Glenda Kickett belongs to the Whadjuk and Ballardong peoples of the Bibbulumun Nyungah nation from the South West of Western Australia through both her mother and father's family lines. She is a Social Worker, having graduated from the University of Western Australia (UWA) in 1993; has a Master of Arts from Curtin University in Indigenous Research and Development in 2004; and is in the final stages of completing her PhD in Social Work at UWA, titled "Benanginy Dangalang", Picking Everlastings, A Story to Listen and Learn.