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Mareese Terare is a Bundjalung & Goenpul Woman and Lecturer in Social Work and Policy Studies at the University of Sydney's Sydney School of Education and Social Work. She holds a BA in Welfare Studies from Western Sydney University and an MIndig (Indigenous Studies) from Southern Cross University. Her academic role includes teaching, research supervision, and curriculum development with a focus on decolonizing practices and cultural safety.
Key research interests include Aboriginal healing frameworks, interpersonal trauma, climate change policy, and social justice advocacy. She has contributed to initiatives like the Creating Futures Justice Program evaluation and serves on the USyd Cultural Competency Committee. Her work emphasizes First Nations perspectives in social work practice and policy.
Awarded the 2008 NSW Aboriginal Health Award for her community service, she has extensive experience in training frontline workers and developing ASQA-accredited programs. Current projects involve advancing cultural competency in education and addressing systemic inequities in social services.
Grants include the 2021 'Dadirri and Placement Principles' project focusing on Indigenous children's safety and the 2020 'Keeping kids connected to culture' initiative comparing policies in Australia and Taiwan.