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Associate Professor Katelyn Barney
Associate Professor

Katelyn Barney

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Overview

Background

Katelyn Barney is an Associate Professor in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit and affiliated with the School of Music. Katelyn is also Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Principal Practitioner in the Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation. Her teaching has been recognised through a UQ Teaching Excellence Award with her colleague Professor Tracey Bunda for their innovative and inclusive co-teaching approach, developing the podcast Indigenising Curriculum in Practice and embedding storying in teaching.

In 2025 she is co-leading a number of projects with Indigenous colleagues including exploring staff and student perspectives of Indigenised curriculum with Professor Tracey Bunda and examining the role of music in sustaining Indigenous languages with Professor Anita Heiss and Deline Briscoe. Katelyn is also working with Professor Bronwyn Fredericks and colleagues across three universities to explore the links between pathway programs and university completion which builds on their previous ACSES-funded project on improving completion rates for Indigenous tertiary students.

Her latest edited book Musical Collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous People in Australia: Exchanges in the Third Space received the Ellen Koskoff Edited Volume Prize. She has previously held an Equity Fellowship with the Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success (formerly NCSEHE) and has developed a range of resources on evaluating programs for Indigenous students. She is an Australian Learning and Teaching Fellow and also the Managing Editor of The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education.

Availability

Associate Professor Katelyn Barney is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Music, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Graduate Certificate in Education, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Facilitating pathways into higher education for Indigenous students

  • Indigenous/non-Indigenous research collaborations

  • Intercultural musical collaborations between women

Works

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111 works between 2004 and 2025

1 - 20 of 111 works

2025

Journal Article

Re-defining ‘success’ in relation to outreach programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students: centering the voices of students, staff and caregivers

Barney, Katelyn and Williams, Hayley (2025). Re-defining ‘success’ in relation to outreach programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students: centering the voices of students, staff and caregivers. The Australian Educational Researcher. doi: 10.1007/s13384-025-00812-w

Re-defining ‘success’ in relation to outreach programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students: centering the voices of students, staff and caregivers

2024

Journal Article

Editorial

Fredericks, Bronwyn, Nakata, Martin and Barney, Katelyn (2024). Editorial. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 53 (2). doi: 10.55146/ajie.v53i2.1924

Editorial

2024

Conference Publication

Building the evidence about correlations between pathway programs and Indigenous student university completion

Fredericks, Bronwyn, Barney, Katelyn, Bunda, Tracey, Moor, Ashley, Parlett, Scott, Hausia, Kirsten, Richy, Nisa and Taylor-Griffiths, Daniel (2024). Building the evidence about correlations between pathway programs and Indigenous student university completion. Australian Association for Research in Education, Sydney, NSW Australia, 1-5 December 2024.

Building the evidence about correlations between pathway programs and Indigenous student university completion

2024

Book Chapter

The Australian Children’s TV Music Phenomenon

Mackinlay, Elizabeth and Barney, Katelyn (2024). The Australian Children’s TV Music Phenomenon. The Cambridge Companion to Music in Australia. (pp. 346-361) Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108991209.023

The Australian Children’s TV Music Phenomenon

2024

Book Chapter

Theoretical foundations for storying a knowledge basket: enhancing student engagement in Indigenous studies in the Australian context

Bunda, Tracey, Barney, Katelyn, Richy, Nisa, Oliver, Lisa, Saunders, r e a (Regina) and Gilbert, Stephanie (2024). Theoretical foundations for storying a knowledge basket: enhancing student engagement in Indigenous studies in the Australian context. Research Handbook on Student Engagement in Higher Education. (pp. 380-396) Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781035314294.00037

Theoretical foundations for storying a knowledge basket: enhancing student engagement in Indigenous studies in the Australian context

2024

Journal Article

Editorial

Fredericks, Bronwyn, Nakata, Martin and Barney, Katelyn (2024). Editorial. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 53 (1), 1-1. doi: 10.55146/ajie.v53i1.1075

Editorial

2024

Conference Publication

Enabling/pathway programs and Indigenous student university completion: building the evidence

Fredericks, Bronwyn, Barney, Katelyn, Bunda, Tracey, Moor, Ashley, Parlett, Scott, Hausia, Kirsten, Richy, Nisa and Taylor-Griffiths, Daniel (2024). Enabling/pathway programs and Indigenous student university completion: building the evidence. STARS Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 30 June - 2 July 2024.

Enabling/pathway programs and Indigenous student university completion: building the evidence

2024

Conference Publication

Enhancing student engagement in tertiary Indigenous Studies through a storying

Bunda, Tracey, Barney, Katelyn, Saunders, r e a (Regina), Gilbert, Stephanie, Richy, Nisa and Oliver, Lisa (2024). Enhancing student engagement in tertiary Indigenous Studies through a storying. STARS Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 30 June - 2 July 2024.

Enhancing student engagement in tertiary Indigenous Studies through a storying

2024

Book Chapter

Decoloniality and the disappearance of ethnomusicology in Australian universities: Where are we now?

Mackinlay, Elizabeth and Barney, Katelyn (2024). Decoloniality and the disappearance of ethnomusicology in Australian universities: Where are we now?. Cultures of work, the neoliberal environment and music in higher education. (pp. 141-163) edited by Sally Macarthur, Julja Szuster and Paul Watt. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave MacMillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-50388-7_7

Decoloniality and the disappearance of ethnomusicology in Australian universities: Where are we now?

