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Associate Professor Katelyn Barney
Associate Professor

Katelyn Barney

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Overview

Background

Katelyn Barney's research focuses on improving pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students into and through higher education, and advancing understandings about the role 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 teaching has been recognised through a UQ Teaching Excellence Award with her colleague Professor Tracey Bunda for their innovative and inclusive podcast Indigenising Curriculum in Practice and embedding storying in teaching.

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 a range of resources on evaluating programs for Indigenous students. She is also the 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

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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125 works between 2004 and 2025

101 - 120 of 125 works

2011

Book Chapter

Songs for survival: Exploring resilience and resistance in the contemporary songs of Indigenous Australian women

Barney, Katelyn and Solomon, Lexine (2011). Songs for survival: Exploring resilience and resistance in the contemporary songs of Indigenous Australian women. Songs of resilience. (pp. 49-72) edited by Andy Brader. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Songs for survival: Exploring resilience and resistance in the contemporary songs of Indigenous Australian women

2010

Journal Article

Transformative learning in first year Indigenous Australian Studies: Posing problems, asking questions and achieving change. A practice report

Mackinlay, Elizabeth and Barney, Katelyn (2010). Transformative learning in first year Indigenous Australian Studies: Posing problems, asking questions and achieving change. A practice report. International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education, 1 (1), 91-99.

Transformative learning in first year Indigenous Australian Studies: Posing problems, asking questions and achieving change. A practice report

2010

Journal Article

Creating rainbows from words and transforming understandings: enhancing student learning through reflective writing in an Aboriginal music course

Barney, Katelyn and Mackinlay, Elizabeth (2010). Creating rainbows from words and transforming understandings: enhancing student learning through reflective writing in an Aboriginal music course. Teaching In Higher Education, 15 (2), 161-173. doi: 10.1080/13562511003619995

Creating rainbows from words and transforming understandings: enhancing student learning through reflective writing in an Aboriginal music course

2010

Journal Article

Gendering Aboriginalism: A performative gaze on Indigenous Australian women

Barney, Katelyn (2010). Gendering Aboriginalism: A performative gaze on Indigenous Australian women. Cultural Studies Review, 16 (1), 212-239. doi: 10.5130/csr.v16i1.1440

Gendering Aboriginalism: A performative gaze on Indigenous Australian women

2010

Journal Article

"Singing trauma trails": Songs of the Stolen Generations in Indigenous Australia

Barney, Katelyn and Mackinlay, Elizabeth (2010). "Singing trauma trails": Songs of the Stolen Generations in Indigenous Australia. Music and Politics, 4 (2), e1-e25. doi: 10.3998/mp.9460447.0004.202

"Singing trauma trails": Songs of the Stolen Generations in Indigenous Australia

2009

Journal Article

Hop, skip and jump: Indigenous Australian women performing within and against Aboriginalism

Barney, Katelyn (2009). Hop, skip and jump: Indigenous Australian women performing within and against Aboriginalism. Journal of Music Research Online, 1, 1-19.

Hop, skip and jump: Indigenous Australian women performing within and against Aboriginalism

2009

Journal Article

Badu Nawul: Traditional and Contemporary Music and Dance from Badu Island; Mubuygiw Awgadhaw Nawul: Traditional and Contemporary Music and Dance from Mabuiag Island, Torres Strait; Iama Wakai Tusi/Voice of Iama: Traditional and Contemporary Music and Danc

Barney, Katelyn (2009). Badu Nawul: Traditional and Contemporary Music and Dance from Badu Island; Mubuygiw Awgadhaw Nawul: Traditional and Contemporary Music and Dance from Mabuiag Island, Torres Strait; Iama Wakai Tusi/Voice of Iama: Traditional and Contemporary Music and Danc. The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, 10 (2), 168-170. doi: 10.1080/14442210902842162

Badu Nawul: Traditional and Contemporary Music and Dance from Badu Island; Mubuygiw Awgadhaw Nawul: Traditional and Contemporary Music and Dance from Mabuiag Island, Torres Strait; Iama Wakai Tusi/Voice of Iama: Traditional and Contemporary Music and Danc

2009

Book Chapter

Beginning the musical voyage: An introduction

Mackinlay, Elizabeth, Bartleet, Brydie-Leigh and Barney, Katelyn (2009). Beginning the musical voyage: An introduction. Musical islands: Exploring connections between music, place and research. (pp. xix-xxv) Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, U.K.: Cambridge Scholars.

Beginning the musical voyage: An introduction

2009

Book Chapter

"The memories linger on, but the stories tell me who I am": A conversation between an Indigenous Australian performer and a non-Indigenous music researcher

Barney, Katelyn and Solomon, Lexine (2009). "The memories linger on, but the stories tell me who I am": A conversation between an Indigenous Australian performer and a non-Indigenous music researcher. Musical islands: Exploring connections between music, place and research. (pp. 70-93) edited by Mackinlay, Elizabeth, Bartleet, Brydie-Leigh and Barney, Katelyn. Cambridge (UK): Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

"The memories linger on, but the stories tell me who I am": A conversation between an Indigenous Australian performer and a non-Indigenous music researcher

2009

Book Chapter

Looking into the trochus shell: Autoethnographic reflections on a cross-cultural collaborative music research project

Barney, Katelyn and Solomon, Lexine (2009). Looking into the trochus shell: Autoethnographic reflections on a cross-cultural collaborative music research project. Musical autoethnographies: Making autoethnography sing/making music personal. (pp. 208-225) edited by Brydie-Leigh Bartleet and Carolyn Ellis. Bowen Hills, Qld: Australian Academic Press.

