ORCID Profile
0000-0003-0983-272X
Current Organisation
Australian Catholic University
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Research Topics
In Research Link Australia (RLA), "Research Topics" refer to ANZSRC FOR and SEO codes. These topics are either sourced from ANZSRC FOR and SEO codes listed in researchers' related grants or generated by a large language model (LLM) based on their publications.
Top 5 Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Counselling, Welfare and Community Services | Social Policy | Policy and Administration | Social Program Evaluation | Research, Science and Technology Policy | Professional Ethics (incl. police and research ethics) | Social Work |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Child Health | Social Ethics | Carers' Development and Welfare | Health Inequalities | Workplace and Organisational Ethics
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Publications
More a marathon than a hurdle: towards children's informed consent in a study on safety
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 02-05-2018
Abstract: Informed consent is critical in research with children. Although much has been written about the need to see consent as an ongoing process, less has considered how to do it in practice. This article reflects on the authors’ experiences of conducting a piece of research focusing on children’s experiences of safety from abuse within institutional contexts. It draws on feedback provided by participants and the guidance of three Children’s Reference Groups. The importance of presenting information in accessible and appropriate ways, of providing opportunities for participants to negotiate their participation and for in-the-moment challenges be dealt with collaboratively and reflexively are stressed. To illustrate our approach, we provide a number of consent tools and describe how they were utilised.
Young People’s Perceptions of Sexual Assault in Residential Care: “It Does Happen a Lot”
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 11-02-2020
Children's experiences and needs in relation to domestic and family violence: Findings from a meta‐synthesis
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 07-05-2019
DOI: 10.1111/CFS.12645
Children and young people’s decision-making in social research about sensitive issues
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 30-12-2020
Children and safety in Australian policy: Implications for organisations and practitioners
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 05-10-2020
DOI: 10.1002/AJS4.134
Brutal bullies and protective peers: How young people help or hinder each other's safety in residential care
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 30-10-2020
Children and young people's views on institutional safety: It's not just because we're little
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2017
DOI: 10.1016/J.CHIABU.2017.08.026
Abstract: The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has set in motion a number of systemic and organizational approaches to identify and respond to child sexual abuse. These include increased child abuse awareness, developing and enhancing child-safe organizational cultures and policies and more thorough screening and supervision of staff in child and youth serving organizations. Although these advances should be applauded, many of the concerns that children and young people have raised about interpersonal safety have not been fully addressed. There is therefore a risk that children's physical, relational, generational, and organizational powerlessness are reinforced through child-safe practices that restrict their meaningful participation, ignore their agency and capacity and fail to respond to their felt safety needs or wishes. This paper presents the findings of a qualitative research project conducted with 121 Australian children and young people and presents their perspectives on issues of vulnerability and the ways that they would like adults and institutions to respond to their safety concerns. The value of adult-child alliances, of formal mechanisms that are child-friendly and accessible and having external agencies monitor and review institutional strategies to preventing harm are discussed.
‘You Feel It in Your Body’: How Australian Children and Young People Think about and Experience Feeling and Being Safe
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 14-09-2017
DOI: 10.1111/CHSO.12183
Children in Social Research: Do Higher Payments Encourage Participation in Riskier Studies?
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 08-02-2019
Abstract: The MESSI (Managing Ethical Studies on Sensitive Issues) study used hypothetical scenarios, presented via a brief online survey, to explore whether payment amounts influenced Australian children and young people to participate in social research of different sensitivity. They were more likely to participate in the lower sensitivity study than in the higher at all payment levels (A$200 prize draw, no payment, $30, or $100). Offering payments to children and young people increased the likelihood that they would agree to participate in the studies and, in general, the higher the payments, the higher the likelihood of their participating. No evidence of undue influence was detected: payments can be used to increase the participation of children and young people in research without concerns of undue influence on their behavior in the face of relatively risky research. When considering the level of payment, however, the overriding consideration should be the level of risk to the children and young people.
Children’s participation in research on sensitive topics: addressing concerns of decision-makers
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-07-2020
Sticking with us through it all: The importance of trustworthy relationships for children and young people in residential care
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2018
'Good for kids': Children who have been homeless talk about school
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 11-2011
DOI: 10.1177/000494411105500205
Abstract: Children who experience homelessness are at risk of poor health and well-being, and negative social outcomes. They are often exposed to stressful life events, such as domestic violence, parental mental health difficulties and family breakdown. Although many experience difficulties in remaining engaged in school, children report that schools can provide them with a sense of belonging and can help them and their families to link with supports to assist them through their homeless experience. This article reports on a study with children who had experienced homelessness with their families and discusses their thoughts on homelessness and school. It highlights some of their difficulties and worries, but identifies some opportunities for support.
Child protection practitioners: Including children in decision making
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 28-02-2018
DOI: 10.1111/CFS.12439
Experimental calibration of vanadium partitioning and stable isotope fractionation between hydrous granitic melt and magnetite at 800 °C and 0.5 GPa
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 12-03-2018
The nature and extent of qualitative research conducted with children about their experiences of domestic violence: findings from a meta-synthesis
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 03-12-2019
Abstract: Domestic violence is a significant issue experienced by many children that can have a detrimental impact on their health, development, and well-being. This article reports on the findings of a meta-synthesis that examined the nature and extent of qualitative studies conducted with children about their experience of domestic violence. Studies were identified by a search of electronic databases and included gray literature. Studies were included for review if they were published between 1996 and 2016, were from countries considered as comparable Western nations to Australia and available in the English language, and reported on qualitative studies that directly engaged with children under the age of 18 years on their experiences of intimate partner violence involving one or more of their parents/carers. Forty peer-reviewed publications that reported on 32 studies were included for the review. This study was unique in that it included child participation measures to assess the quality of available studies. This article explores the contribution that research with children has made to our understandings of, and responses to, domestic violence, and provides a critique of the limitations and gaps evident in the extant qualitative research with children on the issue of domestic violence. The article considers implications for future research, policy, and practice and in particular focuses our attention on the need to engage more children more fully in participatory research in the field of domestic violence.
Lessons learned from children who have experienced homelessness: what services need to know
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 02-2011
Keeping our eye on sex, power, relationships, and institutional contexts in preventing institutional child sexual abuse
Publisher: Elsevier
Date: 2019
Child safety in policy: Who is being kept safe and from what?
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 22-03-2020
DOI: 10.1111/SPOL.12591
If only I, they, we had done things differently: Young people talk about school difficulties and crime
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2014
Different but the same? Exploring the experiences of young people caring for a parent with an alcohol or other drug issue
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 11-11-2010
Keeping them in mind
Publisher: De Gruyter Open Poland
Date: 31-12-2015
Human Research Ethics Committee Experiences and Views About Children’s Participation in Research: Results From the MESSI Study
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 12-10-2022
DOI: 10.1177/15562646211048294
Abstract: As part of a larger study, Australian Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) members and managers were surveyed about their decision-making and views about social research studies with child participants. Responses of 229 HREC members and 42 HREC managers are reported. While most HREC members had received ethical training, HREC training and guidelines specific to research involving children were rare. Most applications involving children had to go through a full ethical review, but few adverse events were reported to HRECs regarding the conduct of the studies. Revisions to study proposals requested by HRECs were mostly related to consent processes and age-appropriate language. One-third of HREC members said that they would approve research on any topic. Most were also concerned that the methodology was appropriate, and the risks and benefits were clearly articulated. Specific training and guidance are needed to increase HREC members’ confidence to judge ethical research with children.
Young people's views on safety and preventing abuse and harm in residential care: “It's got to be better than home”
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2017
We’re all in it together: supporting young carers and their families in Australia
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Date: 06-06-2007
DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2524.2007.00719.X
Abstract: Although recent initiatives in Australia have attempted to respond to the needs of children and young people with care responsibilities, many continue to be unable to access responsive supports. A qualitative, exploratory study was conducted to identify the current needs and barriers to services for young carers and their families in Canberra, Australia. This paper focuses on a range of family, service and systems level issues that impede young carers' access to services. The findings are based on semistructured, face-to-face interviews conducted with 50 children and young people with care responsibilities. Purposive and snowballing s ling were used to recruit the s le. Peer researchers were involved in the development of the research parameters and conducted and analysed interviews. Young carers in this s le reported high levels of need but low levels of support provided formally and informally by their extended families and the service sector. Major barriers to support included reluctance within families to seek assistance for fear of child removal, negative intervention and increased scrutiny the families' lack of awareness of available services a lack of flexibility and responsiveness to the holistic needs of families and a lack of service collaboration. The importance of recognising the specific needs of each member within the family unit was particularly highlighted as was the need for responsive and co-ordinated service supports.
Changing things for the better: the use of children and young people’s reference groups in social research
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-01-2015
Ethical Practice in Disability Services: Views of Young People and Staff
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 15-05-2022
Promoting students’ safety and wellbeing: ethical practice in schools
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 30-08-2023
DOI: 10.1007/S13384-022-00567-8
Abstract: Although ‘child safety’ is now a national policy priority in Australia, there is little research exploring the practices in schools that contribute to children and young people’s felt sense of safety and wellbeing. Drawing on a mixed-method Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery project, this article presents findings from interviews with school staff ( N = 10), leaders ( N = 5) and nine focus groups with students ( N = 58), in primary and secondary schools in three Australian states (New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia). We employ relational ethics, recognition theory and the theory of practice architectures to explore practices at school that support student wellbeing and safety. The findings contribute significantly to understanding the ‘bundled’ nature of current practices and the conditions that enable and constrain these. Close attention to these findings is critical as schools seek to operationalise the National Child Safe Principles and refine ongoing safeguarding procedures. The findings have informed the development of an online survey that is currently testing, on a much larger scale, which elements of ethical practice are most positively associated with students’ safety, wellbeing and recognition at school.
Young carers and educational engagement: Quantitative analysis of bursary applications in Australia.
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Date: 17-10-2022
DOI: 10.1111/HSC.13589
Abstract: Young carers support family members affected by disability or a health condition. The Young Carer Bursary Program aims to support young carers' education. This paper analysed data from consenting bursary applicants (2017-2019) to investigate relationships between wellbeing, educational attendance, home study and other factors. Descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis determined significant issues, relationships and influential factors related to young carer (N = 1,443) wellbeing and education. Sixty-eight percent were aged between 13 and 18 years and attended secondary school. One third of the s le reported that they were the main carer in their family and 29% reported receiving no support. Female applicants from single parent households who were the main carer attended educational settings less often. Eighteen percent (n = 267) rated their wellbeing as poor/very poor. Better wellbeing was associated with increased educational attendance (r
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Related Funding Activities
Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP180100465
Start Date: 06-2018
End Date: 08-2022
Amount: $463,136.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityLinkage Projects - Grant ID: LP210100177
Start Date: 06-2022
End Date: 06-2025
Amount: $429,569.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityDiscovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150100864
Start Date: 06-2015
End Date: 06-2018
Amount: $335,500.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
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