The Big Mob, STEM it up Project
This podcast series is hosted by Associate Professor Marnee Shay and the Australia's Women in STEM Ambassador, who support the Commonwealth Government's Pathway to Diversity in STEM Review.
This podcast is part of a research project called Big Mob STEM it Up.
Quandamooka postdoctoral fellow, Ren Perkins, yarns with 12 Indigenous trailblazers in STEM.
Listen to hear their stories and experiences in STEM fields.
Artwork by Tara-Rose Gonebale
Episodes
13 episodes
Episode 14: Grady Toomath
Grady is a Minang Noongar man born in Perth. He is an IT Consultant at Winyama with a drone specialisation. Prior to joining Winyama, Grady completed an Advanced Diploma in Engineering and Electrical Design and worked for 10 years as an Instrum...
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Episode 14
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34:26
Episode 13: Noel Taylor
Noel is a Nyiyaparli/Nyamal man, born in Port Hedland and grew up in Marble Bar.He joined the Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation (KNAC) in April 2023 as the Ranger Program Project Officer, a newly created operational role that work...
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Episode 13
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18:54
Episode 12: Andrew Dowding
Andrew is the Managing Director of Winyama. Andrew’s role is to manage and guide Winyama, create opportunities for the team to grow into their roles and most importantly to generate work for the organisation to be sustainable. Andrew is from th...
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Episode 12
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46:49
Episode 11: Carol-Anne Tucker
Carol-Anne Tucker is a Nyiyaparli/Banjima woman from the East Pilbara area of Western Australia. She grew up in the coastal Pilbara town of Onslow before deciding to move to Tom Price to be closer to Country. She was very close to her Gubarli (...
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Episode 11
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14:40
Episode 10: Marlee Hutton
Marlee is a Bardi Jawi women and the Regional Ecologist for the Kimberley Land Council based out of Broome. She works closely with KLC Ranger teams to monitor culturally and scientifically significant species, broker science partnerships,...
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Episode 10
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53:09
Episode 9: Corey Tutt OAM
Corey Tutt OAM is a Kamilaroi man from Nowra, NSW, and a STEM champion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. As a young person, he developed a love of STEM subjects but found little encouragement for Aboriginal people to pursue care...
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Episode 9
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44:19
Episode 8: Bonny Rawson
Bonny Rawson is a Ballardong Noongar woman. She grew up in Boorloo (Perth) and is now living and working in Naarm (Melbourne). She is currently working as a Senior Product Technologist at Coles. She has a Bachelor of Science (Food Science &...
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Episode 8
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21:16
Episode 7: Coen Hird
Coen is a trawlwoolway pakana related to northeast lutruwita.Coen is a researcher and teacher with broad interests in Indigenous sciences, ecophysiology, and conservation biology. Coen has special interest and experience in understandin...
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Episode 7
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26:10
Episode 6: Talia Sarra
Talia Sarra is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman with Birri Gubba and Gooreng Gooreng heritage and connections to the Mauar, Stephen and Murray Islands. Talia was the Secondary Student STEM Highly Commended Finalist for the...
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Episode 6
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15:20
Episode 5: Josh Burkin
Josh has over 12 years’ experience as a Civil Engineer specialising in the delivery of large and complex projects, subdivisions, and main roads infrastructure. Josh has delivered over $300M+ civil works in South East Queensland, Western Queensl...
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Episode 5
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17:32
Episode 4: Kris Rallah-Baker
Associate Professor Kris. Rallah-Baker is a proud Yuggera/Warangu man on his mother’s side and Wiradjuri on his father’s side. He is Australia’s first Indigenous ophthalmologist, founding member of the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association,...
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Episode 4
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26:37
Episode 3: Mel Perkins
Mel Perkins, a proud Quandamooka woman with connections to the Wakka Wakka Nation, who is currently the Acting Executive Director of the Mobility as a Service (MaaS), in the Office of the Director- General, in Queensland’s Department of Transpo...
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Episode 3
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16:25
