Dr Shiva Chandra
Dr Shiva Chandra is a post-doctoral research fellow at the Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies at the University of Sydney. His research interests include personal life, sexuality, gender, race, digital media, youth, and wellbeing. More specifically, Shiva’s work examines queer attachment, and belonging, including both offline and online experiences. Shiva specialises in the use of creative and innovative methods to investigate subjectivity and how individuals relate to their social worlds. His scholarship is underpinned by the belief that research carries social responsibility and should sit at the intersection of academia and community development, with the aim of improving people’s wellbeing.
Personal life
LGBTQ+ studies
Gender
Race
Digital media
Youth
Wellbeing
The Australian Sociological Association (TASA)
Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President, Research, Enterprise and International Award, for Research Through Partnership, part of the 'UN Food Systems Dialogues Team' (Young and Resilient Research Centre) at Western Sydney University (2021).
Publications
Journals
- Chandra, S., Broom, A., Peterie, M., Ridge, D., Kenny, K., Lafferty, L., Treloar, C., Applegate, T., Broom, J. (2024). Emerging Dilemmas in the Age of Resistance: The Case of Sexually Transmitted Infections. Qualitative Health Research, , 1-13. [More Information]
- Chandra, S., Broom, A., Haire, B., Ridge, D., Broom, J. (2024). Sampling and recruiting LGBTQ+ populations in health research: reflections on community consultations about antibiotic resistant STIs. Health Sociology Review. [More Information]
- Chandra, S., Broom, A., Ridge, D., Peterie, M., Lafferty, L., Broom, J., Kenny, K., Treloar, C., Applegate, T. (2024). Treatment ‘Cultures’, STIs and the Rise of Antimicrobial Resistance. Sociology of Health & Illness, , 1-21. [More Information]
Report
- Chandra, S., Wark, T., Nguyen, L. (2024). Local LGBTQ+ Legacies: Uncovering Migrant and Multicultural Contributions to Sydney's LGBTQ+ History. Sydney, Australia: Western Sydney University, ACON and the City of Sydney. [More Information]
- Third, A., Chandra, S., Hanckel, B., Collin, P., Lala, G. (2023). UNICEF and the Young and Resilient Research Centre (2023) Mental Health: A Pain that Resides in the Mind: The experiences of young people in East Asia and Pacific. UNICEF: Bangkok. [More Information]
- Nicolas, L., Chandra, S., Hanckel, B., Ullman, J., Ferfolja, T. (2022). Gender Equity in the Workplace: Intersectional and Gender and Sexuality Diverse Approaches. Sydney: Western Sydney University. [More Information]
2024
- Chandra, S., Broom, A., Peterie, M., Ridge, D., Kenny, K., Lafferty, L., Treloar, C., Applegate, T., Broom, J. (2024). Emerging Dilemmas in the Age of Resistance: The Case of Sexually Transmitted Infections. Qualitative Health Research, , 1-13. [More Information]
- Chandra, S., Wark, T., Nguyen, L. (2024). Local LGBTQ+ Legacies: Uncovering Migrant and Multicultural Contributions to Sydney's LGBTQ+ History. Sydney, Australia: Western Sydney University, ACON and the City of Sydney. [More Information]
- Chandra, S., Broom, A., Haire, B., Ridge, D., Broom, J. (2024). Sampling and recruiting LGBTQ+ populations in health research: reflections on community consultations about antibiotic resistant STIs. Health Sociology Review. [More Information]
2023
- Lewis, C., Chandra, S., Markwell, K. (2023). Exploring Queer People of Colour’s Perceptions of Pride in Sydney. Tourism Geographies, 266(3), 520-539. [More Information]
- Fleming, C., Sharma, D., Brunacci, K., Chandra, S., Girish, L., Munn, L., Third, A. (2023). Fix my Food: An Urgent Call to Action from Adolescents on how they Experience and want to see Change in their Food Systems. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 36(6), 2295-2309. [More Information]
- Chandra, S., Wilkinson, J. (2023). Making friends with the family: A fresh look at coming out. Journal of Sociology, 60(2), 311-328. [More Information]
2022
- Chandra, S. (2022). A Multi-Faceted and Relational Approach to Gay Men’s Identities’. Sociology, 56(6), 1070-1086. [More Information]
