Professor Tracy Bunda
Fellow
- Bio/Profile
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Tracey Bunda is a Ngugi/Wakka Wakka woman and grew up on the lands of the Jagera/Jugera/Yuggerapul peoples. During the course of her career she has held senior Indigenous leadership roles in the universities in which she worked. Tracey’s research interests are informed by critical theoretical approaches for understanding how race and power ideologically manifest in white institutions, storying as methodology and the agentic role of Indigenous women in Indigenous community uplift.
Tracey Bunda is currently a Professor of Indigenous Education, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement) at The University of Queensland.
She has an extensive 3-decade career in the university sector as a leader of Indigenous Higher Education.
Her research and scholarly interests address the value of storying as methodology, power inequities in white institutions and Indigenous women’s leadership.
Her most recent co-authored book with Louise Phillips is Storying Social Movement/s. Tracey received a number of research grants, most recently to explore improve the outcomes for Indigenous students as well as improving student engagement in Indigenous Studies. She is also currently an editor for the Australian Journal of Indigenous Education (AJIE) which recently celebrated 50 years of publication in July.
Tracey has served as a member on a number of Boards including the Hymba Yumba Aboriginal School in Springfield, and the Advance Higher Education Advisory Board. She has also recently joined the Board of Community Spirit Foundation (previously Cathy Freeman Foundation) a not-for-profit organisation that works with remote First Nations communities to ensure their young people have the best outcomes and opportunities through education and lifelong learning.
In recognition of her contributions, Tracey has received a number of awards including that of a Distinguished Research Fellow at the School of Education, Monash University and the Heather Bonner Award for Services to the Community.
As a strong advocate for Indigenous Education, she has made continuous contributions to education, specifically for Indigenous women in the community. Tracey is generous with her time and her contributions go far beyond her academic achievements.
