Dr Emma-Jaye Gavin

Biography:

Dr. Emma-Jaye Gavin is a Garrwa Aboriginal woman from Northern Territory, Australia.

She is a Professor of Indigenous Truth-telling Research with the National Centre for Reconciliation, Truth, and Justice.

Dr. Gavin has a Bachelor of Arts and a Master’s degree in Political Science and International Relations, and a PhD in Indigenous Knowledges.

Dr. Gavin began her academic career at Swinburne University of Technology, as a Lecturer in Indigenous Studies. Dr. Gavin was then internally promoted to Senior Lecturer and Academic Director of Indigenous Teaching and Learning. Dr. Gavin then took up an Associate Professor and Associate Dean (Indigenous Advancement) position at Monash University.

In early 2024 Dr. Gavin took up a position with the National Centre for Reconciliation, Truth, and Justice, as a Professor of Indigenous Truth-telling Research, the first position of its kind in Australia.

Dr. Gavin’s research area is primarily with Indigenous communities and Indigenous knowledges. Her research is creative, and community based, and often conducted and published through film and media mediums.

From 2024, Dr. Gavin’s research focus is on truth work, with First Nations communities across Australia and globally.

Qualifications:

Doctor of Philosophy, Indigenous Knowledges - Swinburne University of Technology

Master of International Relations - Monash University

Bachelor of Arts - Monash University

Areas of expertise:

Truth

Decolonisation

Film and Media

NTRO

Professional Associations:

Alliance of Working Class Academics - Leadership Team

Co-Ground - Board Director

Grants:

Gavin, EJ, 2023, Monash University, Faculty of Education, School of Curriculum, Teaching and Inclusive Education, $4000.

Gavin EJ,  Reupert A, Berger E, Patrick P, & JM Carter 2023, Beyond Blue (Be You), $147,471.59.

Selected publications:

Gavin, EJ 2023, ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Storytelling, Resistance, Reclamation and Education through Film’, Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues, vol. 26, no. 3-4.

Gavin EJ & Holt J 2023, ‘Decolonising research and publication methods: Using audio visual literacy to aid decolonisation efforts in education settings’, CILECT 2023: Building Audiovisually Literate Audiences, Rome, Italy, 5-10 November.

Gavin EJ & Holt J 2023, WHERE WE STAND [Film], Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM). [IN PRESS].

Gavin, EJ 2023, ‘The Voice Referendum: Moving Reconciliation Forward’, Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues, vol. 26, no. 1–2 (2023): 37–40. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.235397605122282

Gavin, EJ 2023, “A Collective-Reflective of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Higher Degree Research (HDR) Experiences in so-Called Australia.” Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues, vol. 25, no. 3–4 (2022): 44–57. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.881911494592521.

Gavin, EJ 2022, 'Where We Stand: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Researchers within Western Academic Systems", PhD thesis, Swinburne University of Technology.

Gunstone, A, Peters, A, Gavin EJ, Heckenberg, S & Hermeston, W 2022, ‘National Reconciliation Centre to Help Lead National Systemic Change’, The Conversation, 2 June 2022, https://theconversation.com/national-reconciliation-centre-to-help-lead-national-systemic-change-183434

Dyson, C, Gavin, EJ, Robinson, V & Ikeda R 2021, ‘In Conversation: Impact of Anti-Racist Pedagogy’, Swinburne Adobe Creative Campus: In Conversation Series. https://researchbank.swinburne.edu.au/items/5b543a2f-603b-45e1-afeb-cd9928bf03ce/1/