Rate My Professor Nathan Towney

Towney’s research specializations include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education not elsewhere classified, with keywords encompassing Aboriginal education, educational leadership, engagement, equity, and staff professional development. He has co-authored four journal articles, including ‘What does it mean to be an Aboriginal father living on Darkinjung Country? yarning with Aboriginal fathers and father figures on the Central Coast of New South Wales Australia’ (Alternative, 2025), ‘Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of the Biya Yadha Gudjagang Yadha: Healthy Dads Healthy Mob Program’ (Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 2025), ‘Biya yadha gudjagang yadha: the cultural adaptation of the healthy dads healthy kids programme for Aboriginal fathers and their children living on Darkinjung country’ (Alternative, 2025), and ‘Keeping Safe on Australian Roads: Overview of Key Determinants of Risky Driving, Passenger Injury, and Fatalities for Indigenous Populations’ (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021). He further contributed to the report ‘Philanthropy, Our Way: Growing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led philanthropy in higher education that is culturally responsive and impactful for communities’ (2026). Towney has been involved in five grants totaling $2,593,256, such as Transforming Education for Indigenous Students Through Culturally Responsive Quality Teaching (2025) and Leadership Development for Middle School Leaders (2020). For his advocacy in education and Indigenous rights, he received the 2023 Newcastle Citizen of the Year award.