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Dr Nikki Wedgwood
BA (Hons), PhD
Senior Lecturer
School of Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine and Health
School of Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Phone
+61 2 9036 4055
Nikki Wedgwood, PhD, is a senior lecturer in Behavioural & Social Sciences in Health at the School of Health Sciences. Her past studies include research on the gendered embodiment of girls and women who play Australian Rules football; the role of sports participation in the lives of young people with physical impairments and;how young people with impairments meet the challenges of transitioning to adulthood. Her current studies include: research on the inclusion of students with intellectual disability in the Australian higher education sector and a study examining the interface between the NDIS and family support services for mothers with intellectual disability in New South Wales.
Sociology of disability, transitioning to adulthood, sociology of sport, gender/masculinity/gendered embodiment, social determinants of health and life history research.
Teaching in the following units:
- HSBH1012 - Intro to Health & Healthcare
- HSBH1013 - Society & Health (Unit Coordinator)
- HSBH3012 - Health Science Abroad (Unit Coordinator)
Currently available to supervise or co-supervise doctoral students in any of my areas of expertise, eg sociology of disability, gender/masculinity/gendered embodiment, sociology of sport, life history research.
Nikki's current studies include:
- research on the inclusion of students with intellectual disability in the Australian higher education sector;
- a study examining the interface between the NDIS and family support services for mothers with intellectual disability in New South Wales.
Committee Memberships:
- Disability at Work Network
Neurosciences and Mental Health
Publications
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Edited Books
- Hess, R., Wedgwood, N. (2011). Women, Football and History. Hawthorne, Australia: Maribyrnong Press.
Book Chapters
- Wedgwood, N., Smith, L., Shuttleworth, R. (2018). 'I employ a crew that can do life with me': A young woman's creative self-management of support workers. In Gareth M. Thomas, Dikaios Sakellariou (Eds.), Disability, Normalcy, and the Everyday, (pp. 123-141). Abingdon: Routledge. [More Information]
- Smith, L., Wedgwood, N., Shuttleworth, R., Llewellyn, G. (2017). Youth and masculinity in rural and regional Australia: Beer, 4WDs and home. In Karen Soldatic, Kelley Johnson (Eds.), Disability and Rurality: Identity, Gender and Belonging, (pp. 127-140). Abingdon: Routledge. [More Information]
- Wedgwood, N. (2014). "My biggest disability is I'm a male!" The role of sport in negotiating the dilemma of disabled masculinity. In Jennifer Hargreaves, Eric Anderson (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality, (pp. 189-197). London: Routledge. [More Information]
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Journals
- Wedgwood, N., Connell, R., Wood, J. (2022). Deploying Hegemonic Masculinity: A Study of Uses of the Concept in the Journal Psychology of Men & Masculinities. Psychology of Men & Masculinity. [More Information]
- Wedgwood, N., Collings, S., Spencer, M., Hindmarsh, G. (2021). Mother of a problem! Are the needs of mothers with intellectual disability being addressed in the NDIS era? Journal of Social Inclusion, 12(1), 68-74. [More Information]
- Wedgwood, N., Smith, L., Hendl, T., Shuttleworth, R. (2020). Boy Interrupted - Biographical disruption during the transition to adulthood. Sociology of Health & Illness, 42(1), 20-34. [More Information]
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Edited Journals
- Light, R., Wedgwood, N. (2012). Women in Sport. Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 3(3).
- Wedgwood, N., Hess, R. (2005). Women and Australian Rules football. Football Studies, 8(2).
Conferences
- Wedgwood, N. (2017). Sport and intellectual disability [keynote speech] (forthcoming). 2017 Intellectually Disabled People in Asia Conference, Macau, S.A.R. China.
- Wedgwood, N. (2013). A person with abilities: the transition to adulthood of a young woman with a severe physical impairment. 2013 Pacific Rim International Conference on Disabilities, Hawaii, USA: Center on Disability Studies.
- Wedgwood, N. (2012). A person with abilities: the transition to adulthood of a young woman with a severe physical impairment. National Youth Disability Conference 2012, Melbourne, Australia.
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Report
- Wedgwood, N., Llewellyn, G., Honey, A., Schneider, J. (2008). The transition of adolescents with chronic health conditions from paediatric to adult services.
Other
- Wedgwood, N. (2013), Reading the Game: An annotated guide to the literature and films of Australian Rules Football.
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2022
- Wedgwood, N., Connell, R., Wood, J. (2022). Deploying Hegemonic Masculinity: A Study of Uses of the Concept in the Journal Psychology of Men & Masculinities. Psychology of Men & Masculinity. [More Information]
2021
- Wedgwood, N., Collings, S., Spencer, M., Hindmarsh, G. (2021). Mother of a problem! Are the needs of mothers with intellectual disability being addressed in the NDIS era? Journal of Social Inclusion, 12(1), 68-74. [More Information]
2020
- Wedgwood, N., Smith, L., Hendl, T., Shuttleworth, R. (2020). Boy Interrupted - Biographical disruption during the transition to adulthood. Sociology of Health & Illness, 42(1), 20-34. [More Information]
2018
- Wedgwood, N., Smith, L., Shuttleworth, R. (2018). 'I employ a crew that can do life with me': A young woman's creative self-management of support workers. In Gareth M. Thomas, Dikaios Sakellariou (Eds.), Disability, Normalcy, and the Everyday, (pp. 123-141). Abingdon: Routledge. [More Information]
2017
- Wedgwood, N. (2017). Sport and intellectual disability [keynote speech] (forthcoming). 2017 Intellectually Disabled People in Asia Conference, Macau, S.A.R. China.
