Assoc Prof Liz Cameron
Associate Profesor
School of Architecture and Built Environment (Indigenous Health)
Career Summary
Biography
“Within an architectural design framework, Indigenous knowledge systems provide
unique opportunities for interpreting and understanding the concept of 'Country' that
can lead to a better understanding of how we care for our environment”.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Newcastle
- Postgraduate Certificate in Social Health, Macquarie University
Keywords
- Architecture and Country guided practices
- Arts-led practices
- Caring for Country
- Design
- Ecology and Environmental Restoration
- Indigenous Knowledge Systems
- Indigenous health and wellbeing
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 451907 | Indigenous methodologies | 20 |
| 470204 | Cultural and creative industries | 40 |
| 451902 | Global Indigenous studies environmental knowledges and management | 40 |
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
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| Associate Profesor | University of Newcastle School of Architecture and Built Environment Australia |
Academic appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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| 1/5/2019 - 1/6/2022 | Professor and Chair of Indigenous Knowledges | Deakin University Indigenous Education Australia |
| 1/5/2015 - 1/6/2019 | Director/Professor | Deakin University Australia |
| 2/5/2010 - 1/6/2015 | Senior Lecturer | The University of Newcastle Australia |
| 1/1/2006 - 1/1/2008 | Course Coordinator | University of Western Sydney Indigenous Support Program Australia |
Awards
Prize
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Vice Chancellors Award of Excellence Deakin University |
Thesis Examinations
| Year | Level | Discipline | Thesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Honours | Arts |
Colonial Australia and Black Matters Ursula Morgan |
Teaching
| Code | Course | Role | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARBE1222 |
Design Studio 1 School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle |
Lecturer | 19/7/2023 - 19/8/2023 |
| ARBE1220 |
Design Studio 2 School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle |
lecturer | 19/7/2023 - 19/8/2023 |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Book (1 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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| 2024 | Vaysman, The Oxford Handbook of Global Realisms, Oxford Press, London, 0 (2024) |
Chapter (3 outputs)
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| 2025 |
Bennett B, Menzel K, Cameron L, 'Behind the barbed wire fence, looking up at the concrete ceiling: Aboriginal “leadership” and considerations for social work', 217-228 (2025)
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| 2024 |
Cameron L, 'Embodied Realisms in Australian Aboriginal Art' (2024) [B1]
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| 2021 |
Menzel K, Cameron L, 'A Meeting of Freshwater and Saltwater. Opening the Dialogue of Aboriginal Concepts of Culture within an Academic Space', 117-146 (2021) [B1]
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Open Research Newcastle |
Conference (4 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
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| 2025 | Ringham S, Cameron L, 'Interwoven Spirits of Country: Cultivating Indigenous research' (2025) | Open Research Newcastle | |||
| 2023 |
Smith S, Cameron L, Williams B, 'Privileging Indigenous voices in Australian higher education in Architectural design and construction.', Perth (2023)
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| 2012 | Cameron EJ, 'Aboriginal art - The fabric of cultural identity and healing: Mental health perceptions through Aboriginal understandings', International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Darwin (2012) [E3] | ||||
| 2009 | Cameron EJ, 'Indigenous healing cards: A culturally sensitive tool for health professionals', The 2nd ArtsHealth Conference Proceedings, Newcastle, NSW (2009) [E3] | ||||
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Journal article (19 outputs)
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| 2025 |
Reynolds D, Cameron L, 'Yarning up with Doc Reynolds: An interview about Country from an Indigenous perspective', Wildlife Research, 52 (2025) [C1]
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Cameron L, Eiman M, 'Embodied experiences: integrating indigenous sensory knowledge in architectural education', Architectural Science Review (2025) [C1]
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| 2024 |
Cameron L, ''Reclaiming their stories': A study of the spiritual content of historical cultural objects through an Indigenous creative inquiry', AUSTRALIAN ARCHAEOLOGY, 90, 140-151 (2024) [C1]
Developing methods for communicating, analysing, and interpreting the spiritual context of cultural objects is essential to gaining a deep understanding of the past. In... [more] Developing methods for communicating, analysing, and interpreting the spiritual context of cultural objects is essential to gaining a deep understanding of the past. In archaeology, Indigenous methodologies in the field of creativity as an embodied exploration can enable archaeologists to understand how we perceive and interpret cultural information. This article examines how art making, within Indigenous cultures, serves as a powerful lens through which archaeological inquiries can be spiritually interpreted. This intricate relationship between art making and archaeological exploration provides a nuanced understanding of the spiritual significance inherent in historical relics. Its objective is to highlight Indigenous creative embodied methodologies, embracing a decolonised perspective that honours Indigenous worldviews. Serving as a bridge, it narrows the divide between creative craftsmanship and the field of archaeology.
