A trio of Griffith Business School researchers has been awarded significant funding through the Australian Research Council’s Discovery Program, collectively attracting more than $890,000 in grant money for their projects.
GBS academic Dr Kerry Bodle and the Centre for Governance & Public Policy’s Dr Lee Morgenbesser and Professor Renee Jeffery together represent nearly 13 per cent of total funding for Griffith University through Discovery schemes, with the broader institution seeing 20 successful projects approved for a total of more than $7.5 million.
Dr Kerry Bodle
Dr Bodle, a multi-grant recipient and long-time contributor to the ongoing development of research into First Peoples, is the project head for the University’s sole successful project to earn funding under the ARC Discovery Indigenous program, attracting $320,249 for her project, “Empowering Indigenous businesses through improved financial literacy”.
Dr Bodle is an active participant within the tertiary Indigenous education sphere and driver of the first Indigenous business course at