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Associate Professor Levon Blue
Associate Professor

Levon Blue

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Overview

Background

Associate Professor Levon Blue is a member of Beausoleil First Nation in Canada and lives in Queensland, Australia. She is the HDR Coordinator at The University of Queensland in the Office of the Deputy-Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Engagement and coordinates courses within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Major. Levon was awarded a PhD in 2016 that focused on financial literacy education practices in a First Nation community in Canada. Her research area includes financial literacy education and higher education with Indigenous peoples.

Availability

Associate Professor Levon Blue is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Waterloo
  • Masters (Coursework) of Adult Education & Training, Griffith University
  • Doctor of Philosophy of Financial Services (Consumer Education), Griffith University

Research impacts

My main research focuses on financial education (i.e. financial literacy education/financial capacity building/financial capabilities), specifically as experienced by Indigenous peoples in Canada and Australia including Indigenous young adults. I was drawn to this area of research due to the exploitative and predatory financial practices often targeting Indigenous peoples and the need to do something about it. Through my research I have challenged mainstream understandings of financial education, adopting a critical lens to highlight the overriding deficit approach that has been followed.

Works

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54 works between 2013 and 2025

1 - 20 of 54 works

2025

Journal Article

Cryptocurrencies are here to Stay! Think you aren’t Vulnerable, Think Again

Blue, Levon Ellen (2025). Cryptocurrencies are here to Stay! Think you aren’t Vulnerable, Think Again. International Journal of Criminology and Sociology, 14, 56-67. doi: 10.6000/1929-4409.2025.14.06

Cryptocurrencies are here to Stay! Think you aren’t Vulnerable, Think Again

2024

Journal Article

Indigenous higher degree by research students’ retention and completion: a scoping review

Baeza Pena, Angela, Xing, Congcong, Blue, Levon, Pham, Thu, Saward, Melanie and Anderson, Peter (2024). Indigenous higher degree by research students’ retention and completion: a scoping review. The Australian Educational Researcher, 52 (2), 1-24. doi: 10.1007/s13384-024-00777-2

Indigenous higher degree by research students’ retention and completion: a scoping review

2024

Journal Article

Examining the financial and commercial literacy of Australian Indigenous small business owners

Brimble, Mark, Weaven, Scott, Wildman, Karen L., Blue, Levon, Bodle, Kerry and Frazer, Lorelle (2024). Examining the financial and commercial literacy of Australian Indigenous small business owners. Accounting and Finance, 65 (1), 667-690. doi: 10.1111/acfi.13343

Examining the financial and commercial literacy of Australian Indigenous small business owners

2024

Journal Article

Supporting Indigenous success through quality supervision in research degrees

Pham, Thu D., Blue, Levon E. and Anderson, Peter J. (2024). Supporting Indigenous success through quality supervision in research degrees. The Australian Educational Researcher, 52 (2), 1199-1219. doi: 10.1007/s13384-024-00759-4

Supporting Indigenous success through quality supervision in research degrees

2024

Other Outputs

Think you’re immune to crypto scams? You might be more at risk than you realise

Blue, Levon Ellen, Xing, Congcong and Pham, Thu D. (2024, 07 31). Think you’re immune to crypto scams? You might be more at risk than you realise The Conversation

Think you’re immune to crypto scams? You might be more at risk than you realise

2024

Other Outputs

Crypto scams claim victims across the socioeconomic spectrum

Blue, Levon (2024, 07 22). Crypto scams claim victims across the socioeconomic spectrum UQ News

Crypto scams claim victims across the socioeconomic spectrum

2024

Journal Article

Cryptocurrencies: Who is vulnerable and what are the vulnerabilities?

Blue, Levon, Xing, Congcong and Pham, Thu (2024). Cryptocurrencies: Who is vulnerable and what are the vulnerabilities?. Australian Journal of Social Issues. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.351

Cryptocurrencies: Who is vulnerable and what are the vulnerabilities?

2024

Journal Article

Cryptocurrency Purchases Among Young Adults: Behaviors and Educational Opportunities

Blue, Levon Ellen, Xing, Congcong and Pham, Thu (2024). Cryptocurrency Purchases Among Young Adults: Behaviors and Educational Opportunities. Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 35 (3), JFCP-2022. doi: 10.1891/jfcp-2022-0084

Cryptocurrency Purchases Among Young Adults: Behaviors and Educational Opportunities

2024

Journal Article

Want Indigenous university students to succeed? Here's how

Pham, Thu, Blue, Levon E., Baeza, Angela, Anderson, Peter and Saward, Melanie (2024). Want Indigenous university students to succeed? Here's how. EduResearch Matters.