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Open Research Newcastle | |||||||||
| 2023 |
Tane M, Stevenson LC, Cameron L, Gould GS, 'Evaluation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smoking cessation interventions with pregnant women in Australia: utilising a culturally appropriate tool', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH, 29, 117-125 (2023) [C1]
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Alleway HKK, Klein ESS, Cameron L, Douglass K, Govia I, Guell C, Lim M, Robin L, Thurstan RHH, 'The shifting baseline syndrome as a connective concept for more informed and just responses to global environmental change', PEOPLE AND NATURE, 5, 885-896 (2023) [C1]
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| 2022 |
Cameron E, 'Australian Indigenous sensory knowledge systems in creative practices', Creative Arts in Education and Therapy, 7, 114-127 (2022) [C1]
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| 2021 |
Rahman T, Foster J, Fuentes GLH, Cameron L, Gould GS, 'Perspectives about smoking cessation during pregnancy and beyond of Aboriginal women in Australia: A qualitative analysis using the COM-B model', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS, 155, 282-289 (2021) [C1]
Objective: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women (hereafter Aboriginal) and their babies experience poor health outcomes for which smoking is a major risk factor.... [more] Objective: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women (hereafter Aboriginal) and their babies experience poor health outcomes for which smoking is a major risk factor. This paper explores Aboriginal women's perspectives on and experiences of smoking cessation, within and outside pregnancy, and their use of smoking cessation services using the COM-B (Capability, Opportunity, Motivation as determinants of Behaviour) model to understand Aboriginal women's capabilities, opportunities, and motivation for smoking cessation. Methods: Data came from 11 focus groups conducted in regional New South Wales, Australia, with 80 women aged between 16 and 68¿years. Thematic analysis was performed following the COM-B model. Results: Seven themes related to capability, opportunity, motivation, and smoking cessation behaviors were identified. The themes highlighted that agency, knowledge, and self-efficacy (as capability), a supportive social environment, and access to culturally appropriate services and resources (as opportunities), together with automatic and reflective motivations for quitting, may enable short- or long-term smoking cessation. Conclusion: Smoking cessation interventions may be more effective if the dynamics of the COM-B factors are considered. Policy and practice changes for further enhancing regional Aboriginal women's psychological capability and supportive social environments, and making smoking cessation services culturally appropriate are warranted.
