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Early Childhood Education | School of Education and Tertiary Access
  • Dr Rachael Dwyer - Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy | School of Education and Tertiary Access
  • Dr Peter Grainger - Senior Lecturer in Education (Educational Assessment, Applied Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Japanese Language) | School of Education and Tertiary Access | Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy
  • Dr Sharon Louth - Senior Lecturer, Education | Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Primary Education | School of Education and Tertiary Access
  • Dr Adrian McCallum - Engineering Lead | Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering | Adventure STEM Advocate
  • Dr Jane Menzies - Senior Lecturer in International Business | Business Postgraduate Coordinator | School of Business and Creative Industries
  • Dr Renee Morrison - Lecturer, Curriculum and Pedagogy | School of Education and Tertiary Access
  • Dr Susan Rayment-McHugh - Senior Lecturer, Criminology and Justice | School of Law and Society
  • Dr Lynne Stuart - Senior Lecturer, Nursing | School of Health
  • Dr Aaron Tham - Lecturer, Tourism, Leisure and Event Management (South Bank) | School of Business and Creative Industries
  • Dr Glyn Thomas - Senior Lecturer, Outdoor and Environmental Studies | School of Education and Tertiary Access
  • Dr Paul Williams - Senior Lecturer, Creative Writing | Discipline Lead, Creative Industries | School of Business and Creative Industries
  • Dr Alison Willis - Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching | Senior Lecturer, Curriculum and Pedagogy | School of Education and Tertiary Access
  • Dr Raj Yadav - Lecturer, Social Work | School of Law and Society

Associate members

Advisory Board

These members advise ITRC regarding strategic plans, specific projects and activities, events, communications and community engagement. ITRC Directors are the Chairs of the Advisory Board.

  • Uncle Michael Mace - Indigenous Elder
  • Aunty Minnie Mace (Lynelle Louella Mace) - Indigenous Elder
  • Aunty Deb Bennet - Indigenous Elder
  • Alison Chan - Chancellor State College
  • Jackie Newton - Chancellor State College
  • Tannielle Bainbridge - Chancellor State College
  • Gary Graham - DASSI Association representative
  • Vicki Qiu and Hong Xu (Selina) - Sunshine Coast Chinese Association
  • Jang Ethridge - Thai community Association
  • Stella Romagnoli - Caloundra Community Centre
  • Kim Price - Sunshine Coast Regional Council
  • Kim Rawlings - Noosa Shire Council
  • Luisa Miller - Moreton Bay Council
  • Mary-Rose Adkins - University of Sunshine Coast

Collaborations and research partners

Universities network
  • Professor Michael Singh, Western Sydney University
  • Professor Tracey Bunda, University of Queensland, Ngugi Wakka Wakka woman
  • Dr Jing Qi, RMIT
  • Associate Professor Kathryn Gilbey, Batchelor Institute, Alyawarre woman
  • Professor Denise Newfield, Witwatersrand University, South Africa
  • Dr Louise Phillips, University of Queensland
  • Associate Professor Alexandra Lasczik, Southern Cross University
  • Dr Robyn Heckenberg, University of Southern Queensland, Wiradjuri woman
  • Dr Kim Snepvangers, University of NSW
Indigenous community
  • Aunty Dr Hope O’Chin, Aboriginal Elder
  • Aunty Dr Judi Wickes, Aboriginal Elder
  • Aunty Dr Joyce Bonner, Butchulla Aboriginal Elder
  • Aunty Dr Harriet Vea Vea, Aboriginal community member
  • Lyndon Davis, Aboriginal artist, educator and cultural performer
  • Jandamarra Cadd, Aboriginal artist
  • Peter Mulcahy, Aboriginal artist
  • Waiata Telfer, Aboriginal playwright and poet
  • Ngioka Bunda-Heath, Aboriginal Dancer
  • Ngugui, Wakka Wakka, Birupi woman
  • Anjelena Parfitt, Aboriginal artist, East Arrernte woman
  • Brent Miller, Aboriginal artist
  • Lyndon Davis, Gubbi Gubbi Elder and Aboriginal artist, USC Senior Fellow, USC
  • Kerry Neill, Gubbi Gubbi community member and Director of Goombuckar Creations
Broader community networks
  • Central Queensland Indigenous Development, Educational aspirations programs
  • DET State Schools Indigenous Education, Embedding Indigenous perspectives into the curriculum
  • "You Belong" initiative Yazidi refugees from Iraq & Syria 
  • Future Sense Foundation NFP organising Challenges Abroad