People

Researchers behind the Charter

The Charter was funded by an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant ‘Rights in Records by Design’ (2017-2021), a partnership between Monash and Federation Universities led by Associate Professor Joanne Evans.

Emeritus Professor Sue McKemmish
Chief Investigator, Leading Recordkeeping and archival educator and researcher
Barbara Reed
Research Consultant
Dr Shannon Faulkhead
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Information Technology and Head, First Peoples Department, Museums Victoria
Dr Nina Lewis
Research Fellow
Dr Kirsten Thorpe
Chancellor’s Indigenous Research Fellow, Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education & Research, University of Technology Sydney
Dr Greg Rolan
Research Fellow
Dr Frank Golding OAM
Research Investigator, Honorary Research Fellow, Federation University, Past Vice President Care Leavers Australasia Network
Dr David McGinniss
Research Investigator, Federation University

Acknowledgements

The research team acknowledges Dr Frank Golding OAM and Dr Jacqueline Wilson who brought to the project, amongst other attributes, their lived experience as children in care and care leavers – as well as their many years of working with care leavers and advocating for their rights.