Associate Professor Kathleen Butler
Head of Institute, Wollotuka Institute
Indigenous Education and Research (Sociology and Anthropology)
- Email:kathleen.butler@whitmuirhr.com
- Phone:(02) 49 217 747
Career Summary
Biography
I am an Aboriginal woman, belonging to the Bundjalung and Worimi peoples of coastal New South Wales. I have been an active member of Aboriginal organisations, holding executive positions on the Regional Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG), Local Aboriginal Land Council and Aboriginal Corporation. I am the past President of Itji Maru AECG and delegate to the Hunter Regional AECG.
I was the first Australian and first woman to be awarded a Toihuarewa Visiting International Fellowship from the University of Victoria, New Zealand.
I have received three awards for my community engagement:
• National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) NSW Aboriginal Youth of the Year.
• NSW Department of School Education, Metropolitan North Region. Award of Excellence for Outstanding Achievement- Aboriginal Community.
• 2015 Hunter Diversity Champion, Hunter Diversity Awards.
I have a particular focus on Indigenisation in Teaching and Learning:
• National Teaching and Learning Fellow 2015-16, Office of Learning and Teaching $90,000
• I received a UoN Teaching and Learning Fellowship in 2009 and a Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence-Indigenous Education in 2008.
• Team member & Indigenous Cultural Competency Co-ordinator 2010, Indigenous Cultural Competency Model Project, Universities Australia grant, $90,000
•Team Leader, Teaching and Learning Strategic Project Grant 2010, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Priorities for Indigenised Curricula at the University of Newcastle, $4700
• Team Member, Teaching and Learning Strategic Project Grant, Beginning the conversation: cultural competence, $20,000
• Team Leader, Wollotuka- Faculty Strategic Development Grant 2010, FEDUA Indigenisation train-the trainer program $10,000
• Team Member, Teaching and Learning Project Grant 2011, Establishing effective strategies and resources to facilitate teaching in the tertiary sector about minorities, $10,000
• Team Member, Teaching and Learning Project Grant 2011, Wiki Ways: Online Cultural Competency, $10,000
• Team Leader, Teaching and Learning Project Grant, 2012, Peer review of Teaching in Indigenisation of Curriculum, $10,000
• Team member, Teaching and Learning Project Grant, 2012, Teaching Diversity, $10,00
Research Expertise- Sociology
Collaborations
During my career I have participated in and managed numerous grants in Teaching and Learning and Research with a total budget in excess of $350,000. In all of these grants, project management, consultation and the ability to meet tight frames have been issues, which I have successfully negotiated. Within these areas I have managed research assistants and other team members involvement as well as budget allocations and acquittals. All of these grants have had a consultative aspect.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Social Science, University of Newcastle
- Master of Social Science, University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Aboriginal Studies
- Anthropology
- Sociology
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 450213 | Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges, histories, culture, country, perspectives and ethics in education | 100 |
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|
| Deputy Head of Institute | University of Newcastle Indigenous Education and Research Australia |
Academic appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/2012 - | Associate Professor, Teaching Quality and Coordination | University of Newcastle The Wollotuka Institute Australia |
| 1/2/2010 - 1/12/2011 | Senior Lecturer, Indigenous Curriculum Design and Development | University of Newcastle Centre for Teaching and Learning Australia |
| 1/1/2007 - 1/12/2007 | Lecturer | University of Newcastle The Wollotuka Institute Australia |
| 1/8/1997 - 1/12/2006 | Associate Lecturer | University of Newcastle School of Education and Arts Australia |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Book (1 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Hansen C, Butler K, Exploring Urban Identities and Histories, AIATSIS Research Publications, Canberra, 185 (2013) [A3] |
Chapter (2 outputs)
Journal article (4 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | |||||
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| 2013 |
Walter M, Butler K, 'Teaching race to teach Indigeneity', JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY, 49 397-410 (2013) [C1]
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| 2006 |
Butler K, '(Re)presenting indigeneity: The possibilities of Australian sociology', Journal of Sociology, 42 369-381 (2006) [C1]
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| 2004 | Butler K, Butler J, 'Aboriginal Grandmothers and the Living Memorial of Oral History', Journal of Interdisciplinary Gender Studies, 9 174 (2004) [C1] | |||||||
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Conference (4 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
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| 2011 |
Young TN, Pearse A, Butler K, 'Indigenising Curricula: Lessons from Tourism Studies', CAUTHE 2011 National Conference Program and Proceedings. Tourism: Creating a Brilliant Blend, Adelaide, SA (2011) [E1]
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| 2010 |
Holbrook AP, Chen S, Bourke SF, Holmes KA, Butler K, ''I can tell that English is not your first language'. Examiner comments and recommendations on the theses of students with ESL', 9th Quality in Postgraduate Research : Educating Researchers for the 21st Century, Proceedings of the 2010 Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference, Adelaide (2010) [E3]
