Felecia Watkin Lui

Indigenous leadership in research in Australia

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Date: 05-11-2021

DOI: 10.1080/1360080X.2020.1843220

Probes and prototypes: A participatory action research approach to codesign

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Date: 02-01-2014

DOI: 10.1080/15710882.2014.881884

Sea Country: Navigating Indigenous and colonial ontologies in Australian environmental education

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Date: 02-01-2014

DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2013.852655

A Research Participant and End-User Approach to Research Collaboration and Co-Development in the Torres Strait

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Date: 24-08-2022

DOI: 10.1177/25166026221115581

Abstract: Like many communities worldwide, those in the Torres Strait Islands face several severe social and environmental challenges. Torres Strait Islanders compete against the impacts of colonisation, globalisation and climate change to find sustainable solutions to ensure they survive and thrive in this rapidly changing world. This article describes the outcomes of workshops involving representatives from community-based non-government organisations on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait. It describes an approach to proactively kickstart research and identify grassroots innovations for complex social and environmental challenges. The findings suggest workshop participants obtained an increased awareness and understanding of research, the steps involved in research and their rights as participants. The researchers anticipate the findings from this project will contribute towards a better understanding of how to collaborate and co-develop research that is meaningful and beneficial to local contexts.

Knowledge translation in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research contexts in Australia: scoping review protocol

Publisher: BMJ

Date: 07-2022

DOI: 10.1136/BMJOPEN-2021-060311

Abstract: Knowledge translation (KT) involves bridging the gaps between research knowledge and research application or practice, by sharing this knowledge with knowledge-users. KT is increasingly being used in research with Indigenous peoples globally to address the top-down and inappropriate research approaches commonly used in Indigenous research. Employing KT in Indigenous research in Australia is an emergent field, despite Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples having conducted KT for generations. There is limited evidence which demonstrates how KT is applied in the Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander context. Results will benefit researchers by demonstrating ways of appropriately translating research findings to knowledge-users, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, researchers and policy makers. The scoping review will also inform a KT definition, method and practices used in a large-scale, longitudinal cohort study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults: the Mayi Kuwayu Study. Under guidance of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander governance committee, we will conduct a scoping review on KT in Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander research. We will follow the scoping review method outlined by the Joanna Briggs Institute. We will search the ANU SuperSearch, and grey and hard to find literature in June 2022. Abstracts and full-text articles will be screened by two independent reviewers. We will include studies that relate to KT in Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander research, regardless of the research topic. Results will be used to inform the KT definition, method and practices that can be used in Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander research contexts in Australia. The Mayi Kuwayu Study has ethics approvals from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, 12 Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander organisations, and the Australian National University Human Research Ethics Committee. Results will be disseminated through peer-review publication and community workshops. Protocol registration is available online (10.17605/OSF.IO/JMFQ3).

Knowledge Translation and Implementation Planning to Promote Research Governance in Nongovernment Organizations in the Torres Strait: Descriptive Study

Publisher: JMIR Publications Inc.

Date: 11-2022

DOI: 10.2196/39213

Abstract: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia have participated in Western research for decades. When done well, research has resulted in significant benefits and positive impacts on society. However, the primary benefactor of this research has and continues to be researchers, with limited or no research knowledge mobilized for uptake and beneficial use by end users, such as in iduals and communities. In 2021, the Torres Strait Islanders Research to Policy and Practice Hub (the Hub) at James Cook University designed and implemented several strategies, including a games-based interactive workshop with representatives from nongovernment organizations (NGOs). Feedback suggests the workshop and associated activities were a success. We describe knowledge translation (KT) and implementation planning to design and implement strategies to increase awareness and understanding of NGOs in research governance. This descriptive study involved representatives from NGOs on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait. We collected data from a literature review and informal discussions. We used several models and frameworks to guide our approach and underpin data collection and analysis. Designing and implementing strategies to increase awareness and understanding of NGOs in the Torres Strait to govern research involved several key steps: (1) identifying and defining what needed to change and who needed to change, (2) identifying and mapping barriers and facilitators, (3) selecting the most appropriate strategies to support change, (4) implementing activities, and (5) monitoring and evaluating our approach. We developed a program logic to understand and communicate to others how we would implement activities and what resources would be required to support this process. We drew on several evidence-based KT and implementation models and frameworks to do this. First, a KT planning template was used to inform what evidence we wanted to mobilize, to whom, and for what purpose. Based on this step, we recognized we wanted to bring about change with the target audience, and as such, we drew on the previously mentioned implementation planning models and frameworks. We collated the outcomes from these initial steps. Our KT and implementation practice experience were successful. Encouraging researchers and end users to adopt similar practices requires investment in training and development of KT and implementation practice. This also entails modifying research standards and guidelines to include KT and implementation practice when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other vulnerable groups, creating incentives for researchers and end users to embed KT and implementation practice in research, and recognizing and rewarding the benefits and impact beyond publication and presentation.

