Michaela Spencer

Research Focussed Associate, College of Indigenous Futures, Arts and Society

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Michaela is a Post-Doctoral Fellow with the Northern Institute at Charles Darwin University. Her background is in environmental science, sociology, geography and Science and Technology Studies (STS). Her current research involves working from the ‘Ground Up’ with Indigenous knowledge authorities, and differing traditions of knowledge and governance. This involves collaborative research for policy development, and engaging with government, service providers, university staff and Indigenous people in remote communities. So far this research has been focused around issues such as disaster resilience, emergency management, governance and leadership, remote engagement and coordination, volunteering and women’s health.

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Research Output 2012 2019

5 Other report
5 Article
3 Conference paper presented at Conference (not in Proceedings)
3 Book/Film/Article review
11 More

Asymmetries and Climate Futures: Working with Waters in an Indigenous Australian Settlement

Spencer, M., Danyi, E. & Hayashi, Y., Sep 2019, In : Science, Technology and Human Values. 44, 5, p. 786-813 28 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Water management

asymmetry

climate

water management

water

Choreographies of Magic and Mess: AusSTS in Melbourne and Darwin

Macdonald, J., Howey, K., Spencer, M., Bow, C., Schuberg, E. L., Norrington, L. R. & Campbell, M. J., 21 Aug 2019

Research output: Other contribution › Other types of outputs › Research

Open Access

Magic

State-Funded Services Delivery as Cosmopolitical Work: Opportunities for Postdevelopment in Practice in Northern Australia?

Spencer, M., 2019, Postdevelopment in Practice : Alternatives, Economies, Ontologies. Klien, E. & Morreo, C. (eds.). Routledge, p. 203-216 14 p. (Routledge Critical Development Studies).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review

research project

governmentality

government policy

community

staff