Jodie Curth-Bibb

Dr Jodie Curth-Bibb is a Senior Lecturer with the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work at Flinders University. Over Jodie’s 20+ year career she held senior roles in academia, executive positions in government and was previously the Director for Social Inclusion for a global consulting firm.

Dr Curth-Bibb has worked on policy, governance, evaluation and inclusion initiatives in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Fiji and Pakistan. She has also worked for multilateral organisations, coordinating and analysing case study research in Philippines, Syria, Columbia, DRC, Guinea, Indonesia, Kyrgyz Republic, Nigeria and Zambia. Jodie has worked on research and capacity development collaborations with the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Defence Force, Australian Civil-Military Centre, Australian Institute for Health and Welfare, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia Awards, the Indigenous Land Corporation, United Nations Development Program, Pacific Women, New Zealand Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade, the World Bank, the Government of Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands Government, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, Correctional Services Solomon Islands, Institute for Urban Indigenous Health, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.

Jodie’s teaching and research interests include: Research Methodologies; Ways of Knowing and Doing; Monitoring and Evaluation; Evidence-based Policy-Making; Evidence-based Practice; Reflective Practice; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Disability and Inclusion; Inclusive Leadership; Leadership in the Public Sector; Gender Mainstreaming; Gender-based Violence; Policing Gender-based Violence; Indigenous Governance; Indigenous Knowledge Systems; and Complexity Theory in Policy and Practice.