- Nicolas, L., Chandra, S., Hanckel, B., Ullman, J., Ferfolja, T. (2022). Gender Equity in the Workplace: Intersectional and Gender and Sexuality Diverse Approaches. Sydney: Western Sydney University. [More Information]
- Lala, G., Chandra, S., Ogun, N., Moody, L., Third, A., Third, A. (2022). Online Safety Perceptions, Needs, and Expectations of Young People in Southeast Asia: Consultations with Young People in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Young and Resilient Research Centre, Western Sydney University: Sydney. [More Information]
2021
- Fleming, C., Chandra, S., Hockey, C. (2021). Fix My Food: Children’s Views on Transforming Food Systems. Sydney: Western Sydney University. [More Information]
- Hackel, B., Chandra, S., Lala, G., Munn, L., Sharma, D., Third, A. (2021). Social Media Insights from Sexuality and Gender Diverse Young People During COVID-19. Sydney: Western Sydney University. [More Information]
- Chandra, S. (2021). Why do I need to talk about ‘Culture’? Realising you are ‘Brown’. Journal of Intercultural Studies, 42(6), 769-772. [More Information]
Conference Presentations
The Australian Sociological Association Annual Conference (2023): ‘Enacting and Receiving Care in Digital Spaces: LGBTQIA+ Young People and the Production of Digital Care’ (Sydney)
XX ISA World Congress of Sociology (2023): ‘Examining LGBTQIA+ Young People’s Social Media Practices as ‘Doing’ Family’ (Melbourne)
The Australian Sociological Association Annual Conference (2022): ‘Interrogating and Transforming Racialised Scholarly Practices’ (Melbourne)
Queer Legacies, New Solidarities (2018): ‘Using Personal Communities to Understand Relationships in Gay Men’s Lives’ (Melbourne)
Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council National Conference (2018): ‘Complicating Gay Men’s Solidarities’ (Melbourne)
Health in Difference (2018): ‘Moving Past Sexuality: A Multi-Dimensional Understanding of Gay Men’s Affiliations and Identities’ (Sydney)
The Australian Sociological Association Annual Conference (2017): ‘History in the Lives of Gay Men’ (Perth)
The Australian Sociological Association Annual Conference (2016): ‘Re-evaluating Family in the Lives of Gay Men’ (Melbourne)
Panels and Seminars
‘Thinking Through Barriers to Inclusive Research’, University of Wollongong School of Health and Society, Panellist (2024)
‘Digital Responsibilities’ Curiosity Pod Webinar, ‘A Discussion about Digital Responsibilities’, Western Sydney University, Panellist (2022)
‘Connecting and Distancing: Mobile Phones, Social Media, Young People and COVID Measures’, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University, Presenter (2022)
‘Let’s Talk: Love in the time of Lockdowns’, Trikone Australia, Panellist (2021)
‘Pandemics and Epidemics’, Social Production of Mental Health Seminar Series, Hash Network sponsored by RMIT University, Presenter (2021)
ACON COVID Reliance Forum, Sydney, Panellist (2020)
Greater Western Sydney LGBTIQ+ Inclusive Forum, Sydney, Panellist (2020)
CALD Gay Men’s Action Group Symposium, Sydney, Panellist (2019)
UTS Design Innovation Research Centre, Sydney, Panellist (2019)
SBS Wear it Purple Day, Sydney, Panellist (2019)
Sociology Higher Degree Seminar Series, the University of Sydney, Panel facilitator (2018)
Grants
ACON (2022) Project title: ‘Local LGBTQ+ Legacies: Uncovering Migrant and Multicultural Contributions to Sydney's LGBTQ+ History’
In the media
Parity Magazine: 'Queering home/lessness' (2023). Access here.
The Conversation:'More than just Risk: LGBTQIA+ Young People use Social Media to Sustain and Make Sense of Family Relationships’ (2023). Access here.
Undesign podcast by Drawhistory: ‘How do we Design Social Media Platforms that are Safer for Marginalized Youth’ (2022). Access here.
Archer Magazine: ‘LGBT+ Normativity: Trying to Understand Everyone’s Realities’ (2021). Access here.
The Conversation: ‘How Young LGBTQIA+ People Used Social Media to Thrive During COVID Lockdowns’ (2021). Access here.
Meta (formerly Facebook) Blog: Finding Online Spaces for ‘People Like Me’ During COVID-19 (2021) Access here.