Rate My Professor Darin Gorry

Darin Gorry serves as a Lecturer in the Oorala Aboriginal Centre at the University of New England (UNE). A Meriam man originating from the Eastern Torres Strait Islands, he has been delivering education in cultural competency for UNE and TAFE NSW since 2009. His academic qualifications include a Bachelor of Education (Secondary) from Avondale College, a Graduate Diploma in Adult Vocational Education from Griffith University, a Master of Education in TESOL from the University of Wollongong, and a Master of Education in Indigenous Studies from the University of Technology Sydney. Gorry's research interests encompass traditional Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander epistemologies, ontology, epistemology, methodology, and axiology. He passionately advocates for recognizing traditional knowledge as equal to or superior to Western knowledge systems through scholarly inquiry.

At UNE, Gorry lectures in OORA200 – Working with Aboriginal People and contributes to the TRACKS enabling program units covering Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures, Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History, Engaging and Working with Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and Academic Skills. He acted as a cultural advisor on the research project Improving Services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students: A Critical Study, undertaken with the UNE School of Education. Gorry is a member of the School of Education's Equity, Inclusion and Participation research group and is affiliated with the Department of Learning and Teaching. His peer-reviewed publications include Indigenous perspectives for teaching children about days of remembrance by decolonising curriculum (2025) and Examining attributes of preservice teachers’ vulnerability: Exploring challenging lived experiences during professional experience placements (2025). For his sustained contributions, he received the 2022 Oorala Staff Service Award recognizing 10 years of service. Gorry also participates in university governance, including as a member of the Curriculum Committee until April 2026, and has contributed to initiatives under the Indigenous Student Success Program, such as module development in partnership with other Indigenous academics.