Jillian Marsh

Professor Jillian Marsh

Indigenous Knowledges, Ethnoarchaeology, Human Geography, Environmental Planning, Indigenous research methodologies.

Gulbali Institute

Biography

As a descendant of the Adnyamathanha Nation and as an Australian I value opportunities for engagement with other Australian First Nations researchers, and Indigenous-centred research. I have a strong collaborative background across a range of cultural contexts, academic disciplines, industry frameworks, and socio-political interests.

I am a multi-disciplinary researcher specialising in Indigenous Knowledges, sustainable land use, Ethnoarchaeology, and First Nations language revitalisation. My international research interests include Indigenous sovereignty and human rights, ethical and moral dilemmas in research and education, and decolonisation of research methods and methodologies.

I am research-active and have capacity to supervise HDR candidates, collaborate on research projects and writing for publication, and involvement in community-based collaborative research activities.  As a person who has lived and worked in regional Australia for many years I highly value opportunities to engage in regional, remote, and very remote research and education.

Research
  • Water sovereignty and First Nations rights
  • Endangered language revitalisation
  • Impacts of extractive industries
  • Indigenous Research and Decoloniality
Publications
Full publications list on CRO

Recent Publications

  • Marsh, J. K., & Spencer, T. (2025). Trauma-informed insights, strategies and practices for decolonizing research and research education. Qualitative Research Journal, 1-18.
  • Nursey-Bray, M., Marsh, J., Leal Filho, W., Azul, A. M., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., & Wall, T. (2022). Life below water. Encyclopedia of the UN sustainable development goals.
  • Sehlin MacNeil, K., Daniels-Mayes, S., Akbar, S., Marsh, J., Wik-Karlsson, J., & Össbo, Å. (2021). Social life cycle assessment used in Indigenous contexts: A critical analysis. Sustainability, 13(9), 5158.
  • Marsh, J. K., & Green, J. (2020). First nations rights and colonising practices by the nuclear industry: An Australian battleground for environmental justice. The Extractive Industries and Society, 7(3), 870-881.
  • Jillian K Marsh (July 2015) A Master Plan for Indigenous Freedom, in Beyond Slavery, avail online at OpenDemocracy.net.Link https://opendemocracy.net/beyondslavery/jillian-k-marsh/master-plan-for-indigenous-freedom
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