Northern Institute

Organisation profile

The Northern Institute has internationally recognized expertise in integrated approaches to decision making and capacity development in sparsely populated regions in Western nations like northern Australia, and developing regions like South East Asia, particularly Indonesia and Timor Leste.

Steven Bird
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Professor
Person: Research and Teaching
19882024
Alicia Boyle
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Education - Research Associate
- Faculty of Arts and Society
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Research Associate
- Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Cohort
Person: Research and Teaching, Research, PhD
20042024
Matthew Campbell
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - University Fellow
Person: Research
20112024
Michael Christie
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Professor in Education
Person: Research and Teaching
19812025
Jocelyn Davies
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - University Fellow
Person: Research
20112023
Jennifer Deger
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Professor of Digital Humanities
Person: Research
20062025
Mark De Souza
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Person: Research
20232023
Sigurd Dyrting
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Research Associate
Person: Research
19932025
Rohan Fisher
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Senior Research Fellow
Person: Research
20032025
Linda Ford
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Professor
Person: Research
19952025
Rolf Gerritsen
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Adjunct Professor
Person: Research
20082024
Kate Golebiowska
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Senior Research Fellow
Person: Research
20082024
Jacqueline Gould
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Senior Research Fellow
Person: Research
20112024
Rachel Groom
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - CDU-AIMS Social Science Fellowship
Person: Research and Teaching
20152025
Sigmund Grønmo
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - University Fellow
Person: Research
20152015
John Guenther
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - University Fellow
Person: Research
20082024
Kim Humphery
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Director - Northern Institute
Person: Research
20012025
David Karacsonyi
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Casual Research Staff - TNI Research
Person: Other
20202024
Melissa Lindeman
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Adjunct Associate Professor
Person: Research
20112024
Anne Lowell
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Principal Research Fellow
Person: Research
20022025

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2019 Rainmaker Readiness - A Pilot Study for Engineering Education & Profession in Learning and Teaching pathways for Indigenous women at CDU.
Ford, L. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Woodroffe, T. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Ticoalu, A. (Chief Investigator C), Guthadjaka, K. (Chief Investigator D), Ford, E. (Chief Investigator D), Baker, C. (Chief Investigator E) & Yuhun, P. (Chief Investigator F)
4/11/19 → 30/04/21
Project: Research
2019 Rainmaker Readiness - Developing a research-based tool for assisting teachers to meet the Indigenous-specific Australian Professional Standards for Teachers 1.4 and 2.4.
Woodroffe, T. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Ford, L. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Worthington, S. (Project Manager) & Yuhun, P. (Associate Investigator)
2/12/19 → 30/04/21
Project: Research
2021 IAS Rainmaker startup: Indigenous Led Sea Country Management
Gould, J. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Christie, M. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Spencer, M. (Chief Investigator D), Ford, L. (Chief Investigator E), Groom, R. (Chief Investigator C) & Bow, C. (Chief Investigator F)
1/02/21 → 31/01/22
Project: Research
2021 Rainmaker Start-up: Application of AR (Augmented Reality) and VR (Virtual Reality) techniques in construction training in remote communities
Rajabipour, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Kutay, C. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Ford, L. (Chief Investigator C), De Boer, F. (Chief Investigator D), Fudge, M. (Chief Investigator E), Russell, J. (Business Manager), Gallagher, C. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B) & Hromek, M. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B)
6/08/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
2022 HEPPP Establishing a pathway from Secondary School VETDSS to a Bachelor of Education at CDU for First Nations students.
Woodroffe, T. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Ford, L. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B) & Funk, J. L. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B)
1/01/22 → 10/12/23
Project: Research

