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Dr Juliana Mclaughlin
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Communication
Biography
Juliana Mohok McLaughlin (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer in the Creative Industries Faculty at the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia where she teaches critical Indigenous studies in higher education, education, decolonising methodologies, research ethics and protocols and culture studies. Her teaching and research are informed by postcolonialism, critical race and critical theories, decolonisation and Indigenous standpoint frameworks. She has a track record in supervising international and domestic Doctor of Philosophy and Professional Doctorates from multi-disciplinary backgrounds and projects to successful completion over the last 20 years. Her research is driven by her passion for decolonising research and education, social justice, equitable development and international education. Juliana has extensively published in refereed journals and book chapters, serves on journal editorial boards and has provided expert reviews for a number of manuscripts for publishing firms. Juliana worked as an academic advisor in the Oodgeroo Unit, QUT Chancellery from 2004 – 2017 where she led and facilitated academic and cultural support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders students studying at QUT. She is a past president for the Australian New Guinea Comparative and International Education Society (ANZCIES), currently Oceania CIES. Juliana is from Manus Island, Papua New Guinea.Personal details
Positions
- Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Communication
Research field
Cultural studies, Other Education
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
- Past President (2014-15) - Oceania Comparative and International Education Society (OCIES)
- President (2012-13) - Australian New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society (ANZCIES)
- Representative (2012-13) - World Council for Comparative Education Societies (WCCES)
- Member - New Societies Standing Committee (WCCES)
- Member - Higher Education Research Network (HERN)
- Member - American Education Research Association (AERA)
- Member - Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
- Member - British Association for International and Comparative (BAICE)
- Member - Oceania Comparative and International Education Society (OCIES)
Teaching
Dr Julie McLaughlin currently teaches and researches in:
- Indigenous knowledges, research ethics, and protocols
- Indigenous education
- Culture studies
- Indigenous representations
- Development education and curriculum reform
- Post-colonialism and education
- Education
- Pasifika students in Australian universities
- Indigenous politics - global perspectives
Experience
Dr Julie McLaughlin has provided consultancy for the following organisations:
- Ministry of Education, Papua New Guinea
- Divine Word University, Papua New Guinea
- Visiting Vietnamese Educators
- Madrasah Educators Project
- Papua New Guinea curriculum development
Publications
- McLaughlin, J., Whatman, S., Ross, R. & Katona, J. (2012). Indigenous knowledge and effective parent-school partnerships: issues and insights. Introductory Indigenous studies in education [2nd, edition] : reflection and the importance of knowing, 178–195. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/50176
- Hart, V., Whatman, S., McLaughlin, J. & Sharma-Brymer, V. (2012). Pre-service teachers' pedagogical relationships and experiences of embedding Indigenous Australian knowledge in teaching practicum. Compare, 42(5), 703–723. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/56951
- McLaughlin, J., (2011). Lost in translation: partnerships for authentic education in Papua New Guinea. International Education Journal, 10(2), 86–98. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/50174
- McLaughlin, J. & Whatman, S. (2011). The potential of critical race theory in decolonizing university curricula. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 31(4), 365–377. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/42346
- Syron, M. & McLaughlin, J. (2010). Indigenous knowledges: informing and supporting Indigenous students during their first year at university. Proceedings of the 13th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference 2010, 1–11. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/42353
- Whatman, S., McLaughlin, J., Willsteed, S., Tyhuis, A. & Beetson, S. (2008). Quality and efficacy of the Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme (ITAS) for university students. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 37, 118–130. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/44583
- McLaughlin, J. & Hickling-Hudson, A. (2005). Beyond Dependency Theory. A Postcolonial Perspective on Educating Papua New Guinea Students in Australian High Schools. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 25(2), 193–208. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/3505
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Juliana, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Filter publications:
A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/j.mclaughlin
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Flipping the Script: The Role of Indigenous Voices in Teaching Preparation
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Angela Baeza, Associate Professor Francis Bobongie-Harris - Humour as an expression of sovereignty: a Black anticolonial perspective on norm-setting and safety in relation to comedy
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Francis Bobongie-Harris, Professor Michael Dezuanni - Ngemba Tracks through Virtual Spaces: Understanding Social Network Analysis and Types of dyadic phenomena of Social Media Networks from a Ngemba Aboriginal perspective in very remote Australia
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Jason Watson - Over-Representation of Indigenous Peoples in The Queensland Criminal Justice System: a Critical Analysis of Queensland Police Service Policy
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Kelly Richards, Associate Professor Deb Duthie, Associate Professor Danielle Watson - Sovereign Acts not Artifacts: The sovereign studio practices of contemporary Aboriginal artists
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Donna Hancox - Storytelling as Resistance: Reclaiming South Sea Islander Narratives
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Francis Bobongie-Harris
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Capturing and Sharing Market Vendors' Perspectives on Safety in Urban Markets in Papua New Guinea (2026)
- Making White History in Australia (2025)
- The Role of Community-Based Arts in Supporting Gender-Based Violence Survivors in Papua New Guinea (2024)
- Maintaining the Racial Contract: Everyday Racism and the Impact of Racial Microaggressions on 'Indigenous Employees' in the Australian Public Service (2018)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
- Sovereign Voices, Empowered Classrooms: The Role of Indigenous Knowledges in Transforming Australian Teacher Education (2025)
- Sasi, Pera, Lagi - Of Ocean, Land, and Sky: Revitalising Creative Confidence and a Connection to Place Through the Awakening and Renewal of Rotuman Creative Practice (2024)
- Always Was, Always Will Be: Continuing Ancestral Connectivity Through Performance (2022)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.