Jillian Debora Milroy, AM is an Australian Aboriginal academic specialising in traditional forms of knowledge, including storytelling.
Of her siblings, Sally Morgan is an author and artist,[1][2] Helen Milroy is a child psychiatrist who was the first indigenous Australian to become a medical doctor,[3][4] David is a playwright,[3][5] and William has worked as a senior public servant.
[3][6] She was dean and Winthrop Professor at the University of Western Australia (UWA) School of Indigenous Studies and was its founding head.
[7] She was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2011.
[8] Milroy is currently Pro Vice Chancellor Indigenous Education at UWA and Director of UWA's Poche Centre for Indigenous Health.