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2022 Rainmaker Start-up: Supporting Baiyungu Traditional Owners to document the significance of the Nyinggulu World Heritage Area
Gould, J. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Ford, L. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Groom, R. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B) & Christie, M. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B)
15/12/22 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
BWVET: 2023 Rainmaker Startup "Design, implementation and evaluation of a holistic, both-ways model for delivering VET on country to East Arnhem Indigenous students.
Rolls, N. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Muthamuluwuy, B. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Hayashi, Y. (Chief Investigator C), Spencer, M. (Chief Investigator D), Wanambi, G. (Chief Investigator E), Christie, M. (Chief Investigator F), Buchanan, H. J. (Associate Investigator), Parriman, F. (Associate Investigator) & Senarath, A. (Other)
20/02/23 → 1/03/24
Project: Research
3D DYNAMIC MODEL – TUVALU (Funafuti and Nanumea)
Fisher, R. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Senarath, A. (Project Manager)
24/08/23 → 30/12/23
Project: Research
3D landscape fire simulation model. Landscape scle Wheat-Belt region of WA
Fisher, R. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
6/06/25 → 30/10/25
Project: Research
4D fire behavior model for SE QLD - Health Land and Water
Fisher, R. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
20/11/23 → 30/03/24
Project: Research
4D fire Simulation, Jagun Alliance
Fisher, R. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Senarath, A. (Project Manager)
10/08/23 → 15/12/23
Project: Research
Aikuma Project: Building Pride and Resilience through Storytelling in Indigenous Languages
Bird, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
5/09/24 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
AIMS-CDU Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Collaborative Agreement (J Gould)
Gould, J. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
8/09/16 → 30/08/21
Project: Research
AIEA: Air in East Arnhem: Crowdsourcing Air Quality, Temperature, and Health Data with Yolngu Citizen Scientists
Mathew, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Ford, L. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Nazarian, N. (Chief Investigator C), Woodroffe, T. (Chief Investigator E), Wakerman, J. (Chief Investigator D), Hart, M. (Chief Investigator F), Wheeler, A. (Chief Investigator G), Bronwyn, R. (Chief Investigator H) & Vardoulakis, S. (Chief Investigator I)
22/07/24 → 31/05/26
Project: Research
Atoning for Australia’s Colonial Sins: The Timber Creek Case, Compensatory Justice, and Accountability for the First Nations Peoples
Tremblay, P. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Hoque, R. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Kutubi, S. (Chief Investigator C), Norris, E. F. (Chief Investigator D), Finau, G. (Chief Investigator E) & Scobie, M. (Chief Investigator F)
2/01/22 → 1/01/23
Project: Research
Benthic Mapping with Angkamuthi Traditional Owners in West Cape York Marine Park
Groom, R. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
25/11/24 → 30/05/26
Project: Research
Benthic Monitoring and Demersal Fish surveys in Limmen Marine park
Groom, R. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
27/09/23 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
Blue Carbon Research and Feasibility Study in QLD
Groom, R. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
15/01/24 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
Building resilience in Australia's threatened turtle populations
Groom, R. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
15/06/23 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
Climate preparedness in very remote desert communities - GNT2039696
Matthews, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Cass, A. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Russell, D. (Chief Investigator C), Ford, L. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Ranse, J. (Chief Investigator C) & Vardoulakis, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
16/06/25 → 31/12/29
Project: Research

Agreement-making in the post-claims era: Continuity and change over 22 years in western Arnhem Land
Williams, S. & Garde, M., Apr 2025, In: The Australian Journal of Anthropology. 36, 1, p. 88-102 15 p.
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Anomalous temperatures increase occupational injuries, illnesses and associated cost burden in Australia
Borg, M. A., Xiang, J., Anikeeva, O., Ostendorf, B., Varghese, B., Dear, K., Pisaniello, D., Hansen, A., Zander, K., Sim, M. R. & Bi, P., Feb 2025, In: Urban Climate. 59, p. 1-18 18 p., 102307.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Another sexual revolution? Evidence of huge growth in the LGB+ population from Australian longitudinal data
Shalley, F. & Wilson, T., Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Population Studies. p. 1-15 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Are natural disasters stumbling blocks to carbon inequality mitigation? A global perspective
Dong, K., Zhao, C., Nepal, R. & Zander, K. K., Jan 2025, In: Ecological Economics. 227, p. 1-12 12 p., 108392.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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A scoping review of Indigenous Cultural Mapping of coastal, island, and marine environments
Ferguson, R., Joyce, K. E., Reepmeyer, C., Groom, R. & Pollard, K., Feb 2025, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 164, p. 1-12 12 p., 103991.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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A Yolŋu Philosophy Reader
Waṉambi, G. (Editor), Hayashi, Y. (Editor) & Christie, M. (Editor), 10 Feb 2025, 1 ed. Darwin: Charles Darwin University. 59 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book

