Kevin Taylor

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A Yamatji-Noongar man and head of Indigenous education development at the School of Indigenous Studies from The University of Western Australia. Kevin is an Indigenous knowledge expert that has taught Indigenous perspectives across multiple disciplines for over a decade including the allied health, aged care, mining sector and natural sciences. Kevin is a PhD candidate working with the Aged Care workforce to improve quality of Life for Elders receiving care. He previously taught within the Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health in the medical faculty but has progressed to supporting the agenda of Indigenous education and curriculum strategy and development across the university while .

Kevin was the Director of the Berndt Museum of Anthropology at UWA and uses his Business and mining background to create bridges and connect people with better understandings of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives. Kevin's special skill is his ability to navigate between Indigenous and non-Indigenous ways of working and finding common ground for everyone to be able to connect and benefit from engagement. Previously Kevin was a health & safety graduate with Rio Tinto who progressed to being a health advisor and then later joining the Social Performance team as Business Partner post Juukan Gorge, supporting the management of social and cultural risks. He is now a fulltime Senior Lecturer as UWA where he enjoys exploring how technology and industry can work with Indigenous knowledge to produce greater outcomes for the Australian workforce and public as a whole

Experience

  • 2024–present
    Senior lecturer, University of Western Australia

Education

  • 2024 
    University of Western Australia, PhD Candidate
  • 2022 
    Edinburgh Business School, Masters of Business Administration
  • 2022 
    Australian Institute of Company Directors, Company Directors Course
  • 2013 
    University of Western Australia, Bachelor of Science

Publications

  • 2023
    Valuing indigenous quality of life: A review of preference-based quality of life instruments and elicitation techniques with global older indigenous populations, Social Science and Medicine
  • 2023
    Validation of the Good Spirit, Good Life quality-of-life tool for older Aboriginal Australians, Australasian Journal of Ageing
  • 2020
    Good Spirit, Good Life: A Quality of Life Tool and Framework for Older Aboriginal Peoples, Gerontologist

Grants and Contracts

  • 2025
    Co-design of Indigenous dementia Resources in Canada and AustraLia (CIRCLE): Enhancing health communication for Indigenous peoples along the dementia journey
    Role:
    Invesigator
    Funding Source:
    National Health and Medical Research Council
  • 2023
    Australian Association of Gerontology Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Grant Program Award
    Role:
    Chief Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Australian Association of Gerontology
  • 2023
    Teaching and Learning Innovation Grant
    Role:
    Chief Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Univesity of Western Australia
  • 2016
    Public Health Indigenous Leadership in Education (PHILE) - Choose Your Own Adventure: The Learning is the Storey & The Oldest Living Culture in the Digital Medium: Recording Teaching
    Role:
    Chief Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Department of Health

Professional Memberships

  • UWA Academic Board
  • UWA Board of Studies Management and Commerce
  • Huber Social Ethical Review Board
  • Chair of Premiers Indigenous scientist of the year award judging panel 2025

Contact Kevin for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Research collaboration