Dr Talitha Kingsmill

About Dr Talitha Kingsmill

LL.B, Grad. Dip. (Education), Grad. Cert (RE), Doctor of Education (EdD), Master of Educational Leadership, Cert IV TAE, JP (Qual)

Dr Talitha Kingsmill has 30 years experience across the public, private and NFP sectors in leadership, disability advocacy and inclusion, education, consultancy, research, law, digital citizenship, regulatory compliance and policy development. In 2017, Talitha became the first Doctor in the field of digital citizenship in Australia.

Talitha is the Queensland Disability Research Network (QDRN) Executive Lead and a Senior Research Fellow at Griffith University. Talitha is also the Board Chairperson for Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN) and sits on a selection of national and state-based panels including the National Disability Data Asset Disability-Informed Ethical Oversight Panel and the Disability Reform Implementation Stakeholder Committee.

With more than twenty years of experience working and raising a family while living with Retinitis Pigmentosa, Talitha’s lived and professional experience provides rich insights to the confronting and very real challenges and obstacles for people living with impairment and disability. She believes that access in all its forms is fundamental to equitable opportunity so that individuals may live their best lives.

Keynote speaking at international and national conferences equips Talitha to be a powerful and articulate advocate. Talitha's experiences also underpin her passion for digital citizenship and its meaningful and effective integration in organizational culture. Her consultancy extends to government departments, organisations and educational settings. She has published and presented within Australia and internationally in the field of building individual and collective digital citizenship capacity.

With an extensive background in Board and organisational governance, Talitha is proficient with ethical, inclusive and accountable decision-making processes. She has a thorough knowledge applying regulatory frameworks, relevant legislation and incorporating statutory requirements concerning human rights, corporations, working with children, conflict of interest and not-for-profit organisations.