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Children and adults’ perception of risk and risk management: Insights from long-term participatory data and implication for child-centric climate and disaster risk reduction
Lassa, J. A., Amri, A., Haynes, K., Towers, B., Abunyewah, M., Zander, K. & Erdiaw-Kwasie, M. O., Jan 2025, In: Social Sciences and Humanities Open. 11, p. 1-11 11 p., 101459.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Citizen's preferences for urban planning priorities: The importance of heat mitigation plans
Zander, K. K., Hill, G., Barber, G., Erdiaw-Kwasie, M., Abunyewah, M. & Garnett, S. T., Jun 2025, In: Cities. 161, p. 1-11 11 p., 105888.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Conversation Starter: Do you want to be a teacher?
Woodroffe, T. & Chauhan, K., Feb 2025, 1 ed. Darwin: Charles Darwin University. 19 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book

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Developing the Public Environmental Humanities: Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons
Deger, J., van Dooren, T., Rooke, D., Zadokierski, Z., Osborne, N., Wiggin, B., Armiero, M., Muecke, S., O'Gorman, E., Adamson, J., Ureta, S., Tsai, Y.-L., Muir, C., Wehner, K., Kearnes, M., Minter, P. & Rigby, K., 22 Feb 2025, In: Resistance: A Journal of Radical Environmental Humanities. 11, 2-3, p. 6-44 38 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Development of small island vulnerability index to achieve sustainable development goals: Insight from Ternate Volcanic Island, Indonesia
Lessy, M. R., Lassa, J. & Zander, K. K., Jun 2025, In: Environmental Challenges. 19, p. 1-16 16 p., 101132.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Effectiveness of a locally developed cultural responsiveness tool for Australian teachers.
Woodroffe, T., Yuhun, P., Ford, P. L. & Worthington, S., Jun 2025, In: International Journal of Educational Research Open. 8, p. 1-8 8 p., 100404.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Estimating internal migration between Northern Territory SA3 regions
Dyrting, S. & Taylor, A., Feb 2025, Northern Institute Research Brief Series 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Featured article

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Implementing a circular economy in regional Australia: who bears the economic costs in construction projects?
Mathur, D., Jayasinghe, M. & Zander, K. K., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Urban Research and Practice. p. 1-22 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Improving cardiometabolic risk factors in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in northeast Arnhem Land: Single arm trial of a co-designed dietary and lifestyle program
Dissanayake, H., Gurruwiwi, G., Dhurrkay, J., Tynan, J. C., Braat, S., Harrap, B., Trudgen, T., Hanieh, S., Clark, B., Spencer, M., Christie, M., Tonkin, E., Armstrong, E., Harrison, L. C., Wentworth, J. M., Brimblecombe, J. K. & Biggs, B. A., 3 Mar 2025, In: Medical Journal of Australia. 222, 4, p. 183-190 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Increasing access to pain care services to improve rural pain management: a realist review investigating factors affecting uptake, implementation, and sustainability
Grant, A. R., Westhorp, G., Murray, C. M., De La Perrelle, L., Dettwiller, P., Davey, A., Norrish, A., Walsh, S., Scinta, G., Karran, E. L., Hibbert, P. D. & Moseley, G. L., 1 Jun 2025, In: Pain. 166, 6, p. 1250-1267 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Integrating systematic and targeted scat collection approaches to estimate the abundance of a culturally significant threatened species on Indigenous lands
Geyle, H. M., Herbert, M., Doolan, L., Rangers, N. T., Banks, S., Dickman, C. R., Dixon, K. M., Robinson, C. J. & Schlesinger, C., May 2025, In: Conservation Science and Practice. 7, 5, e70034.
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Introduction: The context of realist data collection
Williams, E. & Manzano, A., 2025, Realist Evaluation: Principles and Practice. Manzano, A. & Williams, E. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 1-10 10 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Other chapter contribution › peer-review
Introduction to ‘Anthropology and change over the land rights era’
Merlan, F., O'Meara, D., Trigger, D. S., Burke, P., Williams, S. & Garde, M., Apr 2025, In: The Australian Journal of Anthropology. 36, 1, p. 8-18 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Made in Australia, used in Asia: Public acceptance and the cable controversy of Australia-Asia PowerLink, a remote solar megaproject
Zander, K. K. & Garnett, S. T., Jul 2025, In: Energy research and social science. 125, p. 1-10 10 p., 104079.
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