Explore our programs, projects and publications
We support quality research projects developed and undertaken in collaboration with communities, researchers and organisations. Our aim is to further the aspirations of communities while providing a supportive environment for rigorous research. We also run a research program for undergraduate students to apply their knowledge to a research challenge. Explore our options and outputs below.
Our projects
Student Success Factor Model
The Student Success Factor Model aims to collect comprehensive data and explore the factors that influence educational attainment. Through this research, we aimed to identify key determinants such as socioeconomic background, access to quality education, parental involvement, and personal motivation, among others.
By understanding how these variables interact and impact academic success, we intend to uncover insights that can inform policies, interventions, and practices designed to enhance educational opportunities and outcomes for all individuals.
NAPLAN Data Explorer
NAPLAN Data Explorer is a powerful tool that enables you to explore trends in Indigenous students' performance on the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) relative to their peers across grades 3, 5, 7, and 9, states and territories, remoteness categories, and calendar years from 2010 to 2019, inclusive.
Explore these interactive insights to understand how a rights-based approach to working with open data provides novel insights that justify changing the deficit assumption by supporting the use of within-cohort peer-matching and setting more aspirational goals.
HDR Supervisor Database
The IRU has established a database of Griffith University academics with the capacity and willingness to supervise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HDR candidates. This initiative aims to match potential Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HDR students with culturally appropriate and discipline-specific supervisors who can provide tailored mentorship and support.
By building this database, the IRU aims to empower more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to pursue advanced degrees by ensuring they can access knowledgeable and culturally competent guidance throughout their HDR journeys.Upcoming events
In collaboration with the Research and Education Development (RED) team, the Indigenous Research and Knowledge Seminar Series is back, showcasing Indigenous researchers and HDR candidates conducting research or using research methodology based on Indigenous topics and working with Indigenous communities. The seminar series aims to encourage the sharing of Indigenous research and knowledges. The upcoming seminars in the Series include:
- Dr Kerry Hall (GU Staff), Developing Indigenous Research Methods - 31 October 2024. between 11:00am- 12:00pm
- Dr Levon Blue (External), Topic: Financial Literacy - November 2024
HDR writing retreats are a key initiative being implemented in the IRU to support Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander HDR candidates. These structured retreats provide dedicated time and space for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HDRs to focus solely on their thesis writing and research progression.
- The next writing retreat is planned for November 2024.
IRU is currently designing the Pathways in Research online course for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander undergraduate students. This course will be the first of its kind at Griffith that specialises in the Research Sector for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students that is highly interactive with game theory.
- We aim to have this course available Trimester 3, 2024.
Our latest research
- Opozda, M. J., Bonson, J., Vigona, J., Aanundsen, D., Paradisis, C., Anderson, P., Stahl, G., Watkins, D.C., Black, O., Brickley, B. and Canuto, K.J. (2024). Navigating the cultural adaptation of a US-based online mental health and social support program for use with young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males in the Northern Territory, Australia: Processes, outcomes, and lessons. International journal for equity in health, 23(1), 165. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-024-02253-w
- Pecar, K. D., Hopkins, S., Anderson, P. J., Rallah-Baker, K. R., & Bentley, S. A. (2024). Implementation of the optometry Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health curriculum framework. Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 1-8. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08164622.2024.2388136
- Anderson, P., Forbes, O., Mengersen, K., & Diamond, Z. M. (10 April 2024). We have a new way of looking at data that shows what’s working for Indigenous School Kids. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/we-have-a-new-way-of-looking-at-data-that-shows-whats-working-for-indigenous-school-kids-and-what-isnt-225900
- Anderson, P., Forbes, O., Mengersen, K., & Diamond, Z. M. (2024). Patterns of educational performance among Indigenous students in Australia, 2010–2019: Within-cohort, peer matching analysis for data-led decision-making. Australian Journal of Education, 68(1), 54-77. https://doi.org/10.1177/00049441241232172
- Krahe, M. A., Hall, K. K., Anderson, P. J., & Shannon, C. (2023). Mapping the knowledge structure and trends in Australian Indigenous health and wellbeing research from 2003 to 2022: a scientometric analysis. Frontiers in Sociology, 8, 1290322. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1290322
- Anderson, P., Pe-a, A. B., Yip, S. Y., & Diamond, Z. M. (2023). Indigenous ways of developing leadership in education: creating a rights-based organizational consciousness. In Handbook on Leadership in Education (pp. 445-457). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800880429.00039
- Peña, A. B., Anderson, P., & White, S. (2023). Highlighting the voice of Indigenous communities for education: Findings from a case study in rural Chile. Australian Journal of Indigenous Education (Online), 52(2), 1-19. https://dx.doi.org/10.55146/ajie.v52i2.331
- Blue, L., Xing, C. & Pham, T. (31 July 2024). Think you’re immune to crypto scams? You might be more at risk than you realise. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/think-youre-immune-to-crypto-scams-you-might-be-more-at-risk-than-you-realise-235667
- Blue, L., Xing, C. & Pham, T. (2024). Cryptocurrency Purchases Among Young Adults: Behaviors and Educational Opportunities. Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, JFCP-2022. https://doi.org/10.1891/jfcp-2022-0084
- Blue, L., Xing, C. & Pham, T. (2024). Cryptocurrencies: Who is vulnerable and what are the vulnerabilities? Australian Journal of Social Issues, 00, 1–33. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.351
Their recently published research outputs
- Pham, T. D., Blue, L. E., & Anderson, P. J. (2024). Supporting Indigenous success through quality supervision in research degrees. The Australian Educational Researcher, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-024-00759-4
- Pham, T., Blue, L. E., Baeza, A., Anderson, P., & Saward, M. (2024). Want Indigenous university students to succeed? Here's how. EduResearch Matters. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5178-7_8
- Xuan Pham, T. D., Blue, L. E., Baeza, A., Anderson, P., Xing, L., & Saward, M. (2024). Higher Education Success Factor Model: A Means to Explore Factors Influencing Indigenous Australian Completion Rates. Student Success. https://doi.org/10.5204/ssj.3154
- Pham, T., Blue, L. E., Baeza, A., Anderson, P., & Saward, M. (2024). Universities Accord: there’s a push to increase Indigenous students and voices in higher education. But we need more detail and funding. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/universities-accord-theres-a-push-to-increase-indigenous-students-and-voices-in-higher-education-but-we-need-more-detail-and-funding-224739
- Higher Degree by Research: Factors for Indigenous Student Success which is published in an and can be found here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-19-5178-7
Learn more about Peter and Thu: Meet Dr Thu Pham and Professor Peter Anderson and Championing Indigenous education: Meet Professor Peter Anderson