Jill Harris

Jill Harris is a Professor in Psychology at Charles Sturt University, specializing in Indigenous cultural competence, education, and ethical research practices in Australian Aboriginal contexts.

• Email: jiharris@csu.edu.au

Research Interests:

• Cultural competence curriculum development for psychology and education
• Indigenous participation in higher education
• Cultural safety in health care and academic research
• Collaborative research with Indigenous communities
• Decolonizing pedagogical frameworks

Research Trends: Her 2020 publications emphasize Aboriginal cultural competence training for educators, in-country experiential learning, and ethical research protocols. Earlier works (2016) focus on national curriculum frameworks for Indigenous psychology education.

Scientific Awards:

• Curricular Approaches to Increasing Cultural Competence and Indigenous Participation in Psychology, Education and Training (2013)

Collaborative Projects: Co-edited Teaching Aboriginal Cultural Competence (Springer, 2020) with colleagues, highlighting interdisciplinary approaches to Indigenous education reform.