About

Dr Jennifer Gabriel is an Adjunct Senior Research Associate with the Cairns Institute.  She is an applied anthropologist with strong capability in research for policy and practice, and project management. She seeks to contribute to sustainable livelihoods by advocating for gender equity and participatory community engagement in all collaborations. 

Jennifer is currently an expert consultant working with multilateral organizations and government partners on a wide range of projects promoting social inclusion, equity, and community-led development in the Pacific.

Experience
  • 2022 - Senior Research Consultant, Learning4 Development (Sydney)
  • 2021 to 2022 - Project Manager Stage 1- 'Valuing Nature', UNDP (PNG) / The Cairns Institute (Cairns)
  • 2020 to 2021 - Gender Consultant, UNDP (PNG) / The Cairns Institute (Cairns)
  • 2020 to 2021 - Consultant Anthropologist, The Cairns Institute (Cairns)
  • 2017 to 2020 - Research Fellow, The Cairns Institute (Cairns)
  • 2017 to 2020 - Adjunct Research Associate, College of Arts, Society and Education (Cairns)
  • 2018 to 2019 - Project Manager - The Twinning Project, The Cairns Institute (Cairns)
  • 2014 to 2018 - Research Coordinator - The Nakanai Caves Cultural Values Project, ARC Linkage Grant - College of Arts, Society and Education (Cairns)
  • 2017 - Chief Investigator - Native Title Workshops for Mid-Career Anthropologists, UNDP (PNG) / The Cairns Institute (Cairns)
  • 2017 - Sessional Lecturer - - ‘Arts Edge’ - BA Capstone, College of Arts, Society and Education (Cairns)
  • 2011 to 2017 - Project Manager / Casual Research Officer, The Cairns Institute (Cairns)
  • 2006 to 2017 - Sessional Tutor, College of Arts, Society and Education (Cairns)
  • 2015 to 2016 - Research Consultancy on Deep Sea Mining in PNG, College of Arts, Society and Education (Cairns)
  • 2015 - Sessional Lecturer - Anthropology: Cultural Diversity in Global Perspective’, College of Arts, Society and Education (Cairns)
  • 2014 to 2015 - Sessional Lecturer - Introduction to Academic Learning’, School of Indigenous Studies (Cairns)
  • 2014 to 2015 - Research Consultancy - Desktop Reivew of PNGs Seven Tentative World Heritage Sites, UNESCO / PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (Cairns)
  • 2014 to 2015 - Sessional Lecturer - ‘Critical Literacy’, School of Indigenous Studies (Cairns)
  • 2009 - Consultant Anthropologist, North Queensland Land Council (Cairns)
  • 2007 - Casual Research Officer, Marine and Tropical Research Facility (Cairns)
  • 2006 - Consultant Anthropologist, North Queensland Land Council (Cairns)
Research Disciplines
Socio-Economic Objectives
Honours
Awards
  • 2016 - Sessional Staff Teaching Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
  • 2014 - Jeffrey Clarke Prize in Anthropology
Publications

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 16+ research outputs authored by Dr Jennifer Gabriel from 2007 onwards.

Current Funding

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United Nations Development Programme - PNG - Grant

Gender Analysis and Action Plan for Sustainable Financing of PNG?s Protected Area Network

Indicative Funding
$100,000 over 2 years
Summary
The Gender Analysis and Action Plan will contribute to the Social and Environmental Safeguards (SES) which underpin the UNDP commitment to mainstream social and environmental sustainability in all Programmes and Projects, including the Sustainable Financing of Papua New Guinea?s Protected Area Network. Protected Area investments directly affect the land and forest rights of communities, and it is critical to avoid creating `fortress? conservation zones that diminish, rather than enhance, local livelihoods and biodiversity. A key element of the SES is Principle 2: Gender Equality and Women?s Empowerment. Everyone is gendered: women, men, youth (f/m/t) and hence the gender analysis addresses all positions. The Gender Analysis will be fully integrated into the project document for the Sustainable Financing of Papua New Guinea?s Protected Area Network to inform the process of using a gender-responsive results reporting and monitoring and evaluation system. The Gender Action Plan for the project will provide concrete outputs to facilitate implementation of activities that promote gender equality and women?s empowerment.
Investigators
Jennifer Gabriel and Michael Wood (Cairns Institute, College of Arts and Society & Education)
Keywords
Papua New Guinea; Gender; Protected Area; Social and Environmental Sustainability; Livelihoods; Tropical Societies
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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current
  • Investigating corruption in Papua New Guinea through the patron-client structure: The citizens' perception (PhD , External Advisor)

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