Social Policy Research Network members
The SPRN membership includes staff of the Sydney School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney, and individuals from other government and community organisations.
Faculty members
Member | Areas of expertise |
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Network co-convenor |
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Network co-convenor |
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history of education; special education; sociology of education; policy studies; children and families; young people; disabilities; cultural differences |
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young people; practice with communities; teaching and learning |
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restructuring of work and welfare; history of the Australian welfare state; language and metaphor in policy making; Australian health policy |
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literacy education; curriculum |
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policy studies; ageing; health |
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social work practice, professional experiences, field education, skills & practice teaching |
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policy studies; gender; the welfare state; community capacity building |
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Deborah Hart |
policy studies; social work practice; social work field education |
Dr Kate Huppatz |
Classed and gendered practices in the field of caring work |
comparative development of welfare states; social policy in a development context; comparative analysis of welfare states in East Asia; politics of social policy |
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violence against women and children; discrimination against lesbians and gay men; social work education; community development and community participation |
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Dr Lesley Laing |
domestic violence; child sexual assault; sexual assault |
Denise Lynch |
children and families; violence groupwork; health; organisation and management studies; social work practice teaching; cultural differences; professional learning |
social work; end-of-life; health and mental health; ageing |
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secondary TAS/D&T education; social work professional experiences; social policy; ageing; violence |
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social work practice in health care; interprofessional learning; new graduate social workers; occupational culture of social work. |
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international social policy and the role of international NGOs and transnational corporations; contractualism, public management and employment services; the relationship between industrial relations regulation and social policies |
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practice with communities; policy studies; research methods; organisation and management studies |
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eLearning; professional experiences; policy studies; social work practice; ageing; children and families; violence; social work field education |
Non-faculty members
Member | Organisation |
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Robin Banks |
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Carol Berry |
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Michael Cain |
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Marcia Cunningham |
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Jarryd Daymond |
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Suzanne Egan |
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Suzie Forell |
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Elissa Freeman |
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Abigail Gray |
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Anne Grunseit |
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Patrick Kerlin |
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Catherine Mahony |
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Emily McCarron |
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Annette Michaux |
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Anton Mischewski |
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Emily Price |
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Eliza Pross |
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Stephanie Taplin |
Centre for Parenting and Research, NSW DoCS |