Jessica K Weir

Dr Jessica Weir is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University, and a Visiting Fellow at the Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University. Dr Weir investigates the social-cultural dimensions of environmental management, spanning issues of natural hazards, fresh water, native title, climate change and decolonial ethics. Dr Weir learns from Indigenous peoples' knowledge and governance practices, to draw out insights for public sector governance and academic knowledge generation. She works with Indigenous communities, leaders and academics in southeast and western Australia. Dr Weir worked for ten years in the Native Title Research Unit at the Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS).