Katelyn Barney

Katelyn Barney is an interdisciplinary researcher whose work spans Indigenous studies, ethnomusicology and Indigenous higher education. Through collaborative research, teaching and engagement, she contributes to strengthening partnerships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, advancing Indigenous student success and supporting more equitable practices across universities.

She has published extensively in these fields with her scholarship reaching academic and public audiences through books, journal articles, podcasts and digital resources. 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 in recognition of its contribution to scholarship on Indigenous music and collaboration.

Katelyn is recognised for her leadership in higher education, research partnerships and teaching. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Principal Practitioner with the Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation, an Australian Learning and Teaching Fellow and Managing Editor of The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education. She has held an Equity Fellowship with the Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success and has led initiatives to strengthen the evaluation of programs and practices that support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student success.