Jennifer Evans

Jennifer Evans is a senior Queer Dharug scholar with dual connections to Dharug and palawa country. They are an Associate Professor in Aboriginal Health Leadership at the University of Tasmania, Australia. Jennifer has research expertise inIndigenous and decolonising methodologies and health equity for First Peoples, and is a strong advocate for anti-racism and cultural humility. In 2022, they won the Tasmanian Premier’s Literature Award for their academic work regarding Queer Indigenous voices.

Jennifer is a multidisciplinary academic whose research and advocacy blends technology, country and queerness to create safe places for Indigenous methodological work and the BlaQ scholarly body. Through their work, Jennifer passionately gives voice to Queer narratives about the agency of country, cultural practices, identity, belonging and sovereignty.