Grants
63
ARC Linkage
2025-2029
Deadly Home Reading: Enabling Indigenous Children’s Literacy & Wellbeing (LP240100286)
$1,005,058
​
62
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts Grant - National Road Safety Action Grants Program
2025-2026
Deadly Safe Driving: The First of Its Kind - A Virtual Reality Rural Driving Hazard Perception Training Program for Young First Nations Drivers
$897,791
​
61
Department of Social Services (DSS) Strong and Resilient Communities (SARC) Grant - Inclusive Communities
2025-2026
Deadly Cultural Connection: Wonnarua Community Connections Program and Culture Camps for At-Risk Indigenous Youth
$358,700
​
60
Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success (ACSES) Large Grant
2024-2025
Deadly Secondary Teacher Education
$149,929​
​
59
ARC Linkage
2025-2029
Game Changers: Enablers of Indigenous University Students' Success (LP230201137)
$1,239,453
58
ARC Linkage
2025-2029
Deadly Teaching: Enhancing Indigenous School Attendance and Well-being (LP230200847)
$1,479,777
​
57
Philanthropic Scholarship
2024-2025
Ursuline Sisters Indigenous Internship Program
$90,000
​
56
ARC Linkage
2022-2026
Deadly Futures: Enabling Indigenous Children’s Literacy, Numeracy, Wellbeing (LP210100304)
$777,000
55
ARC Discovery
2021-2025
Deadly Start: Enabling Preschoolers’ Literacy, Numeracy and Wellbeing (DP210100402)
$771,651
54
Research Contract: NSW DoE ESRF (Education Strategic Research Fund)
2022-2023
Deadly Start: Online translation of a preschool literacy, numeracy, and wellbeing program
$144,428
Northern Territory Department of Education Cat 2 Contribution
2020-2023
Teacher Wellbeing Survey (NT DoE): What Makes A Positive Difference?
$414,500
​
53
ARC Linkage
2016-2021
A RCT of an Education Re-enactment Program for At-Risk Youth (LP160100332)
$354,000
Cat 4 Industry Contribution
Bill Crews Trust
$90,000
​
52
Rouse Hill High School Cat 3
2019-2021
Building Thriving Schools: Wellbeing at Rouse Hill High School
$52,144
51
Research Contract
2020-2022
Ursuline Sisters Scholarship
$90,000
50
Catholic Education Office Parramatta Cat 3
2018-2020
Building Thriving Communities: Wellbeing at John XXIII and St Mark's College (CLCJXXIII)
$25,000
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49
ARC Linkage
2014-2017
May the Force Be With You: Furthering Fresh Futures for NSW Police Psychological Strengths, Wellbeing and Retention (LP140100100)
$642,000
Cat 2 Industry Contribution
NSW Police Force
$177,999
48
ARC Linkage
2014-2017
Cultivating Capability: Explicating Critical Psychosocial Drivers of Educational Outcomes and Wellbeing for High-Ability Aboriginal Students (LP140100148)
$462,000
47
NHMRC
2014-2016
Seeding success: identifying factors that contribute to positive early childhood health and development in Aboriginal children (APP1061713)
$672,081
46
Research Contract: NSW Police Force
2011
Reducing Violence in Groups (RVG) - Phase 1: Anti-Bullying Program.
$199,750
45
Research Contract: UWS Partnership Grant
2012
Cultivating Capability: Explicating What Works for Gifted Aboriginal Primary Students and the Impact Of Gifted Educational Settings on Educational Outcomes and Psychosocial Wellbeing
$50,000
44
ARC Indigenous
2011-2012
Measurement matters: analysis of potential methodological and discrimination biases in assessments of medication treatments for ADHD, and stakeholder views (DI110100034)
$300,401
43
ARC Indigenous
2011-2012
The passion, power, and politics of Aboriginal Art: established artists and emerging NSW women artists’ perceptions and representational bias in collections (DI110100042)
$115,163
42
ARC Linkage
2010-2012
Bridging the gap on locational disadvantage: Impact of community-identified interventions on social capital, psychosocial and socioeconomic outcomes (LP100100369)
$814,373
41
ARC Indigenous
2010-2012
Wingara Mangami (To Follow the Dream of Understanding): Seeding Innovative Intervention Success to Challenge and Prevent Racism for Indigenous Youth (DI100100113)
$348,000
40
ARC Indigenous
2010-2011
Closing the educational gap for Aboriginal primary students in low density schools: A qualitative analysis of the impact of culturally inclusive pedagogy (DI100100088)
$121,762
39
ARC Linkage
2009-2012
Enabling schooling success: Psycho-social drivers and impact of Positive Behaviour for Learning intervention on behaviour, well-being, academic engagement and achievement (LP0991508)
$509,000
38
ARC Discovery
2009-2011
Keeping pace: A critical longitudinal analysis of the psychosocial determinants of seeding success in educating home-grown doctors for regional communities (DP0988136)
$245,000
37
ARC Indigenous
2009-2010
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A critical analysis elucidating constructs that influence parental acceptance/rejection of diagnosis and response (DI0989059)
$90,000
36
Research Contract: UWS Partnership Grant
2008
Bridging the gap: Developing valid and reliable measures of social capital in socially disadvantaged communities
$31,360
35
ARC Indigenous
2008-2009
Bubalamai bawa gumada: Healing the wounds of the heart: A research-based intervention diminishing the impact of racism and stereotype threat (DI0882472)
$180,000
34
ARC Indigenous
2008-2010
Hidden talent: A critical analysis of the contributions of Aboriginal musicians of the New England Tablelands to Contemporary Aboriginal culture and cultural revitalisation (DI0882469)
$105,000
33
ARC Indigenous
2008-2010
Conditions for success to enhance Aboriginal education (DI0882815)
$105,000
32
ARC Discovery
2008-2011
Realising gifted students’ potential: Elucidating psychosocial determinants and the impact of different educational settings on educational outcomes and psychosocial wellbeing (DP0877868)
$550,000
31
Research Contract: DETYA
2007
Sporting chance programme
$16,319
30
