Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement)
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Professor Bronwyn Fredericks
DipT(Sec) Bris.CAE, BEd, MEd QUT, MEdSt Tas., PhD C.Qld
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement)
Areas of responsibility
As Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement), Professor Bronwyn Fredericks is responsible for leading the implementation of the Indigenous strategy and strengthening leadership within the University in relation to Indigenous engagement.
The DVC(IE) also works to build links with the community.
Biography
Professor Bronwyn Fredericks has over 30 years of experience working in and with the tertiary sector, state and federal governments, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-based organisations.\ \ Prior to joining The University of Queensland, Bronwyn was Professor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement) at Central Queensland University (CQU). She was also the Chairperson of CQU Academic Board and BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance Chair in Indigenous Engagement. She led CQU’s Reconciliation Action Plan process and the Office of Indigenous Engagement Change Proposal — initiatives that focused on realigning functions to maximise resources provided for Indigenous education and support.\ \ In 2017 Bronwyn was appointed as one of two commissioners with the Queensland Productivity Commission (QPC). She was the Presiding Commissioner leading the Inquiry into Service Provision in Discrete and Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities.\ \ Bronwyn is a member of the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) College of Experts. She has received numerous research awards and fellowships, including the inaugural 2019 Public Health Award in Indigenous Health and the National NAIDOC Award for Education in 2022.
Contact
Tarunya Young, Senior Executive Assistant
dvcie@uq.edu.au\ +61 7 3346 0627
Michelle Lovelle, Senior Executive Officer, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement)
m.lovelle@uq.edu.au\ +61 7 3346 6253\ \ Level 3, Brian Wilson Chancellery, St Lucia campus
Executive team
Professor Tracey Bunda
Professor Indigenous Education and Academic Director, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit (ATSISU) (Acting)
The Director, ATSISU leads the Indigenous Major and coordinates Indigenising the Curriculum.
Contact
Kerry Maloney, Administration Officer