Women in non-traditional careers: a longitudinal study of female professionals in the mining and resources industries. This project is in line with National Research Priority, strengthening Australia's social and economic fabric, which identifies the importance of research on workforce participation. The main aim of this research is to increase the attraction, participation, development and most importantly, retention of qualified female technical staff in the Australian resource industry. Analy ....Women in non-traditional careers: a longitudinal study of female professionals in the mining and resources industries. This project is in line with National Research Priority, strengthening Australia's social and economic fabric, which identifies the importance of research on workforce participation. The main aim of this research is to increase the attraction, participation, development and most importantly, retention of qualified female technical staff in the Australian resource industry. Analysis of project outputs will directly inform policies and practices to redress the significant skill shortages in the industry. Furthermore enhancing workplace diversity is necessary to create effective and innovative workplaces that reflect the diversity of the broader Australian society.Read moreRead less
Managing the social, environmental & economic impacts of high density-living within inner-urban sub-tropical environments. Higher-density (HD) living is a popular strategy for managing urban growth (i.e., reducing greenhouse gas emissions). In sub-tropical environments, it represents a significant change from the traditional suburb, but provides a potential solution to the impacts of population growth on resources/infrastructure. By identifying the impacts associated with HD living & developing ....Managing the social, environmental & economic impacts of high density-living within inner-urban sub-tropical environments. Higher-density (HD) living is a popular strategy for managing urban growth (i.e., reducing greenhouse gas emissions). In sub-tropical environments, it represents a significant change from the traditional suburb, but provides a potential solution to the impacts of population growth on resources/infrastructure. By identifying the impacts associated with HD living & developing strategies (including design solutions & impact management strategies) to enhance the sustainability of HD, this research will have immediate and long-term triple bottom line benefits for Australia - encouraging the uptake of HD living achieving an environmentally sustainable Australia (Research Priority 1). Read moreRead less
Enhancing mothers' engagement with the workforce in the preschool years. Increasing the workforce participation of mothers is a key national policy agenda. This project will produce unique data that provides insights into how leave arrangements, childcare, flexibility, job characteristics and individual circumstances interact to influence mothers' workforce engagement and how this varies for different groups of mothers.
Black on White: Indigenous Social Constructions of Race. This project examines the constested meanings of race for Indigenous people in Australia through an analysis of the discourses they deploy in articulating their experiences. By considering their lives as contexts for the reproduction of race the research will offer new knowledge about the ways in which Indigenous people racialise themselves and others. The project has important theoretical and practical implications by elaborating and pr ....Black on White: Indigenous Social Constructions of Race. This project examines the constested meanings of race for Indigenous people in Australia through an analysis of the discourses they deploy in articulating their experiences. By considering their lives as contexts for the reproduction of race the research will offer new knowledge about the ways in which Indigenous people racialise themselves and others. The project has important theoretical and practical implications by elaborating and progressing recent advances in constructions of identity and whiteness. The findings will add new knowledge to the current field of race studies in Australia and abroad. They will be presented in a book and a series of scholarly articles.Read moreRead less
Unintended consequences? A sociological study of how social relations influence decisions about antibiotics. Professional decision-making can be difficult to influence, particularly in health contexts. Decisions are often not just about scientific evidence of best practice. Rather, decisions are heavily influenced by social context and the relationships that surround them. An 'antimicrobial perfect storm' is predicted to occur within the next two decades, in part due to poor antibiotic decision- ....Unintended consequences? A sociological study of how social relations influence decisions about antibiotics. Professional decision-making can be difficult to influence, particularly in health contexts. Decisions are often not just about scientific evidence of best practice. Rather, decisions are heavily influenced by social context and the relationships that surround them. An 'antimicrobial perfect storm' is predicted to occur within the next two decades, in part due to poor antibiotic decision-making, presenting a major threat to Australia. Using rigorous sociological research methods, this project aims to explore the social underpinnings of antibiotic decision-making, incorporating professional, lay and managerial perspectives. It aims to provide a means of understanding current practice and the barriers to enacting change.Read moreRead less
