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
- Media expert
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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2015
Journal Article
A holistic approach to financial literacy education
Brimble, Mark and Blue, Levon (2015). A holistic approach to financial literacy education. ACRN Journal of Finance and Risk Perspectives, 4 (3), 34-47.
2014
Conference Publication
Exploring the relevance of financial literacy education in a First Nation Community
Blue, Levon, Brimble, Mark and Grootenboer, Peter (2014). Exploring the relevance of financial literacy education in a First Nation Community. ICET 2014 58th World Assembly Conference, Toronto, Canada, 16-19 June 2014. Washington, DC United States: International Council on Education for Teaching.
2014
Journal Article
Factors that influence financial capability and effectiveness: Exploring financial counsellors’ perspectives
Vyvyan, Victoria, Blue, Levon and Brimble, Mark (2014). Factors that influence financial capability and effectiveness: Exploring financial counsellors’ perspectives. Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal, 8 (4) 2, 3-22. doi: 10.14453/aabfj.v8i4.2
2014
Journal Article
Reframing the expectations of financial literacy education: bringing back the reality
Blue, Levon and Brimble, Mark (2014). Reframing the expectations of financial literacy education: bringing back the reality. AJAF (1), 37-41.
2014
Journal Article
Financial literacy education in the curriculum: Making the grade or missing the mark?
Blue, Levon, Grootenboer, Peter and Brimble, Mark (2014). Financial literacy education in the curriculum: Making the grade or missing the mark?. International Review of Economics Education, 16 (PA), 51-62. doi: 10.1016/j.iree.2014.07.005
2013
Journal Article
Tailored financial literacy education: An indigenous perspective
Brimble, Mark and Blue, Levon (2013). Tailored financial literacy education: An indigenous perspective. Journal of Financial Services Marketing, 18 (3), 207-219. doi: 10.1057/fsm.2013.16
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Levon Blue is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Indigenising the educational turn: A relational, pedagogical approach to decolonising curatorial practice
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Amelia Barikin
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Master Philosophy
Towards a First Nations Industry Development Model - From Social Impact to Economic Participation and cultural continuity
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Martie-Louise Verreynne
Media
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