Professor Jennifer Barrett is a proud Dunghutti woman and is Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous (Academic) within the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Strategy and Services portfolio, University of Sydney.

Over the past decade Professor Barrett has worked across several areas at the University of Sydney and became Professor of Museum and Heritage Studies in January 2020.

Most recently she was Director of the National Centre for Cultural Competence (NCCC), previously as the Director of the University’s Culture Strategy, and prior to that as Pro Dean, Academic in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS).

Core to her professional history has continued involvement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, colleagues and leaders, in teaching, research, external engagement and leadership roles in the arts, collecting and cultural sectors.