Deirdre Tedmanson

Deirdre Tedmanson is a Professor at the University of South Australia, affiliated with UniSA Business. As Dean of Work Integrated Learning, she focuses on bridging academic and practical experiences for students. Her research spans Indigenous entrepreneurship, anti-racist social work, tele-mental health services for rural and remote communities, and critical entrepreneurship studies.

• Role: Dean (Work Integrated Learning), Research Degree Supervisor
• Key Themes: Decolonizing healthcare, Indigenous housing policies, ICT in social work, collective entrepreneurship

Research Trends: Her work emphasizes social justice, Indigenous community engagement, and critiques of mainstream entrepreneurship narratives. She explores intersections of race, gender, and colonial legacy in both Australian and European contexts.

Notable Contributions: Tedmanson's 2024 article on decolonizing healthcare highlights marketing's role in systemic change. Her 2022 report on Indigenous urban homelessness identifies structural barriers like housing access and identity documentation. Earlier works (2014-2020) critique entrepreneurialism's emancipatory potential and examine telehealth's socio-cultural dimensions.

Advising and Collaboration: While no specific students are listed, she frequently co-authors research with scholars like Lia Bryant, Michelle Evans, and Pascal Dey, spanning institutions such as Charles Sturt University, Edith Cowan University, and Radboud University Nijmegen.