Looking into the trochus shell: Autoethnographic reflections on a cross-cultural collaborative music research project

2009

Book Chapter

Beginning the musical voyage: An introduction

Mackinlay, Elizabeth, Bartleet, Brydie-Leigh and Barney, Katelyn (2009). Beginning the musical voyage: An introduction. Musical islands: Exploring connections between music, place and research. (pp. xix-xxv) edited by Mackinlay, Elizabeth, Bartleet, Brydie-Leigh and Barney, Katelyn. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Press.

Beginning the musical voyage: An introduction

2008

Journal Article

"Move over and make room for Meeka": The representation of race, otherness and indigeneity on the Australian children's television programme Play School

Mackinlay, Elizabeth and Barney, Katelyn (2008). "Move over and make room for Meeka": The representation of race, otherness and indigeneity on the Australian children's television programme Play School. Discourse, 29 (2), 273-288. doi: 10.1080/01596300801967011

"Move over and make room for Meeka": The representation of race, otherness and indigeneity on the Australian children's television programme Play School

2008

Journal Article

'We're women we fight for freedom': Intersections of race and gender in contemporary songs by Indigenous Australian women performers.

Katelyn Barney (2008). 'We're women we fight for freedom': Intersections of race and gender in contemporary songs by Indigenous Australian women performers.. Women's Studies Journal, 22 (1), 3-19.

'We're women we fight for freedom': Intersections of race and gender in contemporary songs by Indigenous Australian women performers.

2008

Book Chapter

'Black, urban, contemporary, strong and beautiful': Exploring how Indigenous Australian women performers are positioned in the popular media.

Barney, Katelyn (2008). 'Black, urban, contemporary, strong and beautiful': Exploring how Indigenous Australian women performers are positioned in the popular media.. Whose Popular Music? Industry, Performers, Fans: Selected Proceedings from the 2006 IASPM Australia and New Zealand Conference. (pp. 65-76) edited by Collinson, Ian. Ryde, N.S.W.: Internat Assoc of the Study of Popular Music, ANZ Branch and Perfect Beat.

'Black, urban, contemporary, strong and beautiful': Exploring how Indigenous Australian women performers are positioned in the popular media.

2007

Journal Article

Sending a message: How Indigenous Australian women use contemporary music recording technologies to provide a space for agency, viewpoints and agendas

Barney, Katelyn (2007). Sending a message: How Indigenous Australian women use contemporary music recording technologies to provide a space for agency, viewpoints and agendas. World of Music, 49 (1), 105-123.

Sending a message: How Indigenous Australian women use contemporary music recording technologies to provide a space for agency, viewpoints and agendas

2007

Journal Article

On the margins: Torres Strait Islander women performing contemporary music

Barney, Katelyn (2007). On the margins: Torres Strait Islander women performing contemporary music. Shima: The International Journal of Research into Island Cultures, 1 (2), 70-90.

On the margins: Torres Strait Islander women performing contemporary music

2006

Journal Article

Landscapes of Indigenous performance: Music, song and dance of theTorres Strait and Arnhem Land.

Barney, K. S. (2006). Landscapes of Indigenous performance: Music, song and dance of theTorres Strait and Arnhem Land.. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education., 35, 102-103.

Landscapes of Indigenous performance: Music, song and dance of theTorres Strait and Arnhem Land.

2006

Journal Article

Rethinking, redesigning and reflecting on teaching and learning Indigenous Australian music

Barney, K. S. (2006). Rethinking, redesigning and reflecting on teaching and learning Indigenous Australian music. Music Education Research and Innovation, 13 (1), 2-30.

Rethinking, redesigning and reflecting on teaching and learning Indigenous Australian music

2006

Journal Article

'Women singing up big': the growth of contemporary music recordings by Indigenous Australian women artists.

Barney, K. S. (2006). 'Women singing up big': the growth of contemporary music recordings by Indigenous Australian women artists.. Australian Aboriginal Studies, 1, 44-56.

'Women singing up big': the growth of contemporary music recordings by Indigenous Australian women artists.

2006

Journal Article

Book Review of: Deadly sounds, deadly places: contemporary Aboriginal music in Australia.

Barney, Katelyn S. (2006). Book Review of: Deadly sounds, deadly places: contemporary Aboriginal music in Australia.. Popular Music and Society, 29 (5), 633-636.

Book Review of: Deadly sounds, deadly places: contemporary Aboriginal music in Australia.

Funding

Current funding

  • 2026
    Enhancing First Nations Languages through Music
    UQ Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Strategic Initiatives
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2026
    Sounding Country: Developing resources on musical acknowledgement of Country for tertiary contexts
    Musicological Society of Australia Special Funding Scheme
    Open grant

Past funding

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

Availability

Associate Professor Katelyn Barney is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Narrative Techniques in Concept Albums

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Leah Henrickson

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The value in developing a community centred archive of Quandamooka fibre work

    Associate Advisor

Completed supervision

Media

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