Faculty of Arts academics have recently been awarded and recognised through successful grants, award finalist recognitions and research mentions.
GRANTS
2024 Macquarie University Fellowship for Indigenous Researchers (MUFIR) Success
Dr Lou Glover, from the Department of Critical Indigenous Studies, has been successful in the 2024 Macquarie University Fellowship for Indigenous Researchers (MUFIR) Scheme for the project ‘Aboriginal and Māori relationships on Yuin Country.’ The research will bring to the fore untold histories of global Indigenous relationalities. There is currently a paucity of knowledge about Aboriginal and Māori relationships on Yuin Country other than via unrecorded oral histories. Expected outcomes include a deeper understanding of historical connections that will benefit Yuin and Māori genealogical histories. The findings will be of immense interest to both Aboriginal and Māori peoples who have been unable to locate ancestors’ origins. The research has two focus periods: prior to 1788 and after 1788. It aims to explore Māori visitation and migration to the south coast of NSW and specifically on Yuin Country.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Jennifer Williams, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, has been announced as a finalist in the categories of ‘Best Cyber Technician or Specialist Under 35’ and ‘Best Female Technical Specialist Under 35’ in the Defence & National Security Workforce Awards 2024.
Dr Diana Tan, from the Macquarie School of Education, has had her research into autistic university students’ experiences of discrimination recognised in the latest edition of Advocacy for Inclusion’s Canberra Disability Review, which is focused on inclusive education. Dr Tan’s current research interests include factors influencing the social inclusion or exclusion of autistic individuals in the co-production of autism research, social inclusivity of autistic people in everyday settings and how this is influenced by first impressions towards them, and the impact of social camouflaging on the wellbeing of autistic people.
Dr Danielle Moon, from the Macquarie Law School, recently gave evidence to the Victorian Parliament’s Integrity and Oversight Committee Inquiry into the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 1982. Danielle spoke about a key finding from her PhD research, that, despite changes to the Commonwealth legal framework to promote disclosure, it is still difficult to get access to information about government policy and decision-making. Dr Moon is currently writing a monograph for Oxford University Press about how public officials interpret and apply Freedom of Information legislation, including the impact of Public Value Management. She is also researching how the powers of Information Commissioners can enhance (or detract from) the operation of the law in this space.