Bronwyn Carlson is a Distinguished Professor at Macquarie University and an internationally recognised scholar in Critical Indigenous Studies. Her research examines Indigenous digital life, data sovereignty, and the social impacts of emerging technologies, with a strong focus on institutional accountability and gendered violence. She is Deputy Director Indigenous at the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, where she leads Indigenous research and training initiatives across Australia and the Indo Pacific. Carlson’s work shapes national policy, supports community led governance, and advances the next generation of Indigenous researchers through mentorship, collaboration, and globally influential scholarship programmes. She has advised government, industry, and community organisations, and her work continues to influence debates on digital governance, safety, and Indigenous futures. She is also the founding and managing editor of the Journal of Global Indigeneity and the Director of The Macquarie University Global Indigenous Futures Research Centre. In 2020 she was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities for her research focused on Indigenous peoples and digital technologies. 

Her research interests include Indigenous engagements on digital platforms; Indigenous identities; Indigenous Futurisms; Indigenous Data Sovereignty; digital governance; and gendered and institutional violence.