Rate My Professor Jayne Boase

Ms Jayne Boase is a Lecturer in the Adelaide College of Undergraduate Programs (ACUP) at Adelaide University. She is affiliated with the School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences in the College of Sciences. Boase is of Ngarrindjeri and Bunganditj (Boandik) descent through her father and his mother. She works with Program Directors and Course Coordinators to embed First Nations perspectives into courses. Her professional email address is jayne.boase@adelaide.edu.au.

Prior to joining Adelaide University, Boase served as a lecturer at the University of South Australia (UniSA) in the STEM division, where she delivered the Fire and Culture course. In collaboration with Professor Delene Weber, she developed an approach using two-way learning to integrate Aboriginal knowledges with fire management education. For this, they received the 2024 Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. The award recognizes their work in building student recognition of and respect for Aboriginal knowledges and the need for a cultural fire regime. Boase's publications include the chapter 'A Right Way, Wrong Way and Better Way for Energy Transitions: Stories from Aboriginal Australia' in the 2020 book Energy Justice Across Borders, co-authored with Andrea Duff, Bronte Nixon, Petra Nisi, and Elizabeth Smith. She also published 'Festivals: Agents of Change?' in 2007 and 'Blue Wrens Take Flight in Engineering Education' in 2022. Additionally, UniSA highlighted their groundbreaking contributions to fire management education fostering two-way learning with First Nations Elders in April 2025 announcements.