Dr Kylie Day

Biography

Dr Kylie Day is an Aboriginal scholar, Senior Lecturer, Indigenous Knowledge Course Coordinator, and Deputy Chair at Gnibi College of Australian Indigenous Peoples, Southern Cross University. Her research is grounded in Indigenous Knowledge systems, decolonising methodologies, relational pedagogy, cultural safety, and ethical community-engaged practice. Kylie’s work spans Indigenous Knowledge in education, Caring for Country, climate change, First Nations children and young people’s wellbeing, Therapeutic Residential Care, kinship care, Indigenous play, and culturally responsive social work. Using Indigenous research methodologies such as yarning, collaborative inquiry, place-based learning, and relational approaches, her scholarship examines how knowledge is held, shared, protected, and practised across generations. She serves on the Southern Cross University Research Committee and Human Research Ethics Committee and is an active member of the Centre for Children and Young People. Her research and teaching seek to strengthen relationships between universities, communities, Country, and policy systems, while supporting Indigenous-led knowledge sharing, culturally safe practice, and meaningful systems change.

Kylie's work contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals