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Dr Payi Linda Ford
Dr Payi Linda Ford
Principal Research Fellow
Professor Barry Judd
Professor Barry Judd
Professor in Indigenous Social Research
Steven Bird
Professor Steven Bird
Professor
Professor Michael Christie
Professor Michael Christie
Principal Researcher
Kathy (Gotha) Guthadjaka
Kathy (Gotha) Guthadjaka AM
Senior Research Fellow & Elder on Country
Professor Helen Verran
Professor Helen Verran
Senior Researcher & HDR Network Coordinator
Associate Professor Chris Hallinan
Associate Professor Chris Hallinan
Research Associate
Michaela Spencer
Dr Michaela Spencer
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Jackie Gould
Dr Jackie Gould
CDU-AIMS Fellow
Jennifer Macdonald
Jennifer Macdonald
Research Associate
Cathy Bow
Cathy Bow
Research Associate & PhD Candidate
Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
Research Associate & PhD Candidate
Chloe Ngelebe Ford
Chloe Ngelebe Ford
Research Assistant
Emily Tyaemaen Ford
Emily Tyaemaen Ford
Junior Research Assistant
Sarah Ireland
Dr Sarah Ireland
Research and Evaluation Fellow
Aimee Diola
Aimee Diola
Research Administrative Assistant
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Dr Payi Linda Ford
Dr Payi Linda Ford

Principal Research Fellow

Dr Payi Linda Ford

Principal Research Fellow

E:  linda.ford@cdu.edu.au
T: +61 8 8946 7203

Dr Payi Linda Ford is Aboriginal and identifies as Rak Mak Mak Marranunggu, from Kurrindju, on the Finniss River, in the Northern Territory and is currently a Principal Research Fellow at Northern Institute at CDU, with whom she has a long association. Her knowledge, expertise and research in working with Indigenous groups is clearly invaluable to the Northern Institute. Dr Ford graduated with her PhD (Education), 2006 from Deakin University.

Linda understands and is familiar with Indigenous epistemological practices and its application to her research projects. Her knowledge and experience has informed her research practises to include ways of being, knowing and ability to lead and contribute to local, national and international research projects. The Indigenist research methodologies are applied to her research projects ie. Australian Research Council Projects, FRDC Aquaculture project and Plant Biosecurity research project.  

Current projects include 2 ARC's PBCRC 4041, LEBA Grants (Ageing, Telehealth and Language revitalisation), NTG Oral History grant.

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