Rate My Professor Bronwyn Fredericks

Professor Bronwyn Fredericks is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement) at The University of Queensland, leading the implementation of the Indigenous strategy, strengthening leadership in Indigenous engagement, and building community links. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy from Central Queensland University, Masters (Coursework) of Education from the University of Tasmania, BEd and MEd from Queensland University of Technology, and DipT(Sec) from Brisbane College of Advanced Education. With over 30 years of experience in the tertiary sector, state and federal governments, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-based organisations, she previously held positions at Central Queensland University as Professor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement), Chairperson of the Academic Board, and BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance Chair in Indigenous Engagement. There, she led the Reconciliation Action Plan process and the Office of Indigenous Engagement Change Proposal to realign functions for maximising resources in Indigenous education and support.

Professor Fredericks was appointed in 2017 as one of two commissioners to the Queensland Productivity Commission, serving as Presiding Commissioner for the Inquiry into Service Provision in Discrete and Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities. She is a member of the Australian Research Council’s College of Experts and ARC Advisory Committee. Her research specializations include Indigenous education, Indigenous health, and reconciliation, reflected in over 205 works published between 1994 and 2025, with more than 3,980 citations. Key publications include co-edited works such as the editorial for The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education (2025), '50 years of The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education: a bibliometric retrospective' (2025), and 'Indigenous education in Australia: countering injustice and increasing success through leadership' (2025). She serves as an editor for The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education. Major awards include the Fulbright Scholarship (2026), election as Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (2022), National NAIDOC Award for Education (2022), and inaugural Public Health Award in Indigenous Health (2019). Her contributions have significant influence in advancing Indigenous engagement and education.