Dr Daphne Nash

• PhD (ANU), FAAS

Daphne holds a PhD from the Australian National University in the field of Interdisciplinary Cross-cultural Research that explores representations of Indigenous knowledge in south-eastern Australia. She also holds an MA and a BLitt (with merit) from the ANU both of which focus on ethnobotanical and other environmental knowledge of Pintupi/Luritja people in Central Australia. Professional interests led to a Graduate Certificate in Applied Science - Cultural Heritage Management (UC) in 2003. Originally, Daphne graduated with a BA from the ANU followed by a Graduate Diploma of Education (secondary).

As a Research Fellow at the Aboriginal Environments Research Centre, Daphne is involved in land management and social policy projects as well as graduate student supervision.

Recent Publications

Memmott, P., Reser, J., Head, B., Davidson, J., Nash, D., O'Rourke, T., Gamage, H., Suliman, S., Lowry, A. and Marshall, K. 2013 Aboriginal responses to climate change in arid zone Australia: regional understandings and capacity building for adaptation. Southport, QLD, Australia: National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility.

Memmott, P., Nash, D. and Birdsall-Jones, C. 2013 Indigenous homelessness in regional Australia, The University of Queensland, Institute for Social Science Research.

Memmott, P., Nash, D., Baffour, B. and Greenop, K. 2013 The Women's Refuge and the crowded house: Aboriginal homelessness hidden in Tennant Creek, Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.

Memmott, P. and Nash, D. 2012 No wrong door? Managing Indigenous homelessness in Mt Isa, The Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.

Nash, D. 2010 "From shell work to shell art: Koori women creating knowledge and value on the South Coast of NSW", in craft + design enquiry, 2.