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Dr Tracy Woodroffe is a 2024 ACSES (formerly NCSEHE) First Nations Fellow. She is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher in the Faculty of Arts and Society, specialising in Teacher Education and the significance of culture and inclusive teaching practice. Dr Woodroffe is a Warumungu Luritja woman with extensive experience in Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary classrooms. Her interests are in educational pedagogy, identity, perspective, and cultural responsiveness. Dr Woodroffe's work includes Indigenous methodology in examining the Australian education system through an Indigenous Women’s Standpoint.
Professional memberships have included AIATSIS, AILITEA, NATSIHEC and AARE. Member of the TRB Quality Teaching Committee 2020 - 2024.
Recipient of four Academic Awards -
- 2023 Vice-Chancellor's Awards in Research and Innovation - First Nations Research and Innovation Award
- 2022 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence - First Nations Teaching Excellence
- 2019 Vice-Chancellor's Award for an Emerging Researcher
- 2016 SAGE Publication Award
Dr Woodroffe supervises Masters and PhD students in the areas of Indigenous approaches to education, cultural knowledges and inclusive education practices, teacher education, and education more broadly.
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):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, The importance of Indigenous knowledge in pre-service teacher education, Charles Darwin University (CDU)
2015 → 2019
Award Date: 18 Oct 2019
Master, Master of Education, Charles Darwin University (CDU)
Award Date: 1 Jan 2013
Bachelor, Bachelor of Education, Charles Darwin University (CDU)
Award Date: 1 Jan 1991
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20-018 Indigenous Cultural Competency Research
Woodroffe, T. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Worthington, S. (Project Manager), Ford, L. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Judd, B. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Lowell, A. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B) & Williams, G. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B)
1/01/20 → 30/06/20
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 Rainmaker start-up - Developing a model for creating differentiated pedagogies
Woodroffe, T. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Funk, J. L. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B)
1/04/21 → 30/06/22
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 HEPPP Higher Education and First Nations Students: The CDU Story
Woodroffe, T. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Golebiowska, K. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Hill, G. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Boyle, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/02/22 → 31/01/25
Project: Research
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2022 HEPPP Indigenous Cross-Cultural Higher Education Engagement – CDU/BIITE’s collaborative HEPPP mapping project
Ford, L. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Ober, R. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Ticoalu, A. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Guthadjaka, K. (Chief Investigator C), Baker, C. (Associate Investigator), McKenzie, P. (Chief Investigator D), Woodroffe, T. (Chief Investigator E), Karacsonyi, D. (Chief Investigator F) & Fischer, P. (Chief Investigator G)
1/02/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
Research output
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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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Musings about Work-life Balance
Woodroffe, T., 2025, Springer Briefs in Education: Our Stories. Locke, M. L., Trudgett, M., Page, S. & Povey, R. (eds.). 1 ed. Singapore: Springer Singapore, p. 45-49 5 p. (Springer Briefs in Education; vol. Part F3803).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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2024 ACSES First Nations Fellowship presentation
Woodroffe, T., Oct 2024, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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CDU Lecturer Guidebook and Best Practices for Culturally Responsive Education with First Nations Students
Woodroffe, T. & Golebiowska, K., 3 Dec 2024, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Come and Know a Little about Your Own Backyard: Transformative Learning Potentials through Knowledge Sharing in Indigenous Tourism in Australia
Curtin, N., Woodroffe, T. & Walker, C., Aug 2024, The Routledge Handbook of Tourism and Indigenous Peoples. 1 ed. London: Routledge Publisher (Taylor and Francis Group), p. 91-105 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › 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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First Nations student guidebook: Cultural responsiveness in learning and teaching at CDU
Woodroffe, T., Golebiowska, K., Boyle, A. & Hill, G., 2024, 1 ed. Darwin: Charles Darwin University. 34 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Open AccessFile92 Downloads (Pure)
Thesis
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The importance of including Indigenous knowledge in pre-service teacher education
Woodroffe, T. (Author), Wallace, R. (Supervisor) & Spencer, M. (Supervisor), Jan 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - CDU
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Activities
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L&T Week - Higher Education and First Nations Students: The CDU Story.
Woodroffe, T. (Speaker)
5 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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International EPHEA - All hands on deck for equity
Woodroffe, T. (Speaker)
19 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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ACEL Inclusion and Disability Conference 2024
Woodroffe, T. (Speaker)
30 May 2024 → 31 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Access, Achievement, Accord 2024: The Australian Student Equity Symposium
Woodroffe, T. (Participant)
20 May 2024 → 23 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Curtin University
Woodroffe, T. (Visiting researcher)
19 Feb 2024 → 22 Feb 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Perspectives from Australian video series (3 educational videos)
Woodroffe, T. (Speaker)
May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Higher Education and First Nations Students: The CDU Story
Golebiowska, K. (Speaker), Woodroffe, T. (Speaker), Boyle, A. M. (Speaker) & Hill, G. (Speaker)
4 Dec 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Prizes
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Nomination of AAUT Teaching Citation - Neville Bonner Award for Indigenous lecturers
Woodroffe, T. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Other distinction
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CDU Library - SAGE Asia-Pacific Publishers Scholarship for Indigenous Research Student
Woodroffe, T. (Recipient), Aug 2016
Prize
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2022 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence
Woodroffe, T. (Recipient), Oct 2022
Prize: Other distinction