The changing landscapes of survivorship: A sociological study of cancer. Despite being the leading burden of disease confronting Australia, cancer is not well understood in terms of its multifaceted, complex and evolving impacts on individuals, families and communities. Surviving cancer is often not only about seeking cure but rather finding ways of living with it, presenting new and important challenges for individuals and their significant others. This project will examine the meanings and pra ....The changing landscapes of survivorship: A sociological study of cancer. Despite being the leading burden of disease confronting Australia, cancer is not well understood in terms of its multifaceted, complex and evolving impacts on individuals, families and communities. Surviving cancer is often not only about seeking cure but rather finding ways of living with it, presenting new and important challenges for individuals and their significant others. This project will examine the meanings and practice of 'cancer survivorship' through the lives of Australian's currently living with cancer. This project aims to advance a broad evidence-base for policy, practice and engagement nationally and internationally.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE190101126
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$387,574.00
Summary
Fair food futures, civil society and the sustainable development goals. This project aims to investigate how community food networks address inequalities in food access by advancing understandings of food justice and governance. Identifying transformative pathways to sustainable and just food systems is a challenge for research and policy. This project expects to generate new knowledge on community food networks' visions for sustainable food production and consumption in Australia. Expected outc ....Fair food futures, civil society and the sustainable development goals. This project aims to investigate how community food networks address inequalities in food access by advancing understandings of food justice and governance. Identifying transformative pathways to sustainable and just food systems is a challenge for research and policy. This project expects to generate new knowledge on community food networks' visions for sustainable food production and consumption in Australia. Expected outcomes include improved dialogue between food system actors and lessons for governance. This project should provide significant benefits for those seeking to enhance implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE150100382
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$388,376.00
Summary
Exiting homelessness and sustaining housing. The project aims to produce evidence and to provide theoretical and policy relevant knowledge about how people are able to exit chronic homelessness and attain housing. Generating knowledge and developing strategies to end homelessness and to realise positive life outcomes for highly marginalised people is an enduring theoretical, policy and substantive question. By closely engaging with people with experiences of homelessness, and the people that pro ....Exiting homelessness and sustaining housing. The project aims to produce evidence and to provide theoretical and policy relevant knowledge about how people are able to exit chronic homelessness and attain housing. Generating knowledge and developing strategies to end homelessness and to realise positive life outcomes for highly marginalised people is an enduring theoretical, policy and substantive question. By closely engaging with people with experiences of homelessness, and the people that provide them with services and housing, the research will gather first-person accounts of people's actions and motivations to generate practice and policy relevant knowledge to help reduce homelessness and improve wellbeing, social and economic participation for excluded individuals.Read moreRead less
Un-neighbourliness: The nature, causes and outcomes of neighbour problems. Neighbourliness - that is, positive relations between neighbours - brings significant social benefits that are well known. Yet neighbours can also be a major source of nuisance, conflict and stress. Very little is known about the negative side of neighbouring and no research has been conducted on its nature, causes and outcomes. This project examines un-neighbourliness as an empirical and sociological problem in four subu ....Un-neighbourliness: The nature, causes and outcomes of neighbour problems. Neighbourliness - that is, positive relations between neighbours - brings significant social benefits that are well known. Yet neighbours can also be a major source of nuisance, conflict and stress. Very little is known about the negative side of neighbouring and no research has been conducted on its nature, causes and outcomes. This project examines un-neighbourliness as an empirical and sociological problem in four suburban contexts. It is significant in that it aims to: identify the factors that undermine neighbourliness and inform policies to address those factors; assist relevant agencies in managing neighbour problems; and advance understanding about good - and bad - neighbouring in contemporary suburban life.Read moreRead less
Governing food security in Australia in an era of climate change: a sociological analysis. We know very little about the ways food security is governed in Australia. This study - the first social-science based study of food security in the nation - will allow us to understand how a multiplicity of agencies come together to ensure the delivery of food, especially at a time of climate change impacts.