معرفی
Dr. John Davis is a Senior Research Fellow at Deakin University's School of Education, where he leads the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab (IKS Lab). His work centers on decolonizing education through Indigenous knowledge regeneration, community engagement, and equity-focused pedagogies.
Education:
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
- Bachelor of Arts (Visual Communication), Monash University
Davis's research examines Indigenous Knowledge Systems and their application in education reform, space studies, and cultural preservation. He develops methodologies like 'Strength Basing' to empower Indigenous communities and reshape curriculum design. His transdisciplinary projects span AI-supported extended reality for mental well-being in space missions and land-based literacy practices.
Publications (2012-2024) reveal three trajectories: 1) Culturally responsive pedagogy and educational equity, 2) Indigenous knowledge transmission through storytelling and digital media, 3) Transdisciplinary innovations in space psychology and heritage preservation. His most cited works address relational pedagogy and deficit-narrative countering.
Grants & Supervision:
- Current Grant: 'Imagi-Nation' (2022-2027, $347,759) for Indigenous mentoring frameworks.
- Supervises doctoral candidate Wayne Francis Williams on knowledge translation in cultural spaces.
At the IKS Lab, Davis pioneers community-driven research using protocols like yarning circles and kinship-based inquiry. The lab collaborates with Indigenous communities to regenerate traditional knowledge through placed-based and collective methodologies.
