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Bronwyn Fredericks

Bronwyn Fredericks FAHA is an Indigenous Australian academic and administrator. Her scholarship extends across education,[1][2] health,[3][4][5][6] community development,[7][8][9] policy,[10][11] and Indigenist research methods,[12][13] including a focus on work relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people using participatory and community led approaches. Her contributions have been recognised through the NAIDOC Education Award in 2022[14] and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Award in 2019.[15] She is currently the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement) at the University of Queensland.[16]

Fredericks has over 100 academic publications, and also writes for general audiences through publications such as The Conversation[17] and Croakey Health Media, an Australian not for profit public interest journalism organisation, as well as actively using social media to promote health and education issues.[18]

Biography edit

Fredericks graduated from Brisbane College of Advanced Education with a Diploma of Teaching (Secondary Education) in 1989. She completed her Bachelor of Education at Queensland University of Technology in 1991, followed by a Master of Education (Leadership Education) in 1996. A further Master of Education Studies was completed at the University of Tasmania in 2000.[19] She graduated with her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 2004 from Central Queensland University for her thesis titled "Us Speaking about Women’s Health: Aboriginal women’s perceptions and experiences of health, well-being, identity, body and health services".[20]

Fredericks spent many years living and working in Central Queensland on Darumbal Country in academic, health promotion, health service management, and government roles. She worked in the community-controlled health sector in research and management and was Chief Executive Officer at Bidgerdii Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service, before returning to academia to take up fellowships at Queensland University of Technology, before taking up the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance Chair in Indigenous Engagement and Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Engagement Role at Central Queensland University in 2012.[21] At Central Queensland University, she was also President of the Academic Board.

During this period Fredericks led the health node for the Australian Research Council funded National Indigenous Researchers and Knowledges Network (NIRAKN). In 2016 she was appointed as a Commissioner for the Queensland Productivity Commission, where she was the Presiding Commissioner for the 2017 Inquiry into service delivery in Queensland’s remote and discrete Indigenous communities[22] and was a Commissioner for the Inquiry into Imprisonment and Recidivism in 2019.[23]

In 2018, Fredericks was appointed as the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Indigenous Engagement at the University of Queensland, with responsibility for leading the implementation of the university's Indigenous strategy, including the first Reconciliation Action Plan.[16][24] She was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 2023.[25]