Research Contract: Allen & Unwin
2009
Teaching Aboriginal studies: A practical resource for primary and secondary teaching (2nd Edition)
$5,000
29
ARC Linkage
2007-2010
Seeding success and research-based intervention for Aboriginal students: Impact of quality teaching, effective schools, and psychosocial drivers on educational outcomes (LP0669256)
$385,000
28
ARC Indigenous
2006-2009
A documentation and multi-method critical analysis of Ngarabal and Biripi elders’ perspectives and experiences of Australian history (DI0775798)
$55,000
27
ARC Linkage
2006-2009
Positive pathways to reading for disadvantaged children: identifying psychosocial antecedents and implementing effective intervention to enhance literacy, self-concept, and motivation (LP0669256)
$445,000
26
ARC Linkage
2006-2008
Beyond bullying in primary schools: Explicating psychosocial antecedents and implementing an effective intervention to enhance pro-social behaviour, wellbeing, and academic engagement (LP0667928)
$543,668
25
ARC Indigenous
2005-2006
The benefits of HSC Aboriginal studies: Disentangling the impact on Indigenous students’ self-concepts and educational outcomes (DI0560709)
$38,631
24
ARC Linkage
2005-2006
New solutions for maximising secondary Indigenous students’ full potential: Identifying causal constructs that enhance Indigenous students’ aspirations and educational outcomes (LP0560698)
$63,296
23
ARC Indigenous
2005-2006
New solutions for maximising secondary Indigenous students’ full potential: Identifying causal constructs that enhance Indigenous students’ aspirations and educational outcomes (DI1056114)
$37,942
22
ARC Linkage
2004-2007
New solutions for maximising secondary Indigenous students’ potential: The roles of self-concept and motivation in making a real difference to desirable educational outcomes (LP0455500)
$205,000
21
ARC Discovery
2004-2006
Beyond the beach: What it means to be Australian—A critical analysis of national, trans-generational, multicultural, and self perspectives (DP0449520)
$213,000
20
Research Contract: DEST
2004-2005
Unlocking Indigenous students’ full potential: A critical analysis of Indigenous students’ aspirations
$46,444
19
Research Contract: DETYA
2004-2005
Unravelling Indigenous students’ full potential: A critical analysis of Indigenous students’ dreams, realities, and aspirations
$70,668
18
Research Contract: DETYA
2003-2004
Teaching Aboriginal studies: A critical analysis of core Aboriginal studies subjects in primary teacher education courses
$20,000
17
Research Contract: DETYA
2001-2003
An analysis of Indigenous school students’ aspirations with regard to their schooling and further study and of Indigenous parents with regard to their children’s further education and their own further studies
$104,000
16
ARC Linkage
2000-2002
Stamping out bullying in schools: A timely critical analysis of a new innovative intervention’s impact on self-concept, violence, aggression, and victimisation (C00002211)
$212,000
15
ARC Linkage
2000-2002
Bridging transition to high school: A critical analysis of the peer support program’s impact on self-concept and desirable educational outcomes (C00002213)
$182,000
14
Research Contract: DETYA
2000-2003
Teaching the teachers core Aboriginal studies: Impact on postgraduate teachers’ ability and commitment to teach Aboriginal studies and perspectives effectively in Australian schools
$56,000
13
Research Contract: DETYA
2000-2003
Teaching the teachers core Aboriginal studies: Impact on preservice teachers’ ability and commitment to teach Aboriginal studies and perspectives effectively in Australian schools
$106,000
12
Research Contract: Commonwealth
2000
Aboriginal studies self-concept for a nation
$5,000
11
ARC Discovery
1999-2001
Enhancing students’ self-concepts and related constructs: A longitudinal analysis capitalising on and combining promising enhancement techniques for educational settings
$66,000
10
ARC Discovery
1998-2000
A critical analysis of the structure, stability, and development of young children’s’ self-concepts and academic achievement: A multi-cohort, multi-occasion study (A79802410)
$78,000
9
ARC Discovery
1997-1999
Enhancing self-concept: A critical meta-investigation analysis elucidating successful theory, research, and practice for educational settings
$73,000
8
Research Contract: Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation
1995–1997
Development of ‘Teaching the teachers: Indigenous Australian studies project of national significance’
$58,000
7
ARC Discovery
1995–1997
An examination of gifted and talented children’s self-concepts in regional programs, special classes, and mixed ability classes: A longitudinal analysis
$58,000
6
Research Contract: DETYA
1994-1996
An innovation in teacher education: Development of model resources for an example core Aboriginal studies subject for preservice teacher education courses—Stage 3
$75,000
5
Research Contract: DETYA
1994-1996
An innovation in teacher education: Development of model resources for an example core Aboriginal studies subject for preservice teacher education courses—Stage 2
$55,000
4
Research Contract: Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation
1994
Location and reproduction of educational pictorial materials for an introductory teacher-oriented textbook on Indigenous Australian studies
$10,000
3
Research Contract: DETYA
1993-1994
An innovation in teacher education: Development of model resources for an example core Aboriginal studies subject for preservice teacher education courses—Stage 1
$156,000
2
Research Contract: DETYA
1992
Exploring the development of tertiary teaching Aboriginal studies resource material for core teacher education courses
$20,000
1
ARC Discovery
1900-1992
New procedures for enhancing academic self-concept and related constructs: A longitudinal analysis
$46,000