DrCas Sedran

Collaborations & Memberships

Current 

2026 to present Ordinary Member - National Committee for Data in Science - Australian Academy of Science

2026 to present Founder &Co-lead - The Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance (Australia)

2025 to present Council Member - The Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) and Ethics Expert Council of the Periodic Table of Food Initiative

2024 to present Research Fellow - The Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance (United States)

2024 to present Board Member - US NSF AccelNet Implementation Phase 1 Award: Tools for Addressing Cultural, Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of the CARE Principles for Research Data Ecosystems (The Indigenous Data Exchange)

2024 to present HEAL Network, Indigenous Steering Committee (Co-Chair) 
2024 to present Local Context (Australia) Community of Practice
2023 to present Member Global Indigenous Data Alliance (GIDA)

Past

2024 to 2025 Governance of Indigenous Data Working Group, Dept of Health & Age Care

2023 to 2024 Indigenous Action Committee, American Geophysical Union

2024 to 2025 Member (Traditional Custodian), Ledknapper Nature Reserve & Culgoa National Park Joint Management Committee

Recognition & Awards

2026 Winner, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Award - Australian Academy of Science 

2025 Winner, The Rodney Huddleston Prize (best paper in 2024) in the Australian Journal of Linguistics awarded by the Australian Linguistics Society and Routledge/Taylor & Francis.

2024 Winner, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement Impact Excellence Medal - CSIRO Awards 

2024 Finalist, The Delia Muller Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award - CSIRO Awards 

2024 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander STEM Leader - COSMOS

2024 Collaboration (Further Together) - contributions to the Indigenous Knowledge & Science Cross-Cutting Capability - CSIRO
2023 Research Excellence (Making it Real) - leading, designing & delivering the Indigenous Research Grants program, which is a best-practice model for Indigenous research funding - CSIRO

2023 Mountain Mover Award - Indigenous Science Engagement Program - CSIRO

2023 Collaboration (Further Together) - working across business units to bringing together Indigenous business partners - CSIRO
2022 Research Excellence (Making it Real) - Launching the Indigenous Research Grants program, which is a best-practice model for Indigenous research funding - CSIRO

2012 Natural Resource Management Award (NRM - Tasmania) 
2012 Marine Scientist of the Summer, Davis Station, Antarctica