Biography and expertise

Biography

I am a White Settler American from Fort Worth, Texas and have been living in Bundjalung Country since 2010. I'm a mum, a community worker and an Indigenist researcher-in-training.

Research

My work engages with how white fellas (like me) might learn respectfully from Place and Relatedness in the context of fostering relationships of balance among people and with the Land. I am especially concerned with the values and capacities required for learning respectfully in the context of ongoing colonization and the marginalization of Indigenous voices.

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Organisational affiliations

Teaching Associate, Gnibi College of Indigenous Australian Peoples, Southern Cross University

Education

Doctorate of Indigenous Philosophy
2023, PhD, Southern Cross University (Australia, Lismore) - SCU
Thesis: Rethinking Retribution- Toward a Community Approach
2001–2003, Masters of Arts in Social Science, University of Chicago (United States, Chicago) - UC
Political Science
1996–2000, Bachelor of Arts, New College of Florida (United States, Sarasota)