Dr Raylene Nixon

Senior Lecturer passionate about human rights, social change, and Indigenous empowerment. With a diverse background in academia, nonprofit organisations, and government agencies, I have gained valuable experience in various sectors. I possess expertise in research, strategic planning, leadership, governance, and community engagement, utilising these skills to drive impactful initiatives that empower marginalised communities and foster systemic change. Recognised for a collaborative approach and innovative problem-solving skills, I am dedicated to creating a more just and compassionate society where every individual has the opportunity to thrive.

• Nixon, Raylene, Malatzky, Christina, Ewen, Shaun, 2024, Yorta Yorta Algabonyah (Indigenous community) regional self-governance and government policies., Submitted for publication.
• Nixon, Raylene, Malatzky, Christina, Ewen, Shaun, 2024, Research Design Theory and Methods of Working with Regional Indigenous Communities., Submitted for publication.
• Prosperity on a country: How to reposition the social, cultural and economic value of Aboriginal people in the Goulburn Murray region of Victoria.
• Malatzky, Christina, Raelene Nixon, Olivia Mitchell, Lisa Bourke, 2018, Prioritising the cultural inclusivity of a rural mainstream health service for First Nation Australians: An analysis of discourse and power., Health Sociology Review, 27, 3, 248-262
• Bourke, Lisa, Christina Malatzky, Daniel Terry, Raelene Nixon, Karyn Ferguson, Peter Ferguson, 2017, Perspectives of Aboriginal issues among non-Aboriginal residents of rural Victorian communities., Australian Journal of Social Issues, 52, 3, 278-293

Media

• Mar 12, 2024 Reimagining Justice: Critical conversations into racism and coronial responses to preventable Indigenous deaths in care and custodyReimagining Justice: Critical conversations into racism and coronial responses to preventable Indigenous deaths in care and custody
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  Triple A podcast with Carumba Institute and Dr Helena Kaijilich. See our work by clicking on the linkTriple A podcast with Carumba Institute and Dr Helena Kaijilich.
  
• ABC · Sep 15, 2023 Family members protest during Steven Nixon-McKellar death in police custody inquest.
• ABC · Sep 12, 2023. Steven Nixon McKellar Inquest
• The Leader · Sep 11, 2023 Pre-inquest rally calls to end Black deaths in custody. publication
• 3Canberra Times · Sep 11, 2023 A mother's nightmare. publication
  
• NITV · May 18, 2023NITV · May 18, 2023Mother of Gunggari man who died after police used choke hold on him condemns ban 'back-flip'. publication

• 2013, CERSH Conference Close the Gap Young Women's Health
• 2014, DRH Aboriginal Health Conference Experience of Young Aboriginal Men in Sport and Education
• 2015, Ngar-Wu Wanyarra Aboriginal Health Conference Organiser
• 2017, Indigenous Data Sovereignty Symposium
• 2017, UoM People and Places Conference Algabonyah Scorecard
• 2018, Closing the Gap Workshops Sydney & Canberra Kaiela Institute Empowered Communities
• 2018, Ngā Pae
• Te Māramatanga Auckland New Zealand PHD Research
• 2022, Ngar-Wu Wanyarra Aboriginal Health Conference From Protests to Eternal Change
• 2023, Ngar-Wu Wanyarra Aboriginal Health Conference Restorative Justice depends upon acknowledgement of institutional, structural and systemic racism.
• 2024 International Data Linkage Conference. Adapting to a Changing World. Chicago USA
• 2024 Ngar-Wu Wanyarra Aboriginal Health Conference. Empowering Health in Aboriginal Communities
• 2024 Asia Pacific Coroners Conference. Our Perspective of Coronial Inquests. Yulara NT