My areas of interest and expertise spans 4 decades in education and indigenous knowledges. I have consistently demonstrated a commitment to advancing Indigenous self‑determination through research, teaching, and leadership. My Mirrwana and Wurrkama philosophy, first published in 2005, provides a framework for embedding Indigenous knowledges into higher education and has been applied across undergraduate and postgraduate programs at Charles Darwin University since 2001. I completed my PhD in Education in 2006 and currently hold a full‑time Professorial Research Fellow position at the Northern Institute, Faculty of Arts and Society, CDU. My career has been marked by leadership in multidisciplinary projects spanning education, health, ethnomusicology, sciences, and Indigenous knowledges, including successful completion of major Category 1 grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF, FRDC).

My research outputs include more than 90 publications, comprising peer‑reviewed journal articles, conference papers, books, and book chapters, alongside numerous invited keynotes. These works highlight my interdisciplinary expertise. My research have been published in leading Q1 journals such as Australian Journal of Education, Sleep Medicine, Lancet Planetary Health, and reports with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. I have over 400 citations indexed in Google Scholar, with an h‑index of 10 and i10‑index of 11, demonstrating increasing recognition of my research. Additionally, collaborations with colleagues across CDU, external universities, NGOs, and Indigenous communities locally, nationally, and internationally have further strengthened the impact and reach of my work.

My Mirrwana and Wurrkama philosophy has influenced policy and practice by shifting paradigms in place‑based, cross‑cultural education and research. I have designed and implemented teaching and learning frameworks that integrate Indigenous knowledges into curriculum development and delivery, while also contributing to broader policy discussions. My technical expertise includes coding, archival research methods, and repository development, complemented by strong capabilities in theoretical modelling and qualitative analysis. These skills, combined with my cultural leadership and expertise, continue to advance Indigenous knowledge systems within higher education and beyond.