Want Indigenous university students to succeed? Here's how

2024

Journal Article

Higher education success factor model: a means to explore factors influencing Indigenous Australian completion rates

Pham, Thu Dinh Xuan, Blue, Levon E., Baeza, Angela, Anderson, Peter J., Xing, Congcong and Saward, Melanie (2024). Higher education success factor model: a means to explore factors influencing Indigenous Australian completion rates. Student Success, 16 (1), 1-16. doi: 10.5204/ssj.3154

Higher education success factor model: a means to explore factors influencing Indigenous Australian completion rates

2024

Other Outputs

Universities Accord: there’s a push to increase Indigenous students and voices in higher education. But we need more detail and funding

Anderson, Peter, Baeza Pena, Angela, Blue, Levon Ellen, Saward, Melanie and Pham, Thu D. (2024, 03 04). Universities Accord: there’s a push to increase Indigenous students and voices in higher education. But we need more detail and funding The Conversation

Universities Accord: there’s a push to increase Indigenous students and voices in higher education. But we need more detail and funding

2024

Book Chapter

Methodologies for Conducting Academic Business Research with Indigenous Communities in Australia

Bodle, Kerry, Frazer, Lorelle, Blue, Levon, Hunt, Douglas, Brimble, Mark and Weaven, Scott (2024). Methodologies for Conducting Academic Business Research with Indigenous Communities in Australia. Managing the Post-Colony. (pp. 209-228) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-97-0319-7_13

Methodologies for Conducting Academic Business Research with Indigenous Communities in Australia

2024

Book Chapter

Indigenous small business owners: exploring the practice of support

Blue, Levon Ellen, Hunt, Doug, Bodle, Kerry, Frazer, Lorelle, Brimble, Mark and Weaven, Scott (2024). Indigenous small business owners: exploring the practice of support. Researching practices across and within diverse educational sites: onto-epistemological considerations. (pp. 141-162) edited by Susan Whatman, Jane Wilkinson, Mervi Kaukko, Gørill Warvik Vedeler, Levon Ellen Blue and Kristin Elaine Reimer. Leeds, United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing. doi: 10.1108/978-1-80071-871-520231007

Indigenous small business owners: exploring the practice of support

2024

Book Chapter

Trust settlement agreement practices in first nation communities

Blue, Levon Ellen (2024). Trust settlement agreement practices in first nation communities. Researching practices across and within diverse educational sites: onto-epistemological considerations. (pp. 113-140) edited by Susan Whatman, Jane Wilkinson, Mervi Kaukko, Gørill Warvik Vedeler, Levon Ellen Blue and Kristin Reimer. Leeds, United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing. doi: 10.1108/978-1-80071-871-520231006

Trust settlement agreement practices in first nation communities

2023

Journal Article

Towards Indigenous feminist financial literacy education

Blue, Levon Ellen and Pinto, Laura Elizabeth (2023). Towards Indigenous feminist financial literacy education. Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies, 20 (2-3), 120-138. doi: 10.25071/1916-4467.40741

Towards Indigenous feminist financial literacy education

2023

Journal Article

Spend and repeat! Young adult's experiences with buy now pay later services

Blue, Levon, Coglan, Louise, Pham, Thu, Lammers, Imke, Menner, Ryan and Lee, Chrisann (2023). Spend and repeat! Young adult's experiences with buy now pay later services. Financial Planning Research Journal, 9 (1), 1-19. doi: 10.2478/fprj-2023-0002

Spend and repeat! Young adult's experiences with buy now pay later services

2023

Journal Article

Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Alternative Finance Products with Indigenous Peoples

Blue, Levon, Xing, Congcong, Pham, Thu and Bodle, Kerry (2023). Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Alternative Finance Products with Indigenous Peoples. Financial Planning Research Journal, 9 (1), 1-25. doi: 10.2478/fprj-2023-0003

Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Alternative Finance Products with Indigenous Peoples

2023

Book Chapter

Onto-epistemological and axiological considerations for researching practices

Whatman, Susan, Wilkinson, Jane, Kaukko, Mervi, Vedeler, Gørill Warvik, Blue, Levon Ellen and Reimer, Kristin Elaine (2023). Onto-epistemological and axiological considerations for researching practices. Researching practices across and within diverse educational sites: onto-epistemological considerations. (pp. 1-21) edited by Susan Whatman, Jane Wilkinson, Mervi Kaukko, Gørill Warvik Vedeler, Levon Ellen Blue and Kristin Elaine Reimer. Leeds, United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing. doi: 10.1108/978-1-80071-871-520231001

Onto-epistemological and axiological considerations for researching practices

2023

Book Chapter

Concluding thoughts on methodological resources and research challenges in diverse educational sites

Whatman, Susan, Wilkinson, Jane, Kaukko, Mervi, Vedeler, Gørill Warvik, Blue, Levon Ellen and Reimer, Kristin Elaine (2023). Concluding thoughts on methodological resources and research challenges in diverse educational sites. Researching practices across and within diverse educational sites: Onto-epistemological considerations. (pp. 163-167) edited by Susan Whatman, Jane Wilkinson, Mervi Kaukko, Gørill Warvik Vedeler, Levon Ellen Blue and Kristin Elaine Reimer. Leeds, United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing. doi: 10.1108/978-1-80071-871-520231008

Concluding thoughts on methodological resources and research challenges in diverse educational sites

2023

Book

Researching practices across and within diverse educational sites: Onto-epistemological considerations

Whatman, Susan, Wilkinson, Jane, Kaukko, Mervi, Vedeler, Gørill Warvik, Blue, Levon Ellen and Reimer, Kristin Elaine (2023). Researching practices across and within diverse educational sites: Onto-epistemological considerations. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing. doi: 10.1108/9781800718715

Researching practices across and within diverse educational sites: Onto-epistemological considerations

Supervision

Availability

Associate Professor Levon Blue is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Indigenising the educational turn: A relational, pedagogical approach to decolonising curatorial practice

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Amelia Barikin

Media

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