Overview
Background
Katelyn Barney's research focuses on improving pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students into and through higher education, and advancing understanding of collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Principal Practitioner in the Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation. Her work as been recognised nationally for excellence in collaborative teaching and research.
Her 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 and has developed resources on evaluating programs for Indigenous students. She is also Managing Editor of The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education and an Australian Learning and Teaching Fellow.
Availability
- Associate Professor Katelyn Barney is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
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
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Facilitating pathways into higher education for Indigenous students
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Indigenous/non-Indigenous research collaborations
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Indigenous-non-Indigenous partnerships to Indigenise the curriculum
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Enhancing Indigenous languages through music
Works
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2022
Edited Outputs
Student Success Special Issue: Fostering Connections in Higher Education
Student Success Special Issue: Fostering Connections in Higher Education. (2022). 13 (3)
2022
Conference Publication
Building a stronger evidence base to support effective outreach strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students: increasing impact and university participation
Barney, Katelyn and Williams, Hayley (2022). Building a stronger evidence base to support effective outreach strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students: increasing impact and university participation. HERDSA Qld Professional Development and Networking Day, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 17 November 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Strategies for success: improving completions rates for Indigenous students
Fredericks, Bronwyn, Barney, Katelyn and Bunda, Tracey (2022). Strategies for success: improving completions rates for Indigenous students. STARS (Students Transitions Achievement Retention Success), Online, 4-6 July 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Building a stronger evidence base to support effective outreach strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students: increasing impact and university participation
Barney, Katelyn and Williams, Hayley (2022). Building a stronger evidence base to support effective outreach strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students: increasing impact and university participation. Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasian, Online, 27-30 June 2022.
2022
Other Outputs
Building the evidence to improve completion rates for Indigenous students
Fredericks, Bronwyn, Barney, Katelyn, Bunda, Tracey, Hausia, Kirsten, Martin, Anne, Elston, Jacinta, Bernardino, Brenna and Griffiths, Daniel (2022). Building the evidence to improve completion rates for Indigenous students. Bentley, WA, Australia: Curtin University.
2022
Other Outputs
Building a stronger evidence base to support effective outreach strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students: increasing impact and university participation
Barney, Katelyn (2022). Building a stronger evidence base to support effective outreach strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students: increasing impact and university participation. Perth, WA, Australia: Curtin University National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education.
2022
Journal Article
Editorial
Fredericks, Bronwyn, Nakata, Martin and Barney, Katelyn (2022). Editorial. Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 51 (1). doi: 10.55146/ajie.2022.325
2022
Book Chapter
Sharing languages through contemporary song in the third space: a case study of intercultural collaboration between Indigenous Australian, Polynesian, and Melanesian women
Barney, Katelyn and Solomon, Lexine (2022). Sharing languages through contemporary song in the third space: a case study of intercultural collaboration between Indigenous Australian, Polynesian, and Melanesian women. Mixing Pop and Politics: Political Dimensions of Popular Music in the 21st Century. (pp. 25-37) edited by Catherine Hoad, Geoff Stahl and Oli Wilson. New York, NY United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429284526-3
2021
Journal Article
Editorial
Fredericks, Bronwyn, Nakata, Martin and Barney, Katelyn (2021). Editorial. Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 50 (2), 213-214. doi: 10.1017/jie.2021.6
2021
Conference Publication
"Having the mob at the uni made me feel connected”: bringing the evidence together to improve completion rates for Indigenous students
Fredericks, Bronwyn, Barney, Katelyn and Bernardino, Brenna (2021). "Having the mob at the uni made me feel connected”: bringing the evidence together to improve completion rates for Indigenous students. ANZSSA (Australian and New Zealand Student Service Association) conference, Online, 29-30 November 2021.
2021
Other Outputs
Indigenous success: doing it, thinking it, being it
Barney, Katelyn and Bunda, Tracey (2021). Indigenous success: doing it, thinking it, being it. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Listen Notes.
2021
Conference Publication
Improving the evidence about “what works” for effective outreach strategies for Indigenous students
Barney, Katelyn (2021). Improving the evidence about “what works” for effective outreach strategies for Indigenous students. Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE) Data Insights at DESE series, Online, 26 August 2021.
2021
Journal Article
“A stepping stone that just pushed me further into wanting to go to university”: Student perspectives on ‘what works’ for effective outreach strategies for Indigenous students
Barney, Katelyn and Williams, Hayley (2021). “A stepping stone that just pushed me further into wanting to go to university”: Student perspectives on ‘what works’ for effective outreach strategies for Indigenous students. Student Success, 12 (2), 8-17. doi: 10.5204/ssj.1913
2021
Journal Article
Editorial JIE 50.1
Fredericks, Bronwyn, Nakata, Martin and Barney, Katelyn (2021). Editorial JIE 50.1. Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 50 (1), 1-1. doi: 10.1017/jie.2021.3
2021
Conference Publication
Diversity of the regional, rural and remote university experience
Barney, Katelyn, Crawford, Nicole, Delahunty, Janine, Eckstein, David, Pitman, Timothy and Simpson, Andrea (2021). Diversity of the regional, rural and remote university experience. National Conference for Regional, Rural and Remote Education, Online, 21-24 April 2021.
2021
Conference Publication
Connections, culture, and confidence: Indigenous student and caregiver perspectives on reimagining outreach camps
Barney, Katelyn and Williams, Hayley (2021). Connections, culture, and confidence: Indigenous student and caregiver perspectives on reimagining outreach camps. Australian Association for Research in Education, Virtual, 29 November to 2 December 2021.
2020
Journal Article
Editorial December 2020
Nakata, Martin, Fredericks, Bronwyn and Barney, Katelyn (2020). Editorial December 2020. Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 49 (2), 107-107. doi: 10.1017/jie.2020.25
2020
Other Outputs
Effective outreach programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students during COVID-19: university outreach staff are moving face-to-face camps on-line
Barney, Katelyn and Williams, Hayley (2020, 11 29). Effective outreach programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students during COVID-19: university outreach staff are moving face-to-face camps on-line Campus Morning Mail
2020
Conference Publication
What works? Success factors of outreach camps for Indigenous students
Barney, Katelyn (2020). What works? Success factors of outreach camps for Indigenous students. NCSEHE Student Equity Snapshot Forum, Online, 26-30 October 2020.
2020
Journal Article
Editorial
Fredericks, Bronwyn, Nakata, Martin and Barney, Katelyn (2020). Editorial. Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 49 (1), 1-1. doi: 10.1017/jie.2020.4
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Katelyn Barney is:
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Not very interesting, and not very good: Music asa form of resistance and connection for convicts and the lower orders in Sydney 1788 - 1840
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sally Babidge, Dr Caitlin D'Gluyas
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Doctor Philosophy
The value in developing a community centred archive of Quandamooka fibre work
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Narrative Techniques in Concept Albums
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Leah Henrickson
Completed supervision
Media
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