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Organisation profile
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.
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Profiles
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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
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Michael Christie
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Professor in Education
Person: Research and Teaching
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Jodi Cowdery
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Adjunct Research Fellow
- Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Cohort
Person: Research, PhD
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Jennifer Deger
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Professor of Digital Humanities
Person: Research
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Mark De Souza
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Person: Research
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Rohan Fisher
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Senior Research Fellow
Person: Research
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Kate Golebiowska
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Senior Research Fellow
Person: Research
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Jacqueline Gould
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Senior Research Fellow
Person: Research
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Rachel Groom
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Senior Research Fellow
Person: Research and Teaching
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David Karacsonyi
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Casual Academic - Allied Health Services - 10201
Person: Other
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Melissa Lindeman
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Adjunct Associate Professor
Person: Research
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Anne Lowell
- Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute - Principal Research Fellow
Person: Research
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2019 Rainmaker Readiness: Mapping a Yolŋu Cosmopolitics
Spencer, M. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Christie, M. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Waṉambi, G. (Chief Investigator C) & Verran, H. (Chief Investigator D)
1/11/19 → 30/04/21
Project: Research
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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2023 Rainmaker Co-investment ARC Discovery Project Kerstin Zander
Zander, K. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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2023 Rainmaker Start-up: application for scoping the update to the Northern Territory Social Outcomes Framework
Taylor, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Shalley, F. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B) & Dyrting, S. (Chief Investigator C)
1/05/23 → 31/01/24
Project: Research
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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), Waṉambi, 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
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2023 Rainmaker Start Up – Northern Territory Department of Treasury and Finance Demographic Research Grant
Taylor, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Shalley, F. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Dyrting, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
3/11/23 → 31/08/24
Project: Research
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2023 Rainmaker Start-up - Stories of Rapid Creek: Voicing transdisciplinary methods in caring for NT people-places
Spencer, M. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Verran, H. (Chief Investigator C), Gould, J. (Chief Investigator C), Macdonald, J. M. (Chief Investigator C) & Deger, J. (Chief Investigator C)
29/05/23 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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2024 Rainmaker Co-investment - DP250103776 Where waters meet: Empirical philisophy amidst more-than-human collectives
Spencer, M. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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2024 Rainmaker co-investment for DP240101952 - First Nations AI: Country, Climate, Communication
Bidwell, N. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Bird, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/07/24 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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2024 Rainmaker Leverage Grant for Northern Territory Department of Treasury and Finance Demographic Research Grant, 2024-2026
Taylor, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Dyrting, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/07/24 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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L4A: 2024 Rainmaker Start-up Language4All
Kutay, C. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Khatiwada, N. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Ghimire, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Tucker, T. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Azam, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Shanmugam, B. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Bidwell, N. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/10/24 → 22/11/25
Project: Research
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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
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3D landscape fire simulation model. Landscape scle Wheat-Belt region of WA
Fisher, R. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
6/06/25 → 30/04/26
Project: Research
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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
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4D fire Simulation, Jagun Alliance
Fisher, R. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Senarath, A. (Project Manager)
10/08/23 → 15/12/23
Project: Research
Research output
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A Conceptual Framework for Tourism Development and the Evolution of Local Healthcare Systems: International Comparative Cases
