Dr Danielle Armour
Director of Indigenous Engagement & Senior Lecturer in Education
School of Education
Researcher biography
Dr Danielle Armour is a Senior Lecturer and ARC DAATSIA Fellow in the School of Education at The University of Queensland. A proud Kamilaroi woman with cultural connections through her paternal lineage, Danielle's research focuses on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education and the intersections of Indigenous and Western knowledge systems in educational settings. Her current work centres on co-constructing culturally informed learning models with Traditional Owners, Elders, and communities to enhance STEM engagement and outcomes for Indigenous students.
Danielle has extensive expertise in community engaged research and culturally responsive pedagogies, working collaboratively with Elders, community members, schools, and education systems to ensure Indigenous knowledges are meaningfully embedded in teaching and learning. Before entering academia, she taught in urban and very remote communities, bringing valuable classroom experience to her research, teaching, and leadership.
Publications
Book
Hardy, Ian, Poed, Shiralee, Gowlett, Christina, Heimans, Stephen, Edwards, Elizabeth, Armour, Danielle, McLay, Katherine, Abdul Hameed, Suraiya, Beencke, Andrew, Lee, Richard, Rueda Balaguera, Laura and Ocriciano, Michelle (2025). Shaping school success: empowering educational leaders. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032666839
Book Chapters
Armour, Danielle, Cole, Antoinette, Thomson, Amy, McKinnon, Daniel Kiwa, Perkins, Ren and Shay, Marnee (2024). Indigenous perspectives in assessment. Designing inclusive assessment in schools. (pp. 97-108) edited by James P. Davis, Sarah Adams, Catherine Challen and Theresa Bourke. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003463184-12
Miller, Jodie, Armour, Danielle, Shay, Marnee and Sawatzki, Carly (2023). What next? building on the evidence of teaching and learning mathematics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Assessing the evidence in Indigenous education research: implications for policy and practice. (pp. 201-227) edited by Nikki Moodie, Kevin Lowe, Roselyn Dixon and Karen Trimmer. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-14306-9_11
Armour, Danielle and Miller, Jodie (2021). Relational pedagogies and co-constructing curriculum. Indigenous education in Australia: learning and teaching for deadly futures. (pp. 162-173) edited by Marnee Shay and Rhonda Oliver. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429263453-13
Miller, Jodie, Warren, Elizabeth and Armour, Danielle (2018). Mathematical discourse when engaging in pattern generalisation: considering semiotic systems in young Indigenous Australian students. Mathematical discourse that breaks barriers and creates space for marginalized learners. (pp. 213-234) edited by Roberta Hunter, Marta Civil, Beth Herbel-Eisenmann, Núria Planas and David Wagner. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers. doi: 10.1163/9789004378735_011
Journal Articles
Gall, Alana (Pakana, Truwulway & Litamirimina), Stephens, Mike, Kennedy, Michelle (Wiradjuri), Armour, Danielle (Kamilaroi), Potts, Boyd, Sainty, Theresa (Pakana, Truwulway & Litamirimina), Wardle, Jon, Hewlett, Nicole (Palawa), Hulme, Allyra (Wiradjuri), Gall, Zyana (Pakana, Truwulway & Litamirimina), Gall, Andrew T. (Pakana, Truwulway & Litamirimina), Furlong, Amie and Anderson, Kate (2026). Use and access of cultural medicines by First Peoples in Australia: exploratory national insights and implications for health sovereignty. First Nations Health and Wellbeing - The Lowitja Journal, 5 100127, 1-24. doi: 10.1016/j.fnhli.2026.100127
Gall, Alana, Stephens, Mike, Gall, Zyana, Armour, Danielle, Hewlett, Nicole, Kennedy, Michelle, Sainty, Theresa, Hulme, Allyra, Wardle, Jon, Campbell, Megan, Gall, Andrew T., Furlong, Amie and Anderson, Kate (2025). First Peoples’ cultural medicines: a review of Australian health policies using an Indigenous critical discourse analysis approach. First Nations Health and Wellbeing - The Lowitja Journal, 3 100046, 1-27. doi: 10.1016/j.fnhli.2025.100046
Shay, Marnee, Miller, Jodie, Hameed, Suraiya and Armour, Danielle (2024). Indigenous voices: reimagining Indigenous education through a discourse of excellence. The Australian Educational Researcher, 52 (1), 1-19. doi: 10.1007/s13384-024-00718-z
Armour, Danielle and Miller, Jodie (2023). The role of Aboriginal education officers in the context of settler colonial schooling: challenges and possibilities. The Australian Educational Researcher, 51 (4), 1177-1193. doi: 10.1007/s13384-023-00634-8
Miller, Jodie and Armour, Danielle (2019). Supporting successful outcomes in mathematics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students: a systematic review. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 49 (1), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/1359866x.2019.1698711
Miller, Jodie, Warren, Elizabeth and Armour, Danielle (2019). Examining changes in young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island students and their beginning primary school teachers’ engagement in the teaching and learning of mathematics. ZDM, 52 (3), 557-569. doi: 10.1007/s11858-019-01077-1
Armour, Danielle, Warren, Elizabeth and Miller, Jodie (2016). Working together: strategies that support cross-cultural engagement of Indigenous teacher assistants working in Indigenous contexts. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 44 (5), 421-435. doi: 10.1080/1359866X.2015.1127324
Conference Paper
Armour, Danielle , Warren, Elizabeth and Miller, Jodie (2014). Confidence and professional learning: a case study of Indigenous teacher assistants attending professional learning. AARE-NZARE 2014 Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 30 November - 4 December 2014. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Australian Association for Research in Education.
Department Technical Report
Hardy, Ian, Poed, Shiralee, Gowlett, Christina, Heimans, Stephen, Edwards, Elizabeth, Armour, Danielle, McLay, Kate, Hameed, Suraiya, Beencke, Andrew, Lee, Richard, Rueda, Laura and dos Santos Ocriciano, Michelle (2022). Shaping school success: Commissioned report for the Department of Education and Training, Queensland. School of Education, University of Queensland.
Research Reports
Povey, J., Xiang, N., Jeong, J., Poed, S., Armour, D., San Martin Porter, M. and Nuttall, G. (2026). Universal models of inclusive education that improve learner outcomes and classroom practices: a scoping review. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Povey, Jenny, Armour, Danielle, Burger, Sarah-Ann, San Martin Porter, Macarena, Austerberry, Sophie, Lee, Rennie, Kubler, Matthias, Nuttall, Gina, Salom, Caroline, Baxter, Janeen, McDaid, Lisa and Reddel, Tim (2024). FamilyLinQ baseline report hub 1. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Povey, J., Armour, D., Burger, S-A., San Martin Porter, M., Austerberry, S., Lee, R., Kubler, M., Nuttall, G., Salom, C., Baxter, J., McDaid, L. and Reddel, T. (2023). FamilyLinQ Evaluation Framework and Plan v4. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, University of Queensland.
Lampert, Jo , Mcpherson, Amy , Burnett, Bruce , Armour, Danielle , Browne, Stevie and Tomkins, Sara (2021). Research into initiatives to prepare and supply a workforce for hard-to-staff schools. Canberra, Australia: Department of Education, Skills and Employment.
Newspaper Articles
Shay, Marnee, Miller, Jodie, Armour, Danielle and Hameed, Suraiya (2024, 05 30). Now, more than ever, we need change in Indigenous education AARE EduBlog
Shay, Marnee, Armour, Danielle, Miller, Jodie and Abdul Hameed, Suraiya (2022, 11 09). ‘Once students knew their identity, they excelled’: how to talk about excellence in Indigenous education The Conversation