Nellie Green

Manager of Indigenous Student Services, La Trobe University

Jonelle (Nellie) GREEN is a Badimaya woman (Yamatji mob) from the Central Wheatbelt area of
Western Australia.

Nellie has worked in Indigenous Higher Education for over 17 years in Perth and in Melbourne. She is currently Manager of Indigenous Student Services at La Trobe University, Melbourne and is a graduate of Curtin University, Perth. Nellie completed her Honours year in 2010.

Nellie is an artist whose work has appeared in a number of joint exhibitions, logos, corporate design, and on covers of published books. Her writing has been published in "Etchings - Indigenous" (Ilura Press), "Message Stick—Aboriginal Contemporary Writing" and "The Strength of us as Women—Black Women Speak", both by Ginninderra Press.

Experience

2008–2011

Manager, Indigenous Student Services, La Trobe University
2001–2008

Co-ordinator, Ngarn-gi Bagora Indigenous Centre, La Trobe University
1999–2001

Executive Assistant, Centre for Aboriginal Studies, Curtin University
1994–1999

A/Co-ordinator, Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre, Murdoch University

Education

2010

Curtin University, Bach of Applied Science (Hons) Indig Comm Dev
2000

Curtin University, Bach of Applied Science, Indig Comm Dev

Research Areas

Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Education (130301)
Studies Of Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Society (169902)
Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Cultural Studies (200201)

Honours

2000 NAIDOC Noongar Region Artist of the Year Award recipient