Kurongkurl Katitjin

Dr Libby Jackson-Barrett

Dr Libby Jackson-Barrett is a Whadjuk woman with deep connections to Walyalup (Fremantle) and other Nyungar nations. Libby is the Associate Dean Teaching and Learning at Kurongkurl Katitjin, Centre for Indigenous Australian Education and Research, and a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at Edith Cowan University.

Background

Libby has worked in Initial Teacher Education for more than 20 years, with a longstanding commitment to culturally responsive and critical pedagogy, diversity and inclusion, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education.

Libby's research centres Aboriginal knowledges in teaching and learning. She is the developer of the INFUSE Framework, which supports educators to infuse Aboriginal knowledges meaningfully across the Australian Curriculum and in teacher education. Her work also spans Aboriginal children's literature and representation, language and literacy, play-based and place-based learning, and Aboriginal students' transitions into and through higher education. She is currently developing place-based curriculum connected to Whadjuk Boodjar, professional learning for teachers on Aboriginal knowledges in science, and evaluations of community and arts-based programs, including the Deadly Arts: Early Years Noongar culture and arts program.

Research areas and interests

Beyond the university, Libby is Chair of the Aboriginal Advisory Committee at Boola Bardip (WA Museum) and a Board Member of Fremantle Press. She also supervises Higher Degree by Research students.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosphy - Education, Murdoch University, 2021.
• Doctor Of Philosophy, Murdoch University, 2021.
• Master of Education, Murdoch University, 2010.
• Bachelor of Education, Murdoch University, 2004.
• Bachelor of Arts, Murdoch University, 2004.
• Diploma in University Studies, Murdoch University, 2001.

Research Outputs

Research Projects

• Enhancing disaster resilience and climate justice in the Western Australian community services sector, Department of Fire and Emergency Services, Grant, 2024 ‑ 2028, $892,362.
• Noongar culture, creative arts, and wellbeing literacy in early childhood education, The Song Room, Grant, 2025 ‑ 2027, $25,000.
• Climate justice toolkit , Lotterywest, Grant, 2022 ‑ 2026, $362,071.
• Transforming Transitions 2- Building for children’s engagement and success at school, Association of Independent Schools of WA, AISWA - Grant, 2022 ‑ 2026, $128,931.
• SCfC Best Practice & Evidence-Based Research Register Project, National Indigenous Australians Agency, Strong Communities for Children, 2026, $62,607.
• Pathways to Racial Literacy and Cultural Responsiveness amongst Australian teaching professionals, Edith Cowan University, Early-Mid Career Researcher Grant Scheme 2024 (Stream 1), 2024 ‑ 2025, $39,981.
• Transition of Indigenous people into, and graduating from, higher education., Australian Research Council, Discovery Indigenous (IN23), 2023 ‑ 2025, $37,500.
• Looking back to look forward through historical and contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children's literature , Edith Cowan University, Early-Mid Career Researcher Grant Scheme 2022 (Stream 2), 2023 ‑ 2024, $39,988.
• Empowering Aboriginal Women: Gender, Justice and Equality, Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre, Grant, 2021 ‑ 2023, $89,979.
• Deadly Sista Girlz, Wirrpanda Foundation Ltd, Grant, 2020 ‑ 2021, $45,000.

Research Student Supervision