Bobby is an Aboriginal woman (Yamatji, Noongar, Kija). Bobby’s practice includes Indigenous methodologies, qualitative, quantitative, validation of psychometric tools and community-based participatory research. She brings expertise in developing Indigenist approaches to evaluation and to curriculum development relating to Indigenist evaluation and Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDSov).
Bobby is a member of the Australian Indigenous Data Sovereignty collective, Maiam nayri Wingara, and the Global Indigenous Data Alliance collective. She has experience in implementing Indigenous Data Governance and has also written extensively on IDSov in Australia. Additionally, Bobby has worked collaboratively with international Indigenous colleagues on IDSov, including developing and facilitating a Masterclass on IDSov at the 2024 International Indigenous Research Conference and planning the 2025 Global Indigenous Data Sovereignty Conference.