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| 2020 | Cameron E, '"Healthy Country, Healthy People": Aboriginal Embodied Knowledge Systems in Human/Nature Interrelationships', The International Journal of Ecopsychology (IJE), 1 (2020) [C1] | Open Research Newcastle | |||||||||
| 2020 |
Gould GS, Holder C, Oldmeadow C, Gruppetta M, 'Supports used by aboriginal and torres strait islander women for their health, including smoking cessation, and a baby’s health: A cross-sectional survey in new south wales, australia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, 1-15 (2020) [C1]
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| 2018 |
Thurstan RH, Brittain Z, Jones DS, Cameron E, Dearnaley J, Bellgrove A, 'Aboriginal uses of seaweeds in temperate Australia: an archival assessment', JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY, 30 1821-1832 (2018) [C1]
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| 2011 | Cameron EJ, 'Celebrating Australian Indigenous art: Valuing culture, relationships and building strength through art', The International Journal of the Arts in Society, 6 185-192 (2011) [C1] | Open Research Newcastle | |||||||||
| 2011 |
Cameron EJ, 'Supporting Indigenous nursing students', Australian Nursing Journal, 18 (2011) [C3]
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| 2010 |
Cameron EJ, 'Using the arts as a therapeutic tool for counselling - an Australian Aboriginal perspective', Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 5, 403-407 (2010) [C1]
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Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 14 |
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| Total funding | $1,087,016 |
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
20251 grants / $22,926
WaterTalks: Co-design Water Narratives in the Coquun-Hunter River, Estuary and Coastal Zone$22,926
Funding body: Port of Newcastle
| Funding body | Port of Newcastle |
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| Project Team | Doctor Irene Perez Lopez, Doctor Rebecca Allen, Doctor Rebecca Allen, Associate Professor Liz Cameron, Associate Professor Liz Cameron, Miss Maria Cano Dominguez, Miss Maria Cano Dominguez, Associate Professor Bonnie McBain, Associate Professor Bonnie McBain, Ms Shellie Smith, Ms Shellie Smith |
| Scheme | Your Port Our Community Grants |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2025 |
| Funding Finish | 2025 |
| GNo | G2401723 |
| Type Of Funding | C3100 – Aust For Profit |
| Category | 3100 |
| UON | Y |
20243 grants / $329,000
Edible Root Biocultural Restoration project along Dyarubbin (Hawkebury River) in the Sydney area.$200,000
Funding body: Australian Government
| Funding body | Australian Government |
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| Project Team | Emily Enns, Liz Cameron |
| Scheme | Australian research Grant - Macquarie University |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2024 |
| Funding Finish | 2028 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC |
| Category | 1200 |
| UON | N |
“Bada Budyari” - Eat Well Project$74,000
This project intends to engage with the stories of the Dyrubbin River and the local Cumberland area through a creative study of edible and medicinal plants.
Funding body: Department of Housing, infulstructure and Environment
| Funding body | Department of Housing, infulstructure and Environment |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Irene Perez Lopez |
| Scheme | Country |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2024 |
| Funding Finish | 2025 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | C2200 - Aust Commonwealth – Other |
| Category | 2200 |
| UON | N |
Waikato Partnership - Indigenous Exchange Program$55,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle - Global
| Funding body | University of Newcastle - Global |
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| Project Team | Liz Cameron |
| Scheme | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement and Partnerships) |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2024 |
| Funding Finish | 2024 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | C1600 - Aust Competitive - StateTerritory Govt |
| Category | 1600 |
| UON | N |
20231 grants / $68,090
Master Planning Research Project at Djarragun College$68,090
Funding body: Djarragun College
| Funding body | Djarragun College |
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| Project Team | Associate Professor Marcus Jefferies, Associate Professor Liz Cameron, Associate Professor Sam Spurr, Associate Professor Kim Maund, Mr Cameron Beard, Doctor Buddhini Ginigaddara Appuhamilage, Professor Sue Anne Ware |
| Scheme | Research Grant |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2023 |
| Funding Finish | 2023 |
| GNo | G2300249 |
| Type Of Funding | C3200 – Aust Not-for Profit |
| Category | 3200 |
| UON | Y |
20205 grants / $117,000
Indigenous Knowledge Systems – arts-based practice$35,000
Funding body: Sidney Myer Foundation
| Funding body | Sidney Myer Foundation |
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| Project Team | Brian Martin, Liz Cameron, Donna Moody |
| Scheme | Unknown |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2020 |
| Funding Finish | 2021 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | C3120 - Aust Philanthropy |
| Category | 3120 |
| UON | N |
Deakin Research Collaborative Grant – Indigenous Knowledge Systems on environmental responses to cultural landscape destruction, 2020$35,000
Funding body: Deakin University
| Funding body | Deakin University |
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| Scheme | Deakin University Research Funding |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2020 |
