Evaluation in the Equine Assisted Learning Space with indigenous Led Knowledges
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
27-5-2026 10:00 AM
Description
Professor Juli Coffin is an Aboriginal woman, with traditional ties to her grandparents’ Nyangumarta country in the Pilbara region. Juli was born in Ngala, Western Australia and has lived most of her life in the Pilbara. Professor Coffin is recognised as a prominent Aboriginal researcher, with expertise in cultural security, education and research across a diverse range of settings including chronic diseases, nutrition, contextualising bullying and health promotion. In 2011, Professor Coffin received a PhD from Edith Cowan University, Western Australia (WA) and the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence. The PhD explored the Aboriginal context, as reported by the Yamaji community, to inform the development of a bullying prevention program that is culturally sensitive to the needs of Aboriginal students. Professor Coffin also holds a Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (Distinction) from James Cook University, Queensland, and a Diploma of Teaching from Edith Cowan University, WA. Professor Coffin has completed an orthography course of her family’s traditional Aboriginal language (Nyangumarta) and combines her education and cultural learnings to deliver an outstanding translation of research into practice that is always of impeccable standard. She is highly regarded by her peers, as being creative and innovative in her approach to some of the controversial and complex areas in Aboriginal health and education.
Recommended Citation
Coffin, Juli, "Evaluation in the Equine Assisted Learning Space with indigenous Led Knowledges" (2026). Nulungu Research Week. 6.
https://researchonline.nd.edu.au/nulungu_researchweek/2026/schedule/6
Evaluation in the Equine Assisted Learning Space with indigenous Led Knowledges
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Professor Juli Coffin is an Aboriginal woman, with traditional ties to her grandparents’ Nyangumarta country in the Pilbara region. Juli was born in Ngala, Western Australia and has lived most of her life in the Pilbara. Professor Coffin is recognised as a prominent Aboriginal researcher, with expertise in cultural security, education and research across a diverse range of settings including chronic diseases, nutrition, contextualising bullying and health promotion. In 2011, Professor Coffin received a PhD from Edith Cowan University, Western Australia (WA) and the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence. The PhD explored the Aboriginal context, as reported by the Yamaji community, to inform the development of a bullying prevention program that is culturally sensitive to the needs of Aboriginal students. Professor Coffin also holds a Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (Distinction) from James Cook University, Queensland, and a Diploma of Teaching from Edith Cowan University, WA. Professor Coffin has completed an orthography course of her family’s traditional Aboriginal language (Nyangumarta) and combines her education and cultural learnings to deliver an outstanding translation of research into practice that is always of impeccable standard. She is highly regarded by her peers, as being creative and innovative in her approach to some of the controversial and complex areas in Aboriginal health and education.
Comments
Session Facilitator: Assoc Professor Melissa Marshall