Claire Dixon

Claire Dixon is a facilitator, educator and researcher with a disciplinary background in engineering and industry experience in the built environment sector. Before moving into higher education in 2019, Claire spent over 15 years working across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors, gaining diverse experience grounded in common themes of sustainability, innovation and education. Building on her ongoing interest in reconciliation and Indigenous knowledges, both personally and through her involvement with Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Australia and her work at a global consultancy, in 2021 Claire commenced a PhD. Supported through a scholarship with the Indigenous Knowledge Institute, Claire’s PhD focuses on how universities build institutional commitment and educator capacity to successfully integrate Indigenous knowledges and perspectives into engineering education. Claire also teaches innovation and intrapreneurship with the Innovation Practice Program at the university.