Rate My Professor Kevin Taylor

Kevin Taylor, a Yamatji-Noongar man, is Senior Lecturer in the School of Indigenous Studies at the University of Western Australia (UWA), serving as head of Indigenous education development and recognized as the university's longest-serving Indigenous teaching academic. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Science from UWA in 2013, a Master of Business Administration from Edinburgh Business School in 2022, and is currently a PhD candidate at UWA, focusing on co-designing an education package for the aged care workforce regarding cultural perspectives of older Indigenous people. Over nearly a decade, Taylor has lectured in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture across multiple disciplines, including allied health, aged care, mining, and natural sciences. He previously coordinated the Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Major and Aboriginal Orientation program, redeveloped units such as AHEA2201 Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing and INDG1000 Indigenous Studies Essentials, directed the Berndt Museum of Anthropology, and served on the Academic Board and UWA Teaching and Learning Committee. Prior to full-time academia, he held roles at Rio Tinto as health and safety graduate, health advisor, and Business Partner in Social Performance, managing social and cultural risks post-Juukan Gorge.

Taylor's research specializations include cultural perspectives on quality of life for older Indigenous people since 2017, Indigenous health, education, business development, engagement, and training. He co-developed the Good Spirit, Good Life quality-of-life tool, the first such assessment co-designed for older Aboriginal Australians. Key publications comprise 'Good Spirit, Good Life: A Quality of Life Tool and Framework for Older Aboriginal Peoples' (The Gerontologist, 2021), 'Validation of the Good Spirit, Good Life quality-of-life tool for older Aboriginal Australians' (Australasian Journal on Ageing, 2023), and 'Valuing indigenous quality of life: A review of preference-based quality of life instruments...' (Social Science & Medicine, 2023). Taylor also co-developed the 360 On-Country VR tool for remote cultural immersion on Country. Current projects include the CIRCLE dementia resources initiative. As Director of First Nations Connection and member of the Australian Association of Gerontology and Australian Institute of Company Directors, he fosters bridges between Indigenous and non-Indigenous perspectives through teaching, research, and partnerships.