Sharlene Leroy-Dyer

Interview on Indigenous business and employment in Australia with Sharlene Leroy-Dyer, Associate Professor at the UQ Business School in Australia. Interviewed by Dara Kelly-Roy,  Associate Professor at Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business

Associate Professor Sharlene Leroy-Dyer

An Australian academic and a Saltwater woman with ties to the Garigal, Awabakal, Darug, and Wiradyuri peoples of New South Wales. She is a recognized expert in Indigenous business and employment. 

Academic and professional roles

Leroy-Dyer is an Associate Professor at the UQ Business School, where she also serves as Director of the UQ Business School Indigenous Business Hub and Associate PRME Director – Indigenous Engagement. She is also a faculty member at Deakin University's NIKERI Institute. Additionally, she is actively involved in the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), holding elected positions and is a member of the First Nations Workers Alliance. 

Research and expertise

Dr. Leroy-Dyer's research focuses on improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, with interests including Indigenous entrepreneurship and employment strategies, the role of unions, and addressing disadvantage in education and employment. 

Key publications and works

Her publications include her PhD thesis (2016) on private-sector employment programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and an Honours thesis (2006) on Indigenous trainee mentoring programs. She also authored a 2018 journal article discussing decolonizing approaches in higher education.