The Academic Journey
I was never supposed to have a PhD. No one in my world did. This is where I write about the academic journey that changed that — the research, the thinking, and the questions I’m still pursuing.
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A Road Not Taken…An Opportunity Missed
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Episode 4: Industry 4.0 – Modern Change and Disruption
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Episode 3: Industry 3.0, Emergence of electronics
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Episode 2: Transformation and Industry 2.0
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COVID and Australian First Nation Students
Picture 1 – Foyer of the Centre for Aboriginal Studies (CAS) at Curtin University, Western Australia. The following is the focus of a paper currently being written. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are recognised as one of the oldest civilisations on earth inhabiting Australia for over 60,000 years. The resilience of Aboriginal people and…
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The Academic Journey
There was no blueprint for this. No one was a doctor; no one held a university. In my community, doctors were figures on television, not people you knew. College was rumor. We understood education as a doorway—chasing sport or music as our own narrow paths out.
When I sat the SAT, I the nerves, the sense of being a standard never been taught meet. My marks were enough pass, math was borderline, I did not feel that it was not enough to open doors. I lacked the confidence, and there no source of encouragement filling that gap. On campus in the United States, I felt the weight of other people’s eyes, the silent question of whether I belonged. It exhausting. It was confusing.
In Australia, the air changed. The question wasn’t why you—it was how can help? Supervisors offered support, the system felt less like a locked door and more a map. It was hard to follow. But I forced myself through those doors, forced myself to take the journey.
Current focus, current academic research and writing
Today, I’m working with Professor Brad Carey of Curtin University on a journal article about identifying project management risk and increasing project success. We’re aiming for a top international journal—expecting declines, but believing we’ll place it somewhere solid. I haven’t put in as much time as I would’ve liked over the last few months, but things are settling now, and I’m carving out more space for the work. I don’t know which doors will open or close as a result, but I know this: it keeps my mind alive. I love learning, sharing knowledge, collaborating, and the pure challenge of it. The intellectual stimulation—the fun of it—keeps me moving. When it stops being fun or stops making a difference, I’ll stop writing. But for now, the journey continues. The legacy builds.
Being Arthur 