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| 2010 | Butler K, 'The doctoral journey as a means of (re)claiming Indigenous identity', AARE International Education Research Conference - 2010, Melbourne, Vic (2010) [E3] | ||||
| 2009 | Butler K, Young AF, 'Indigenisation of curricula: Intent, initiatives and implementation', Proceedings of AUQF2009: Internal & External Quality Assurance: Tensions & Synergies, Alice Springs, NT (2009) [E1] | ||||
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Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 5 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $482,780 |
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
20211 grants / $145,461
Cultural adaptation and feasibility trial of ‘Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids’ for Indigenous Australian families to improve cardiovascular health$145,461
Funding body: National Heart Foundation of Australia
| Funding body | National Heart Foundation of Australia |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Professor Philip Morgan, Doctor Lee Ashton, Associate Professor Kathleen Butler, Mr Nathan Towney, Doctor Myles Young |
| Scheme | Vanguard Grant |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2021 |
| Funding Finish | 2022 |
| GNo | G2100327 |
| Type Of Funding | C1700 - Aust Competitive - Other |
| Category | 1700 |
| UON | Y |
20152 grants / $180,000
Sociology teaching and Indigenous issues$90,000
Funding body: Office for Learning and Teaching
| Funding body | Office for Learning and Teaching |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Associate Professor Kathleen Butler |
| Scheme | National Teaching Fellowship |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2015 |
| Funding Finish | 2016 |
| GNo | G1500933 |
| Type Of Funding | C1500 - Aust Competitive - Commonwealth Other |
| Category | 1500 |
| UON | Y |
Sociology teaching and Indigenous issues$90,000
Funding body: Office for Learning and Teaching
| Funding body | Office for Learning and Teaching |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Associate Professor Kathleen Butler |
| Scheme | National Teaching Fellowship |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2015 |
| Funding Finish | 2016 |
| GNo | G1500933 |
| Type Of Funding | C1500 - Aust Competitive - Commonwealth Other |
| Category | 1500 |
| UON | Y |
20111 grants / $150,309
Indigenous Research Higher Degree candidature in Australian universities: Exploring identity at the cultural interface$150,309
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Associate Professor Kathleen Butler, Emeritus Professor John Maynard |
| Scheme | Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development Scheme |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2011 |
| Funding Finish | 2013 |
| GNo | G1000579 |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | Y |
20091 grants / $7,010
Indigenisation of Curriculum in Sociology$7,010
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Associate Professor Kathleen Butler |
| Scheme | Indigenous Research Fellowship |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2009 |
| Funding Finish | 2009 |
| GNo | G0189723 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | PhD | Cultural Adaptation of Healthy Dads Healthy Kids (HDHK) for Indigenous Australian Families | PhD (Education), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2022 | PhD | Challenges Of Aboriginal Language Teaching And Learning On The East Coast Of NSW | PhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2022 | PhD | Wisdom and Wise Teaching Practice in Aboriginal Art and Artefact Making: The Transmission of Knowledge through Aboriginal Art and Artefacts | PhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2021 | PhD | The Wollotuka Way: What are the Key Determinants that Lead to Individual and Communal Success at The University of Newcastle | PhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2020 | PhD | Bunya Tukka Tracks: Let the Trails Speak through the Movement of the Bunya | PhD (Sociology & Anthropology), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2020 | PhD | How do Systemic Criminalisation Processes Employed by Settler-Colonial States Impact on the Socio-Political Marginalisation of First Nations Peoples? | PhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2014 | PhD | Persuing the Dream: Graduating More ATSI Doctors | PhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
Past Supervision
| Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | PhD | White Noise | PhD (Comm & Media Arts), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2019 | PhD | A Theatre of Post/Colonial Redaction: Mapping the Terrains of an Aboriginal Self | PhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2016 | PhD | A Theology of the Land Terra Australis from Christian - Aboriginal Perspectives | PhD (Theology), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
News
Top-notch educators claim national University Teaching Awards
February 24, 2022
Associate Professor Kathleen Butler
Position
Head of Institute, Wollotuka Institute
Indigenous Education and Research
Academic Division
Focus area
Sociology and Anthropology
Contact Details
| kathleen.butler@whitmuirhr.com | |
| Phone | (02) 49 217 747 |
| Mobile | Enter work mobile number only. |
| Fax | (02) 4348 4075 |
Office
| Room | Birabahn Building |
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| Building | Birabahn Building |
| Location | Callaghan University Drive Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia |
NEWS • Feb 24.2022
Top-notch educators claim national University Teaching Awards
Honoured for their teaching excellence, four exceptional University of Newcastle academics have been selected—from a national pool—for a highly coveted University Teaching Award.
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