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Dr. Michelle Carey is a Lecturer Support for Learning in the Learning, Teaching and Technology unit at Murdoch University. She has a longstanding association with the School of Arts, where she served as a lecturer in Australian Indigenous Studies. Carey completed her Doctor of Philosophy at Murdoch University in 2008, with a thesis titled 'Whitefellas and wadjulas: anti-colonial constructions of the non-aboriginal self.' This work examines anti-colonial constructions of the non-Aboriginal self within the context of Australian Indigenous interactions. Prior to her PhD, she held a B.A. and M.Litt.

Carey's academic interests center on Australian Indigenous Studies, particularly the pedagogy of critical whiteness studies, the limits of cultural competence frameworks, and strategies for embedding Indigenous knowledges into higher education curricula. Her key publications include 'The limits of cultural competence: an Indigenous Studies perspective' published in 2015 in Higher Education Research & Development, which critiques standard cultural competence training from an Indigenous viewpoint. She co-authored 'Growing learning dispositions in Indigenous studies' with Michael Prince, addressing the redesign of Murdoch University's Australian Indigenous Studies major to foster deeper learning dispositions. Other contributions encompass a 2017 book review of 'Australian Indigenous studies: research and practice' and an earlier piece 'Talkin' up whiteness: A black and white dialogue' from 2000. Carey has also engaged in conference presentations and served as Secretary for the International Australian Studies Association. Currently, she coordinates units such as MSP100 Career Learning: Managing your Career, supporting student professional development. Her scholarship influences pedagogical practices aimed at unsettling colonial narratives and promoting Indigenous perspectives in university teaching.