Jacob Prehn (PhD; MSW; BSocSc) is a Worimi Sociologist and Social Work academic raised and living on Palawa Country. He serves as the Associate Dean Indigenous in the College of Arts, Law, and Education at the University of Tasmania. Jacob is an executive member of the Australian Indigenous Data Sovereignty collective Maiam nayri Wingara, and an active member of the Global Indigenous Data Alliance (GIDA).
As an early career researcher, his scholarship (comprising more than 25 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters), focuses on Indigenous Data Sovereignty, Indigenous men, masculinities, and fatherhood, and Indigenous families growing strong. Jacob has been fortunate to receive several awards, including the 2021 Journal of Sociology Best Paper (first time by an Indigenous person), the 2022 Wiley Most Cited Article, and the 2023 UTas Teaching Innovation Award. Cosmos Science Magazine also named him as one of 52 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people changing the world. Additionally, he is a qualified Social Worker and Aboriginal Health Worker. (Jacob is also one of the tallest academics at UTas 😊)
