fɹˈæŋklənd sˈɜːvd æz hˈɛd ʌvðə wˈɪlɪn sˈɛntɚ fɔːɹ ɪndˈɪdʒənəs ˈɑːɹts ænd kˈʌltʃɚɹəl dɪvˈɛləpmənt æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mˈɛlbɚn, ænd ɪz ɐn ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪt pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ɪn kɹˈɔsdˈɪsɪplˌɪnɛɹi pɹˈæktɪs ɪnðə dᵻvˈɪʒən ʌv fˈaɪn ˈɑːɹts ænd mjˈuːzɪk æt ðə vɪktˈoːɹiən kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹts.
Frankland served as Head of the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development at the University of Melbourne, and  is an Associate Professor in Cross-Disciplinary Practice in the Division of Fine Arts and Music at the Victorian College of the Arts.