Rate My Professor Kevin Lowe

Professor Kevin Lowe, a Gubbi Gubbi man from southeast Queensland, serves as a Scientia Indigenous Fellow and Professor in the School of Education at the University of New South Wales. He earned his PhD from the University of Newcastle in 2016, Master of Education from Australian Catholic University in 2008, Master of Letters (Preliminary) in Politics from the University of New England in 1995, Graduate Certificate in Public Service Management from University of Western Sydney in 2003, Associate Diploma in Horticulture from University of New England - Orange in 1992, Graduate Diploma in Teacher Librarianship from Kur-ring-gai CAE in 1988, and Bachelor of Arts with Diploma in Education from Macquarie University in 1975. Throughout his career, Lowe has worked as a teacher, education administrator, university lecturer, and program manager, specializing in collaborations with Aboriginal community organizations to develop language policies, implement school curricula, and drive school reforms.

Lowe's research centers on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education, with a focus on sustainable improvements through community and school partnerships, curriculum and pedagogy development, and school policies. He leads the Aboriginal Voices project, which conducts systematic reviews of research across key schooling areas to develop new pedagogic frameworks, and the Culturally Nourishing Schooling project, aimed at transforming educational experiences for Indigenous students via enhanced leadership, pedagogy, community engagement, and student aspirations. Notable publications include editing Assessing the Evidence in Indigenous Education Research: Implications for Policy and Practice (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023), co-authoring Re-awakening Languages: Theory and Practice in the Revitalisation of Australia’s Indigenous Languages (Sydney University Press, 2010), and book chapters such as 'Indigenist policy analysis: The Uluru Statement from the Heart as a road map towards recognising Indigenous sovereignty in Indigenous education' (Routledge, 2024) and 'The Benefit of Indigenous Cultural Programs in Schools' (Springer, 2023). Lowe has received awards including the Equity Award – Public Service Medal (2003), Silver Award – NSW Premier’s Public Sector Award (2008), Colin Marsh Award from the Australian Curriculum Studies Association (2013), and AARE Best Paper Award (2018). He has secured grants such as an ARC Discovery Indigenous grant ($330,000, 2020) and NSW Department of Education Strategic Funding ($583,000, 2020).