Jocelyn Bardot

Jocelyn Bardot is a Researcher and Research Archivist at The Australian National University's Centre for Heritage & Museum Studies, part of the Research School of Humanities & the Arts. She specializes in repatriation of First Nations cultural materials and global archival networks.

Education:

• PhD in Museum Studies, University of Melbourne (2017–2023)
• Master of Museum Studies, University of Queensland (2014–2016)
• Bachelor of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Queensland (2010–2013)

Research Focus: Tracing Indigenous collections' journeys, provenance methodologies, 19th-century ethnographic trade, and data curation for repatriation. Projects include the Return Reconcile Renew Centre’s initiatives and AIATSIS-funded research on collection ecologies and repatriation practices.

Grants & Projects:

• ‘Collection Ecologies for Repatriation Practice’ (AIATSIS, 2022–2024)
• Ngurra Business Case consultancy (AIATSIS, 2021–2022)
• ARC LIEF ‘Restoring Dignity’ (2018–2021)
• ARC Linkage ‘Return, Reconcile, Renew’ (2014–2018)

Her work emphasizes decolonizing museum practices through global archival collaboration and digital tools.