My island home: re-presenting identities for Torres Strait Islanders living outside the Torres Strait

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Date: 06-2012

DOI: 10.1080/14443058.2012.674544

No one's discussing the elephant in the room: Contemplating questions of research impact and benefit in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian health research

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Date: 23-07-2015

DOI: 10.1186/S12889-015-2052-3

Implementation planning to promote research best practice in non-government organisations in the Torres Strait. (Preprint)

Publisher: JMIR Publications Inc.

Date: 03-05-2022

DOI: 10.2196/PREPRINTS.39213

Abstract: boriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been involved in research for many years (2-4). However, for research involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people it appears the primary benefactors continues to be researchers, with limited or no research knowledge being mobilised to end users, such as in iduals and communities who stand to benefit from the outputs and outcomes (7-9). e examined how implementation planning informed our approach to develop a multi-faceted approach to promote a set of guidelines to Torres Strait Islander people on research best practice. he methods included a literature review, participant observations and interviews. he literature review identified 3 research guidelines on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research and one evaluation of a set of guidelines. Interview findings suggested there was ongoing frustration with researcher and the research process. Barriers included engagement with research included: limited awareness of the guidelines, lack of interest, distrust, limited time, limited backfill to support staff to attend training, and resistance to change current practice. ublishing paper-based and online copies of guidelines and evaluating their effectiveness does not guarantee research in practice will be considered meaningful, ethical, and beneficial to participants and end users. Increasing awareness and use of the guidelines requires a team to draw on KT and/or implementation planning evidence. This requires equal investment in resources to ensuring research products and practices are implemented and achieve positive impact for the end-user.

James Cook University Cairns Campus

Location: Australia

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Discovery Indigenous - Grant ID: IN190100061

Start Date: 04-2019

End Date: 12-2023

Amount: $387,811.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development - Grant ID: DI0240648

Start Date: 2002

End Date: 12-2005

Amount: $24,522.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Knowledge Integration For Torres Strait Sustainability

Start Date: 2019

End Date: 2022

Funder: Australian Research Council

Measuring Indigenous Research Benefit

Start Date: 2015

End Date: 2017

Funder: Australian Research Council

The Quantification Of The Sharing And Consumption Of Dugong And Turtle Meat

Start Date: 2011

End Date: 2013

Funder: Department of the Environment, Australian Government

Meriba Buay - Ngalpan Wakaythoemamay (We Come Together To Think): Evaluating A Community Of Practice For Torres Strait Islander Health & Wellbeing

Start Date: 2018

End Date: 2020

Funder: Lowitja Institute

Addressing The Gap Between Policy And Implementation: Strategies For Improving Educational Outcomes Of Indigenous Students

Start Date: 2016

End Date: 2018

Funder: Office for Learning and Teaching

My Island Home - The Construction Of Cultural Identity For Torres Strait Islanders Who Migrated To The Mainland Post World War 2

Start Date: 2002

End Date: 2004

Funder: Australian Research Council

Malytown Stories: First Wave Of Torres Strait Islanders To The Mainland

Start Date: 2006

End Date: 2004

Funder: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Keeping On Track: Teacher Leaders For Indigenous Postgraduate Coursework

Start Date: 2010

End Date: 2012

Funder: Office for Learning and Teaching

Collaborations Across Boundaries Grant-The Millenium Development Goals In Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Communities

Start Date: 2011

End Date: 2012

Funder: James Cook University

Discovery Indigenous - Grant ID: IN150100011

Start Date: 2015

End Date: 12-2018

Amount: $612,845.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

ARC Centres Of Excellence - Grant ID: CE230100009

Start Date: 07-2024

End Date: 06-2031

Amount: $35,000,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council