References edit

  1. ^ Fredericks, Bronwyn; Bunda, Tracey; Barney, Katelyn; Bradfield, Abraham (2023), "The importance of "seeing oneself" in Australian universities: representations and reflections of Indigeneity in higher education", International Encyclopedia of Education(Fourth Edition), Elsevier, pp. 109–118, doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-818630-5.06007-3, ISBN 978-0-12-818629-9, retrieved 2023-07-08
  2. ^ Fredericks, Bronwyn; Bunda, Tracey; Bradfield, Abraham (2023-06-30), Samad, Ataus; Ahmed, Ezaz; Arora, Nitin (eds.), "Indigenous Women in Academia: Reflections on Leadership", Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science, IGI Global, pp. 36–54, doi:10.4018/978-1-6684-8257-5.ch003, ISBN 978-1-6684-8257-5, retrieved 2023-07-08
  3. ^ Lee, Amanda J.; Patay, Dori; Herron, Lisa-Maree; Tan, Ru Chyi; Nicoll, Evelyn; Fredericks, Bronwyn; Lewis, Meron (2021-12-08). "Affordability of Heathy, Equitable and More Sustainable Diets in Low-Income Households in Brisbane before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic". Nutrients. 13 (12): 4386. doi:10.3390/nu13124386. ISSN 2072-6643. PMC 8705813. PMID 34959938.
  4. ^ Lyons, Kristen; Fredericks, Bronwyn; Bradfield, Abraham; Mayes, Christopher; Koerner, Catherine (2021-01-01). "Nano White Food and the Reproduction of Whiteness: Impacts for Indigenous Health and Relationships with Food". Borderlands Journal. 20 (1): 207–235. doi:10.21307/borderlands-2021-008. ISSN 2652-6743. S2CID 244952252.
  5. ^ Hine, Rochelle; Krakouer, Jacynta; Elston, Jacinta; Fredericks, Bronwyn; Hunter, Sue-Anne; Taylor, Karinda; Stephens, Tracey; Couzens, Vicki; Manahan, Esmai; DeSouza, Ruth; Boyle, Jacqueline; Callander, Emily; Cunningham, Helen; Miller, Robyn; Willey, Sue (2023). "Identifying and dismantling racism in Australian perinatal settings: Reframing the narrative from a risk lens to intentionally prioritise connectedness and strengths in providing care to First Nations families". Women and Birth. 36 (1): 136–140. doi:10.1016/j.wombi.2022.04.007. PMID 35487864. S2CID 248451450.
  6. ^ Best, Odette; Fredericks, Bronwyn, eds. (2021-08-25). Yatdjuligin: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Care. Higher Education from Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108894166. ISBN 9781108894166. S2CID 242009075. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  7. ^ Ferguson, Megan; Tonkin, Emma; Brimblecombe, Julie; Lee, Amanda; Fredericks, Bronwyn; Cullerton, Katherine; Mah, Catherine L.; Brown, Clare; McMahon, Emma; Chatfield, Mark D.; Miles, Eddie; Cadet-James, Yvonne (2023-02-08). "Communities Setting the Direction for Their Right to Nutritious, Affordable Food: Co-Design of the Remote Food Security Project in Australian Indigenous Communities". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20 (4): 2936. doi:10.3390/ijerph20042936. ISSN 1660-4601. PMC 9957436. PMID 36833632.
  8. ^ Booth, Sue; Deen, Caroline; Thompson, Kani; Kleve, Sue; Chan, Ellie; McCarthy, Leisa; Kraft, Emma; Fredericks, Bronwyn; Brimblecombe, Julie; Ferguson, Megan (2023). "Conceptualisation, experiences and suggestions for improvement of food security amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and carers in remote Australian communities". Social Science & Medicine. 320: 115726. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115726. PMID 36753996. S2CID 256287968.
  9. ^ Fredericks, Bronwyn; Bradfield, Abraham; McAvoy, Sue; Ward, James; Spierings, Shea; Combo, Troy; Toth-Peter, Agnes (2022-03-17). "Burden of the Beast: Countering Conspiracies and Misinformation within Indigenous Communities in Australia". M/C Journal. 25 (1). doi:10.5204/mcj.2862. ISSN 1441-2616. S2CID 247609153.
  10. ^ Fredericks, Bronwyn; Bradfield, Abraham (2023-03-14). "Many Bodies, One Heart: Social Activism and the Need for a Uniformed Response to the Uluru Statement from the Heart". M/C Journal. 26 (1). doi:10.5204/mcj.2908. ISSN 1441-2616. S2CID 257590818.
  11. ^ Finlay, Summer; Boulton, Amohia; Judd, Jenni; Cargo, Margaret; Roe, Yvette; Smith, James; Fredericks, Bronwyn (2023-04-26). "Indigenous health and wellbeing program evaluation commissioning models: results from a scoping review". Population Medicine. 5 (Supplement). doi:10.18332/popmed/163935. ISSN 2654-1459. S2CID 258458311.
  12. ^ Fredericks, Bronwyn; Bradfield, Abraham (2023), Carlson, Bronwyn; Farrelly, Terri (eds.), "Asserting Indigenous Agencies: Constructions and Deconstructions of James Cook in Northern Queensland", The Palgrave Handbook on Rethinking Colonial Commemorations, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 351–382, doi:10.1007/978-3-031-28609-4_19, ISBN 978-3-031-28609-4, retrieved 2023-07-08
  13. ^ Clapham, Kathleen; Hasan, Helen; Fredericks, Bronwyn; Bessarab, Dawn); Kelly, Peter; Harwood, Valerie; Senior, Kate; Longbottom, Marlene; Dale, Elizabeth (2021-10-03). "Digital Support for Indigenous Research Methodologies". Australasian Journal of Information Systems. 25. doi:10.3127/ajis.v25i0.2885. ISSN 1449-8618. S2CID 238748711.
  14. ^ "Professor Bronwyn Fredericks | NAIDOC". www.naidoc.org.au. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  15. ^ Queensland, The University of; Lucia, Australia Brisbane St; Gatton, QLD 4072 +61 7 3365 1111 Other Campuses: UQ; Maps, UQ Herston; Queensland, Directions © 2023 The University of. "National public health awards for UQ researchers". UQ News. Retrieved 2023-07-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ a b "Professor Bronwyn Fredericks, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement)". www.uq.edu.au. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  17. ^ "Bronwyn Fredericks". The Conversation. 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  18. ^ Carlson, Bronwyn (2016-10-17). "12 deadly Indigenous Australian social media users to follow". The Conversation. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  19. ^ ORCID (2023). "Bronwyn Fredericks". Open Researcher and Contributor ID. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  20. ^ Fredericks, Bronwyn L. (2003). Us Speaking about Women's Health: Aboriginal women's perceptions and experiences of health, well-being, identity, body and health services (Thesis thesis). Central Queensland University.
  21. ^ "CQUniversity". CQUniversity Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  22. ^ https://s3.treasury.qld.gov.au/files/Service-delivery-Final-Report.pdf
  23. ^ https://s3.treasury.qld.gov.au/files/Imprisonment-Volume-1-final-report.pdf
  24. ^ "Reconciliation Action Plan". www.uq.edu.au. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  25. ^ "Fellow Profile – Bronwyn Fredericks". Australian Academy of the Humanities. Retrieved 2023-11-23.


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