Professor Emma Lee OAM

Professor Emma Lee OAM is a trawlwulwuy woman from tebrakunna country, north-east Tasmania.  She joined Federation University in March 2023 to further the research and social impacts of the National Centre for Reconciliation, Truth, and Justice.  Emma is an internationally recognised expert on Indigenous methodologies, especially as applied to land and sea management.  She has written books, papers and reports on Indigenous rights, governance and regional development. For the past 10 years, Emma has led work to establish a market for cultural fisheries in Tasmania based on commercial abalone quota.