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Jennifer Macdonald is a CDU-CSIRO Research Fellow with the Northern Institute in the Faculty of Arts and Society at Charles Darwin University. Her research is focused on culturally appropriate ways to assess the benefits and risks associated with digital innovation for biocultural decision-making. She works on multiple projects with Indigenous rangers, including women rangers, in northern Australia, which seek to support the co-design of collaborative digital decision-support tools to monitor and manage significant species and places and ensure local benefit and empowerment. Her background is in human geography and science and technology studies (STS). She is a member of TopEndSTS, a collective of researchers working across northern Australia who are finding ways to work with multiplicity in knowledge practices in engaged and productive ways.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Developing a National Koala Monitoring Program (NKMP)
Macdonald, J. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
27/07/22 → 15/08/22
Project: Research
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LP210300151 Transforming cultural and natural resource management workforce capabilities
Russell-Smith, J. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Bolt, R. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Murphy, B. (Chief Investigator C), Wallace, R. (Chief Investigator D), Duvert, C. (Chief Investigator E), Sparrow, B. (Chief Investigator F), Spencer, M. (Chief Investigator G), Macdonald, J. (Chief Investigator H), Humphrey, C. L. (Chief Investigator I), Perry, J. (Chief Investigator J), Andrew, H. (Chief Investigator J), Archer, R. (Chief Investigator J), Robinson, C. (Chief Investigator J), Bartolo, R. (Chief Investigator J), Senarath, A. (Other), Britnell, K. (Other), Edwards, A. (Project Manager) & Evans, J. (Other)
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
Research output
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Place-based data justice practices for collaborative conservation research: A critical review
Robinson, C. J., Urzedo, D., Macdonald, J. M., Ligtermoet, E., Penton, C. E., Lourie, H. & Hoskins, A., Dec 2023, In: Biological Conservation. 288, p. 1-13 13 p., 110346.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Coproduction mechanisms to weave Indigenous knowledge, artificial intelligence, and technical data to enable Indigenous-led adaptive decision making: lessons from Australia’s joint managed Kakadu National Park
Robinson, C., Macdonald, J., Perry, J., Bangalang, N.-G., Nayinggul, A., Nadji, J., Nayinggul, A., Park, T., Nadji, S., McCartney, S., Taylor, A., Hunter, F., May, K., Cooper, D., Moyle, F., Drummond, A., Borovac, C., van Bodegraven, S., Gilfedder, M. & Setterfield, S. & 1 others, , Dec 2022, In: Ecology and Society: a journal of integrative science for resilience and sustainability. 27, 4, 20 p., 36.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding Indigenous values and priorities for wetlands to guide weed management actions: Lessons from the Nardab floodplain in northern Australia’s Kakadu National Park
Bangalang, N.-G., Nadji, J., Nayinggul, A., Nadji, S., Nayinggul, A., Dempsey, S., Mangiru, K., Dempsey, J., McCartney, S., Macdonald, J. M. & Robinson, C. J., Jan 2022, In: Ecological Management & Restoration. 23, S1, p. 105-116 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Using knowledge to care for country: Indigenous-led evaluations of research to adaptively co-manage Kakadu National Park, Australia
Robinson, C. J., Macdonald, J. M., Douglas, M., Perry, J., Setterfield, S., Cooper, D., Lee, M., Nadji, J., Nadji, S., Nayinggul, A., Nayinggul, A., Mangiru, K., Hunter, F., Coleman, B., Barrowei, R., Markham, J., Alderson, J., Moyle, F., May, K. & Bangalang, N. G., Mar 2022, In: Sustainability Science. 17, 2, p. 377-390 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Encountering Gurambai/Rapid Creek
Spencer, M., Bow, C., Macdonald, J., Howey, K., Norrington, L. R., Barlow, M. & Hickey, K. L., 2021, Encountering Gurambai/Rapid Creek.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Special issue
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Indigenous-led responsible innovation: Lessons from co-developed protocols to guide the use of drones to monitor a biocultural landscape in Kakadu National Park, Australia
Macdonald, J. M., Robinson, C. J., Perry, J., Lee, M., Barrowei, R., Coleman, B., Markham, J., Barrowei, A., Markham, B., Ford, H., Douglas, J., Hunter, J., Gayoso, E., Ahwon, T., Cooper, D., May, K., Setterfield, S. & Douglas, M., Nov 2021, In: Journal of Responsible Innovation. 8, 2, p. 300-319 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Book review: Richard J. Martin, The Gulf Country: The Story of People and Place in Outback Queensland, Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2019. 208 pp., ISBN: 9 7817 6063 1659, A $29.99
Macdonald, J., Dec 2020, In: Queensland Review. 27, 2, p. 201-202 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
Thesis
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Looking after Country: Towards an understanding of Indigenous perspectives on evaluating success
Macdonald, J. (Author), Garnett, S. (Supervisor), Austin, B. (Supervisor), Smyth, D. (Supervisor) & James, G. (Supervisor), Sept 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - CDU
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Activities
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Australasian STS GRaduate Workshop
Spencer, M. (Organiser), Macdonald, J. (Organiser), Hickey, K. L. (Organiser), Norrington, L. R. (Organiser) & Barlow, M. (Organiser)
28 Jul 2022 → 29 Jul 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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AusSTS 2021
Spencer, M. (Organiser), Bow, C. (Organiser), Norrington, L. R. (Organiser), Tarbett-Buckley, C. (Organiser), Hayashi, Y. (Organiser), West, S. (Organiser), Howey, K. (Organiser) & Macdonald, J. (Organiser)
24 Jun 2021 → 26 Jun 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Australasian STS Graduate Workshop
Spencer, M. (Organiser) & Macdonald, J. (Organiser)
7 Jul 2020 → 10 Jul 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Prizes
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STS Making and Doing Award
Spencer, M. (Recipient), Bow, C. (Recipient), West, S. (Recipient), Norrington, L. R. (Recipient), Hayashi, Y. (Recipient) & Macdonald, J. (Recipient), 20 Aug 2020
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