Organization profile

Organisation profile

Social science and humanities researchers in the Faculty of Arts and Education at Charles Sturt University are interested in exploring a wide range of research focusing on social change, psychosocial wellbeing, community resilience, and environmental justice. A transformative approach is adopted to reflect underpinning research principles relating to holism, diversity, relationality, and the questioning of dominant assumptions. The group’s research efforts are guided by Yindyamarra Winhanganha – ‘the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in’ - and the University’s ethos - ‘for the public good’ (DET, 2017).

The group’s projects include collaborative research in partnership with individuals, groups, organisations, communities, government and global entities. Strengths-based and outcomes focused research as well as theory-building projects are undertaken to explore topics such as (but not limited to):

Wellbeing e.g. health, mental health, ability and disability;
Development across the lifespan e.g. healthy ageing, children and young people;
Indigenous Australian and First Nations’ knowledges;
Rural communities;
Sex and gender e.g. patriarchal power, privilege and diversity;
Sustainability and the environment;
Cultural diversity and multicultural communities;
Professional practice e.g. identity, education and praxis.

A range of theoretical frameworks underpin the group’s research endeavours, including critical social theory, feminist theory, complex systems theory and post-conventional approaches. Qualitative methodology and mixed-methods approaches are used in the group’s projects.

The group is committed to sharing knowledge through quality publications and research outputs, external collaborations, as well as professional development activities with a range of local, national and international partners. As an active, diverse group of peers from a range of disciplines, there is also a strong commitment to supporting other researchers, including early career researchers and postgraduate students at all levels. The wide-ranging nature of the group’s research is in alignment with the intersecting aims of the University’s research strategy – resilient people, flourishing communities and sustainable environments.

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Profiles

Karen Bell

kbell@csu.edu.au

Person: Academic

Heather Boetto

hboetto@csu.edu.au

Person: Academic

Donna Bridges

DBridges@csu.edu.au

Person: Academic

Research Output

Addressing the persistent barriers to women’s employment in the manual trades

Bamberry, L., Bridges, D., Wulff, E., Jenkins, S. & Krivokapic-Skoko, B., 14 Feb 2020.

Research output: Other contribution to conference › Presentation only

"Almost like freedom": Prison libraries and reading as facilitators of escape

Garner, J., 2020, In : The Library Quarterly. 90, 1

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

An examination of support and development mechanisms for newly qualified social workers across the UK: Implications for Australian social work

Moorhead, B., Manthorpe, J. & Baginsky, M., Apr 2020, In : Practice (UK). 32, 2, p. 145-159 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Prizes

External Grant: Endeavour Mobility Grant Value: $20, 000

Boetto, Heather (Recipient), 2017

Prize: Award

External Grant: New Colombo Mobility Plan Value: $26, 000

Boetto, Heather (Recipient), 2014

Prize: Award

External Grant: NSW Government Department of Justice and Emergency Management Community Resilience Innovation Program Value: $57, 632

Boetto, Heather (Recipient), Bell, Karen (Recipient) & Bowles, Wendy (Recipient), 02 Mar 2020

Prize: Award

Activities

44 Public lecture/debate/seminar/presentation
21 Peer review responsibility, including review panel or committee
12 Workshop/course/forum
10 Editorial responsibility
60 More

Nihon Fukushi University

Karen Bell (Visiting researcher) & Bernadette Moorhead (Visiting researcher)

04 Feb 2020 → 12 Feb 2020

Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external organisation › Academic

Women in Trades - Ministerial Visit - International Women's Day event

Donna Bridges (Organiser), Elizabeth Wulff (Organiser) & Branka Krivokapic-Skoko (Organiser)

03 Feb 2020

Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public event › Government

Webinar for Stirling University

Fredrik Velander (Participant), Monica Short (Participant), Lachlan Kalache (Participant), Ndungi Mungai (Participant), Susan Mlcek (Participant), Katrina Gersbach (Participant) & Lynelle Osburn (Participant)

01 Sep 2020

Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar/presentation › Academic