'Professor Michelle Trudgett is an Indigenous scholar from the Wiradjuri Nation in New South Wales. Michelle holds the positions Professor of Indigenous Education and Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledges at the University of Technology Sydney. Prior to this she was employed as the Head of the Department of Indigenous Studies at Macquarie University. Michelle has developed an international reputation as a leading Indigenous Australian scholar whose research provides considerable insight into the area of Indigenous participation in higher education, with a specific focus on the postgraduate sector. Michelle is passionate about developing strategies to ensure Indigenous higher education students receive culturally appropriate support throughout their academic journeys.'
(Source : Centre for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledges)