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Professor Amanda Howard
Phone
61 2 93514091
Address
A35 - Education Building
The University of Sydney
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Member of Sydney Environment Institute
Project title | Research student |
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Talking about life and work: Exploring Aboriginal employees' experiences of the fit between Central Australian lifeworlds and NGO workplace practices and service delivery models. | Miriam BEVIS |
Selected publications
Publications
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Books
- Howard, A., Rawsthorne, M., Joseph, P., Terare, M., Sampson, D., Katrak Harris, M. (2023). Social work and human services responsibilities in a time of climate change: Country, community and complexity. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. [More Information]
- Sampson, D., Howard, A. (2023). Using Language, Fiction, and Story in Social Work Education. United Kingdom: Routledge. [More Information]
- Rawsthorne, M., Tseris, E., Howard, A., Terare, M., Sharma, A. (2023). Using social research for social justice: an introduction for social work and human services. Online: Routledge (Taylor and Francis). [More Information]
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Book Chapters
- Sampson, D., Katrak, M., Rawsthorne, M., Howard, A. (2021). Way more than a town hall meeting: Connecting with what people care about in community-led disaster planning. In V. Rawlings, J. Flexner & L. Riley (Eds.), Community-Led Research: Walking new pathways together, (pp. 39-54). Sydney: Sydney University Press. [More Information]
- Howard, A., Stanford, S., Glover, A. (2019). New Generation Leadership: Looking After Tomorrow. In Marie Connolly, Charlotte Williams, Darla Spence Coffey (Eds.), Strategic Leadership in Social Work Education, (pp. 135-147). Cham: Springer. [More Information]
Journals
- Howard, A., Johnston, L., Tseris, E., Joseph, P. (2024). “Not just a new house”: The complexities of undoing institutional practices and identities in transitions to community living. Australian Journal of Social Issues. [More Information]
- Massola, C., Howard, A. (2023). Barbeques and shiny numbers: Micro-ethical encounters in Sydney social housing estates. Community Development Journal, 58(1), 35-43. [More Information]
- Rawsthorne, M., O’Brien, N., Dignam, M., Joseph, P., Massola, C., Howard, A. (2023). Learning together about disasters through action research partnerships. Journal of Community Practice: organizing, planning, development & change, 31(3-4), 429-449. [More Information]
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Report
- Naderpajouh, N., Zolghadr, A., Habibi Moshfegh, P., Pakizeh, A., Schlosberg, D., Opdyke, A., Howard, A., Morgan, S., Van Ogtrop, F., Matous, P., Bailie, J., Hadigheh, S., Zhang, H., Crock, M., Vervoort, R. (2024). Community Risk Assessment: Connecting technical knowledge with local and Indigenous knowledge. Sydney Environment Institute.
- Webster, S., Pittaway, E., Gillies-palmer, Z., Schlosberg, D., Matous, P., Longman, J., Howard, A., Bailie, J., Viney, G., Verlie, B., Celermajer, D., Naderpajouh, N., Rawsthorne, M., Iveson, K., Troy, J., et al (2024). Empowering Communities, Harnessing Local Knowledges: Self-Organising Systems for Disaster Risk Reduction.
- Webster, S., Pittaway, E., Gillies-palmer, Z., Schlosberg, D., Longman, J., Howard, A., Rawsthorne, M., Viney, G., Verlie, B., Celermajer, D., Bailie, J., Matous, P., Naderpajouh, N., Troy, J., et al (2024). Stories are the Toolkit: Community-led Disaster Response, Recovery and Adaptation.
Research Reports
- Howard, A., von Meding, J., Blakemore, T., Heinsch, M., Allison, J., Cavaliere, S. (2017). Stronger for the storm: Community responses and recovery from the April 2015 storm event, Australia: NSW SES via SEMP, NSW Department of Justice.
- Howard, A., Agllias, K., Barrett, K., Stansfield, I., Gissane, J., Bryan, S., Murphy, B. (2016). Southlakes Connections Project: Networks, resilience and action in Southlakes community post the April 2015 storms, (pp. 4 - 99). Morisset NSW, Australia: Southlake Community Services. [More Information]
- Howard, A., Blakemore, T. (2015). Collaborating for Financial Sustainability Evaluation Report, (pp. 1 - 37). Sydney, Australia: Industry Development Fund NSW. [More Information]
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2024
- Naderpajouh, N., Zolghadr, A., Habibi Moshfegh, P., Pakizeh, A., Schlosberg, D., Opdyke, A., Howard, A., Morgan, S., Van Ogtrop, F., Matous, P., Bailie, J., Hadigheh, S., Zhang, H., Crock, M., Vervoort, R. (2024). Community Risk Assessment: Connecting technical knowledge with local and Indigenous knowledge. Sydney Environment Institute.
- Webster, S., Pittaway, E., Gillies-palmer, Z., Schlosberg, D., Matous, P., Longman, J., Howard, A., Bailie, J., Viney, G., Verlie, B., Celermajer, D., Naderpajouh, N., Rawsthorne, M., Iveson, K., Troy, J., et al (2024). Empowering Communities, Harnessing Local Knowledges: Self-Organising Systems for Disaster Risk Reduction.
- Webster, S., Pittaway, E., Gillies-palmer, Z., Schlosberg, D., Longman, J., Howard, A., Rawsthorne, M., Viney, G., Verlie, B., Celermajer, D., Bailie, J., Matous, P., Naderpajouh, N., Troy, J., et al (2024). Stories are the Toolkit: Community-led Disaster Response, Recovery and Adaptation.
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2023
- Massola, C., Howard, A. (2023). Barbeques and shiny numbers: Micro-ethical encounters in Sydney social housing estates. Community Development Journal, 58(1), 35-43. [More Information]
- Rawsthorne, M., O’Brien, N., Dignam, M., Joseph, P., Massola, C., Howard, A. (2023). Learning together about disasters through action research partnerships. Journal of Community Practice: organizing, planning, development & change, 31(3-4), 429-449. [More Information]
- Howard, A., Rawsthorne, M., Joseph, P., Terare, M., Sampson, D., Katrak Harris, M. (2023). Social work and human services responsibilities in a time of climate change: Country, community and complexity. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. [More Information]
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2022
- Alston, M., Irons, K., Hay, K., Howard, A., Rowlands, A., Hazeleger, T., Foote, W. (2022). Australian and New Zealand social workers adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic. British Journal of Social Work, 52(4), 1859-1877. [More Information]
- Rawsthorne, M., Howard, A., Joseph, P. (2022). Normalising community-led, empowered, disaster planning: Reshaping norms of power and knowledge. Onati Socio-Legal Series, 12(3), 506-521. [More Information]
- Harms, L., Boddy, J., Hickey, L., Hay, K., Alexander, M., Briggs, L., Cooper, L., Alston, M., Fronek, P., Howard, A., et al (2022). Post-disaster social work research: A scoping review of the evidence for practice. International Social Work, 65(3), 434-456. [More Information]
2021
- Sampson, D., Katrak, M., Rawsthorne, M., Howard, A. (2021). Way more than a town hall meeting: Connecting with what people care about in community-led disaster planning. In V. Rawlings, J. Flexner & L. Riley (Eds.), Community-Led Research: Walking new pathways together, (pp. 39-54). Sydney: Sydney University Press. [More Information]
2020
- Heinsch, M., Agllias, K., Sampson, D., Howard, A., Blakemore, T., Cootes, H. (2020). Peer connectedness during the transition to secondary school: A collaborative opportunity for education and social work. Australian Educational Researcher, 47, 339-356. [More Information]
2019
- Howard, A., Rawsthorne, M. (2019). Everyday Community Practice. Sydney: Allen and Unwin. [More Information]
- Howard, A., Stanford, S., Glover, A. (2019). New Generation Leadership: Looking After Tomorrow. In Marie Connolly, Charlotte Williams, Darla Spence Coffey (Eds.), Strategic Leadership in Social Work Education, (pp. 135-147). Cham: Springer. [More Information]
- Blakemore, T., Agllias, K., Howard, A., McCarthy, S. (2019). The service system challenges of work with juvenile justice involved young people in the Hunter Region, Australia. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 54(3), 341-356. [More Information]
2018
- Howard, A., Agllias, K., Schubert, L., Gray, M. (2018). Hovering above the stream: Perception, experience and identity at the frontline of work with Australian unemployed clients. International Social Work, 61(2), 219-233. [More Information]
- Howard, A., Agllias, K., Bevis, M., Blakemore, T. (2018). How social isolation affects disaster preparedness and response in Australia: Implications for social work. Australian Social Work, 71(4), 392-404. [More Information]
2017
- Howard, A., Agllias, K., Bevis, M., Blakemore, T. (2017). "They'll tell us when to evacuate": The experiences and expectations of disaster-related communication in vulnerable groups. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 22, 139-146. [More Information]
- Howard, A., Blakemore, T., Bevis, M. (2017). Older people as assets in disaster preparedness, response and recovery: Lessons from regional Australia. Ageing and Society, 37(3), 517-536. [More Information]
- Howard, A., von Meding, J., Blakemore, T., Heinsch, M., Allison, J., Cavaliere, S. (2017). Stronger for the storm: Community responses and recovery from the April 2015 storm event, Australia: NSW SES via SEMP, NSW Department of Justice.
2016
- Agllias, K., Howard, A., Schubert, L., Gray, M. (2016). Australian Workers' Narratives about Emergency Relief and Employment Service Clients: Complex Issues, Simple Solutions. Australian Social Work, 69(3), 297-310. [More Information]
- Cameron, J., Hodge, P., Howard, A., Stuart, G. (2016). Navigating dilemmas of community development: Practitioner reflections on working with Aboriginal communities. Community Development (Columbus), 47(4), 546-561. [More Information]
- Bamforth, J., Gapps, B., Gurr, R., Howard, A., Onyx, J., Rawsthorne, M. (2016). Planning, funding, and community action: The Area Assistance story. Champaign: Common Ground Publishing. [More Information]
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2015
- Howard, A., Blakemore, T., Johnston, L., Taylor, D., Dibley, R. (2015). 'I'm not really sure but I hope it's better': early thoughts of parents and carers in a regional trial site for the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme. Disability and Society, 30(9), 1365-1381. [More Information]
- Howard, A., Blakemore, T. (2015). Collaborating for Financial Sustainability Evaluation Report, (pp. 1 - 37). Sydney, Australia: Industry Development Fund NSW. [More Information]
- Blakemore, T., Howard, A. (2015). Engaging undergraduate social work students in research through experience-based learning. Social Work Education, 34(7), 861-880. [More Information]
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2014
- Howard, A., Blakemore, T., Bevis, M. (2014). Identifying risk perceptions, level of preparedness and communication channels for 'at risk' communities in respect to natural disasters, (pp. 1 - 65). Thornton, NSW, Australia: Hunter Councils NSW. [More Information]
2011
- Rawsthorne, M., Howard, A. (2011). Working with Communities: Critical Perspectives. Champaign, Illinois: Common Ground Publishing. [More Information]
2006
- Howard, A. (2006). What constitutes a child friendly community and how do we build child friendly communities?, Perth, Australia: Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth. [More Information]
Selected Grants
2021
- Neighbourhood Research Hub in partnership with NSW Council of Social Services (NCOSS), Howard A, Council of Social Services New South Wales (NCOSS)/Client commissioned research
2019
- Transitioning to Community Living: People Living with a Disability STAGE 2, Howard A, Leapfrog Ability/Research Grant
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Research projects
- 2018 - Mapping Local Networks in Local Disaster Planning: Get Ready Dungog. Commissioning body: Dungog Shire Community Centre.
- 2018 - Hunter Community Inclusion Playgroups Research Project: Evaluation 2 - Hunter Prelude Early Intervention. Commissioning body: Hunter Prelude Ltd.
- 2018 - Evaluation proposal for Gateway Services: A mixed methods evaluation of the Step by Step disaster resilience project. Commissioning body: Gateway Family Services.