| Funding Finish | 2022 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | External |
| Category | EXTE |
| UON | N |
Indigenous Dance - embedding Indigenous cultural content into program teaching$25,000
Funding body: Deakin University
| Funding body | Deakin University |
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| Project Team | David Cross, Liz Cameron, Sean Loughly |
| Scheme | Faculty support grant |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2020 |
| Funding Finish | 2021 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
‘ICAN QUIT in Pregnancy’ intervention$12,000
Funding body: NHMRC
| Funding body | NHMRC |
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| Project Team | ‘ICAN QUIT in Pregnancy’ intervention - Isista quit |
| Scheme | NHMRC and Global Alliance for Chronic Disease |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2020 |
| Funding Finish | 2022 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | C1300 - Aust Competitive - Medical Research Future Fund |
| Category | 1300 |
| UON | N |
Inaugural CACHE ECR Indigenous Australian Fellowship, Macquarie University, 2021 – An arts-based inquiry on decolonising Indigenous Archaeology with MQ Museum collection$10,000
Funding body: Macquarie University
| Funding body | Macquarie University |
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| Scheme | RHD |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2020 |
| Funding Finish | 2021 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | External |
| Category | EXTE |
| UON | N |
20184 grants / $550,000
Indigenous Student Higher Education Entry Scheme$270,000
Funding body: ACT Department of Education and Training
| Funding body | ACT Department of Education and Training |
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| Project Team | James Charles, Liz Cameron |
| Scheme | Research Project |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2018 |
| Funding Finish | 2020 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | N |
Indigenous Mentoring Program$192,000
Funding body: Australian Government Department of Education
| Funding body | Australian Government Department of Education |
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| Project Team | The Institute of Koorie Education, L Cameron |
| Scheme | Department of Education |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2018 |
| Funding Finish | 2019 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | C1600 - Aust Competitive - StateTerritory Govt |
| Category | 1600 |
| UON | N |
Post-school transitions educational programs$58,000
Funding body: ACT Department of Education and Training
| Funding body | ACT Department of Education and Training |
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| Project Team | Maree Grupetta, Liz Cameron |
| Scheme | Research Project |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2018 |
| Funding Finish | 2019 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | C1500 - Aust Competitive - Commonwealth Other |
| Category | 1500 |
| UON | N |
School to University Pathways Program$30,000
Funding body: ACT Department of Education and Training
| Funding body | ACT Department of Education and Training |
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| Project Team | James Charles, Tyson Yunkaporta, Liz Cameron |
| Scheme | Research Project |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2018 |
| Funding Finish | 2019 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | N |
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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| 2025 | PhD | "ROUND HOUSE" Student Living Analysis "In The Round" | PhD (Architecture), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2024 | Masters | Sustainable Architecture in the Brazilian Amazon | M Philosophy (Architecture), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2024 | PhD | Sweeping Country | Dance, Batchelor College, Northern Territory | Co-Supervisor |
| 2023 | PhD | The representation of place in audiovisual creative work. | Creative Arts, Deakin University | Co-Supervisor |
| 2022 | PhD | Feasibility and Health Economics of Implementing Evidence-Based Prevention Interventions for Smoking Cessation in Pregnant Aboriginal Women into Primary Care Health Services | PhD (Health Economics), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2021 | PhD | Ngaay Irri Urri Arri! (Me This Doing That!) A Study In Traditional Aboriginal Architecture Informing Contemporary Design Practice | PhD (Architecture), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2018 | PhD | Place Stories: Exploring the Nuance of Cross-Cultural Creative Collaboration in Art in Public Spaces. | PhD (Architecture), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
Past Supervision
| Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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| 2021 | PhD | Stirred, not shaken: An Aboriginal Woman's experience of the Academy Doctor of Philosophy, Deakin University | Education Studies, Deakin University | Co-Supervisor |
| 2021 | Honours | Involvement of Aboriginal Elders and Knowledge Holders in Public Health education | Public Health, Deakin University | Co-Supervisor |
| 2017 | Masters | Australian Indigenous uses of coastal resources | Environmental Studies, Deakin University | Co-Supervisor |
| 2015 | Masters | North: Remembering Country | M Philosophy (Abor Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
Assoc Prof Liz Cameron
Position
Associate Profesor
Architecture
School of Architecture and Built Environment
College of Engineering, Science and Environment
Focus area
Indigenous Health
Contact Details
| liz.cameron@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Link | Personal webpage |