Zeng, B., Feb 2026, In: Tourism and Hospitality. 7, 2, p. 1-11 11 p., 42.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aesthetics and liberation: Herbert Marcuse on the sociopolitical value of the arts
Doran, C., 2026, In: Arts & Communication. 4, 1, p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A first assessment of metal bioaccumulation by the Northern Long-necked Turtle (’Chelodina rugosa’) in the Finniss River floodplain, northern Australia
Ely, I., Schneider, L., Christian, K., Garcia, E. A., Ford, L. P. & De Alvarega, C. C. E., Apr 2026, In: Northern Territory Naturalist. 31, p. 57-74 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Assessing Lung Health Disparities in Aboriginal Australians: Inter-Community Variation in Spirometry Pattern Among Adult Aboriginal People in Rural and Remote Australia
Perez, A. J., Howarth, T., Ford, P. L., Laughton , M., Saad, H. B. & Heraganahally, S., Jul 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Internal Medicine Journal. p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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At the edge of (un)inhabitability? Spatial diversity of demographic vulnerability to increasing heat exposure across remote towns of Northern Australia
Karácsonyi, D., Taylor, A. & Zander, K., May 2026, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 141, p. 1-14 14 p., 106181.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Between heat and comfort: Residential cooling practices and housing conditions in australia
Amin, R. & Zander, K. K., Jun 2026, In: Energy research and social science. 138, p. 1-14 14 p., 104811.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bringing together realist and economic approaches in the evaluation of health and social care interventions: a scoping review of theoretical, methodological and practical implications
Fletcher, A., Dalkin, S., Anderson, R., Baker, R. M., Donaldson, C., Hibberd, V., Kumar, M. B., Shenton, F., Westhorp, G., Wong, G., Wright, J. & Bate, A., Feb 2026, In: Social Science and Medicine. 393, p. 1-16 16 p., 119050.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Cadastral VET: cartographic and architectural legibility
Zoellner, D., Jul 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Vocational Education and Training. p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Circular economy in transition: Econometric evidence from an Australian waste system
Kankanamge, A. K. S. U., Zander, K. K., Erdiaw-Kwasie, M. O. & Abunyewah, M., Apr 2026, In: Cleaner Waste Systems. 14, p. 1-13 13 p., 100516.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Crediting and citing Indigenous Knowledges within research
Barry, C., Muir, B., Backhaus, V., Coyne, C., Donnelly, E., Evans-Illidge, E., Ferreira, L. C., Flagg, D., Fletcher, M. S., Gleiss, A. C., Harris, M., Hounslow, J. L., Kampers, D., Keevers-Lock, L., Koroi, C., Mamtora, J., Marshall, M., Meekan, M. G., Poelina, A. & Ropeyarn, Y. & 5 others, , Jun 2026, In: Bioscience. 76, 6, p. 501-512 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Employee knowledge and smart technology adoption: Evidence from the E-waste sector
Kankanamge, A. K. S. U., Erdiaw-Kwasie, M. O., Abunyewah, M. & Zander, K. K., Jul 2026, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 186, p. 1-16 16 p., 109129.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Estimating the greenhouse gas emission abatement potential of tidal introduction in Australia
Vanderklift, M. A., Branson, P., Groom, R., Kenna, E., Lovelock, C. E., Marcos-Martinez, R., Nolan, M., Rochester, W. A., Slawinski, D. & Steven, A. D. L., Aug 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Restoration Ecology. p. 1-12 12 p., e70505.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring adaptive capacity to arid heat in remote First Nations communities in Central Australia
Bhatta, M., Baliva, G., Pascoe, S., Talukder, M. R., Baghbanian, V., Russell, D., Ford, P. L., Cass, A., Wakerman, J. & Mathew, S., Feb 2026, In: Scientific Reports. 16, 1, p. 1-37 37 p., 10111.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring the logics of governing Australian VET markets: accommodations and ambivalence between institutional orders
Zoellner, D., Mar 2026, In: Journal of Vocational Education and Training. 78, 2, p. 407-423 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Forest visitation and utilisation along agricultural intensification gradients
Ahammad, R., Tomscha, S. A., Baudron, F., M. S. Eddy, I., Fromstein, M., Gergel, S., Abdoulaye, R., Asaha, S., Duriaux-Chavarría, J. Y., Foli, S., Gumbo, D., Mumba, K., Leonald, L., Rowland, D., van Vianen, J. & Sunderland, T., Feb 2026, In: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 8, p. 1-14 14 p., 1646882.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Healing From Country For Country through Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art - Communities of Practice
Motlap, S. & Ford, P. L., Jul 2026Research output: Other contribution - including Text-based ERA-eligible Creative Works › Textual Creative Work - ERA-eligible
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Heat, Health and Holidays: Reported Heat Related Adjustments to Australian Tourist Behaviour
Zander, K. K., Ali, S., Kankanamge, A. K. S. U., Ahammad, R., Lassa, J., Abunyewah, M., Erdiaw-Kwasie, M. O. & Garnett, S. T., Aug 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Climatology. p. 1-17 17 p., e70546.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Holding and practising Yolŋu concepts of märr and ŋayaŋu in Northern Australia
Muthamuluwuy, B., Waṉambi, G., Armstrong, E. & Hayashi, Y., Jan 2026, In: Australian Review of Applied Linguistics. 49, 2, p. 168-190 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hot weather, maternal health, and pregnancy experiences, impacts and responses: A systematic review of global qualitative research
Grimshaw, F., Thakur, R., Gebremedhin, A., Matthews (Quandamooka), V., Farrant, B., Shepherd, C., Phillips, C., Wyrwoll, C. S. & Mathew, S., Feb 2026, In: Women and Birth. 39, 1, p. 1-12 12 p., 102152.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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If it cannot be seen, it does not count: researching the churn of VET products
Zoellner, D. & Guest, W., 2026, p. 1-6. 6 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper presented at Conference (not in Proceedings)