2024

Journal Article

Using Podcasts in Higher Education: Examples of Strategies to Indigenise Higher Education Curricula and to Promote Indigenous Student Success

Barney, Katelyn and Bunda, Tracey (2024). Using Podcasts in Higher Education: Examples of Strategies to Indigenise Higher Education Curricula and to Promote Indigenous Student Success. Student Success, 16 (1), 1-8. doi: 10.5204/ssj.3381

Using Podcasts in Higher Education: Examples of Strategies to Indigenise Higher Education Curricula and to Promote Indigenous Student Success

2023

Journal Article

Editorial

Fredericks, Bronwyn, Nakata, Martin and Barney, Katelyn (2023). Editorial. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 52 (2) 1028, 1-2. doi: 10.55146/ajie.v52i2.1028

Editorial

2023

Journal Article

The importance of Indigenous centres/units for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students: ensuring connection and belonging to support university completion

Fredericks, Bronwyn, Barney, Katelyn, Bunda, Tracey, Hausia, Kirsten, Martin, Anne, Elston, Jacinta and Bernardino, Brenna (2023). The importance of Indigenous centres/units for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students: ensuring connection and belonging to support university completion. Higher Education Research and Development, 43 (4), 859-872. doi: 10.1080/07294360.2023.2258825

The importance of Indigenous centres/units for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students: ensuring connection and belonging to support university completion

2023

Journal Article

Editorial

Fredericks, Bronwyn, Nakata, Martin and Barney, Katelyn (2023). Editorial. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 52 (1), 1-2. doi: 10.55146/ajie.v52i1.682

Editorial

2023

Journal Article

Calling out racism in university classrooms: the ongoing need for Indigenisation of the curriculum to support Indigenous student completion rates

Fredericks, Bronwyn, Barney, Katelyn, Bunda, Tracey, Hausia, Kirsten, Martin, Anne, Elston, Jacinta and Bernardino, Brenna (2023). Calling out racism in university classrooms: the ongoing need for Indigenisation of the curriculum to support Indigenous student completion rates. Student Success, 14 (2), 19-29. doi: 10.5204/ssj.2874

Calling out racism in university classrooms: the ongoing need for Indigenisation of the curriculum to support Indigenous student completion rates

2023

Conference Publication

Calling out Racism in University Classrooms: The Ongoing Need for Indigenisation of the Curriculum to Support Indigenous Student Completion Rates

Fredericks, Bronwyn, Barney, Katelyn and Bunda, Tracey (2023). Calling out Racism in University Classrooms: The Ongoing Need for Indigenisation of the Curriculum to Support Indigenous Student Completion Rates. STARS (Students, Transitions, Achievement, Retention, Success), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 3-5 July 2023.

Calling out Racism in University Classrooms: The Ongoing Need for Indigenisation of the Curriculum to Support Indigenous Student Completion Rates

2023

Journal Article

Co-authorship, collaboration and contestation in relation to Indigenous research

Barney, Katelyn (2023). Co-authorship, collaboration and contestation in relation to Indigenous research. Australian Archaeology, 89 (1), 1-2. doi: 10.1080/03122417.2023.2190510

Co-authorship, collaboration and contestation in relation to Indigenous research

2023

Book

Musical collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Australia: exchanges in the third space

Katelyn Barney ed. (2023). Musical collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Australia: exchanges in the third space. SOAS Studies in Music, Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003288572

Musical collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Australia: exchanges in the third space

2023

Conference Publication

Exploring definitions of ‘success’ in relation to outreach programs for Indigenous Australian students

Barney, Katelyn and Williams, Hayley (2023). Exploring definitions of ‘success’ in relation to outreach programs for Indigenous Australian students. STARS (Students, Transitions, Achievement, Retention, Success), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 3-5 July 2023.

Exploring definitions of ‘success’ in relation to outreach programs for Indigenous Australian students

2023

Conference Publication

Strengthening completion rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tertiary students

Fredericks, Bronwyn, Barney, Katelyn and Bunda, Tracey (2023). Strengthening completion rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tertiary students. HERDSA, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 4-7 July 2023.

Strengthening completion rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tertiary students

2023

Book Chapter

The importance of “seeing oneself” in Australian universities: representations and reflections of Indigeneity in higher education

Fredericks, Bronwyn, Bunda, Tracey, Barney, Katelyn and Bradfield, Abraham (2023). The importance of “seeing oneself” in Australian universities: representations and reflections of Indigeneity in higher education. International encyclopedia of education. (pp. 109-118) edited by Robert J. Tierney, Fazal Rizvi and Kadriye Ercikan. New York, NY, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-818630-5.06007-3

The importance of “seeing oneself” in Australian universities: representations and reflections of Indigeneity in higher education

Funding

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Enabling programs and Indigenous student university completion: Building the evidence
    Student Equity in Higher Education Research Grants Program
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023
    Indigenising the musicology curriculum: Developing resources for teaching and learning in higher education
    Musicological Society of Australia Special Funding Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Building capabilities for success: Targeting preparedness for ongoing learning (Commonwealth Department of Education Regional Partnerships seed project led by James Cook University)
    James Cook University
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Building the evidence to improve completion rates for Indigenous students
    Student Equity in Higher Education Research Grants Program
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Building a stronger evidence base about effective outreach strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students: Increasing impact and university participation
    Curtin University
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Pathways to Postgraduate Study for Indigenous Australian Students: Enhancing the Transition to Research Higher Degrees
    OLT Teaching Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Australian Indigenous Studies Learning and Teaching Network
    ALTC Discipline Studies
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Exploring Problem-Based Learning Pedagogy as Transformative Education in Indigenous Australian Studies
    ALTC Priority Projects
    Open grant

Supervision

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