- Smith, L., Wedgwood, N., Shuttleworth, R., Llewellyn, G. (2017). Youth and masculinity in rural and regional Australia: Beer, 4WDs and home. In Karen Soldatic, Kelley Johnson (Eds.), Disability and Rurality: Identity, Gender and Belonging, (pp. 127-140). Abingdon: Routledge. [More Information]
2015
- Smith, L., Wedgwood, N., Llewellyn, G., Shuttleworth, R. (2015). Sport in the lives of young people with intellectual disabilities: negotiating disability, identity and belonging. Journal of Sport for Development, 3(5), 61-70.
2014
- Wedgwood, N. (2014). "My biggest disability is I'm a male!" The role of sport in negotiating the dilemma of disabled masculinity. In Jennifer Hargreaves, Eric Anderson (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality, (pp. 189-197). London: Routledge. [More Information]
- Wedgwood, N. (2014). Hahn versus Guttmann: revisiting 'Sports and the Political Movement of Disabled Persons'. Disability and Society, 29(1), 129-142. [More Information]
2013
- Wedgwood, N. (2013). A person with abilities: the transition to adulthood of a young woman with a severe physical impairment. 2013 Pacific Rim International Conference on Disabilities, Hawaii, USA: Center on Disability Studies.
- Wedgwood, N., Smith, L., Shuttleworth, R., Llewellyn, G. (2013). An Eye Opening Experience: A Critical Turning Point in the Life of a Young Woman with a Severe Visual Impairment. Journal of Social Inclusion, 4(1), 5-23. [More Information]
- Wedgwood, N. (2013), Reading the Game: An annotated guide to the literature and films of Australian Rules Football.
2012
- Wedgwood, N. (2012). A person with abilities: the transition to adulthood of a young woman with a severe physical impairment. National Youth Disability Conference 2012, Melbourne, Australia.
- O'Dea, S., Shuttleworth, R., Wedgwood, N. (2012). Disability, Doctors and Sexuality: Do Healthcare Providers Influence the Sexual Wellbeing of People Living with a Neuromuscular Disorder? Sexuality and Disability, 30(2), 171-185. [More Information]
- Light, R., Wedgwood, N. (2012). Revisiting 'Sport and the maintenance of masculine hegemony'. Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 3(3), 181-183. [More Information]
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2011
- Wedgwood, N. (2011). A Person with Abilities: The Transition to Adulthood of a Young Woman with a Severe Physical Impairment. Young: Nordic journal of youth research, 19(4), 435-454. [More Information]
- Wedgwood, N. (2011). A person with abilities: the transition to adulthood of a young woman with a severe physical impairment. Disability Studies: Every Body In, Dunedin, New Zealand.
- Wedgwood, N. (2011). A person with abilities: the transition to adulthood of a young woman with a severe physical impairment. Society for Disability Studies Conference 2011, San Jose, California, USA.
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2009
- Honey, A., Llewellyn, G., Schneider, J., Wedgwood, N. (2009). Approaching adulthood with a chronic health condition: Professional's and young people's perspectives. In Bennet, D; Towns, S; Elliot, E; Merrick, J. (Eds.), Challenges in Adolescent Health: An Australian Perspective, (pp. 177-188). United States: Nova Science Publishers.
- Wedgwood, N. (2009). Connell's theory of masculinity - its origins and influences on the study of gender. Journal of Gender Studies, 18(4), 329-339. [More Information]
2008
- Grace, R., Llewellyn, G., Wedgwood, N., Fenech, M., McConnell, D. (2008). Far from Ideal: Everyday experiences of mothers and early childhood professionals negotiating an inclusive early childhood experience in the Australian context. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 28(1), 18-30. [More Information]
- Wedgwood, N. (2008). For the Love of Football: Australian Rules Football and heterosexual desire. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 32(3), 311-317. [More Information]
- Wedgwood, N., Llewellyn, G., Honey, A., Schneider, J. (2008). The transition of adolescents with chronic health conditions from paediatric to adult services.
2007
- Llewellyn, G., Wedgwood, N. (2007). What do mothers want? Why mothers of children with disabilities send their children to mainstream early childhood settings. In Alexandra M Columbus (Eds.), Advances in Psychology Research, Volume 49, (pp. 107-135). New York, USA: Nova Science Publishers.
2006
- Schneider, J., Wedgwood, N., Llewellyn, G., McConnell, D. (2006). Families challenged by and accommodating to the adolescent years. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 50(12), 926-936. [More Information]
2005
- Wedgwood, N. (2005). Doin' It for Themselves! A Case Study of the Development of a Women's Australian Rules football Competition. The International Journal of the History of Sport, 22(3), 396-414.
- Wedgwood, N. (2005). Just one of the boys? A life history case study of a male physical education teacher. Gender and Education, 17(2), 189-201. [More Information]
- Wedgwood, N. (2005). Robert W. Connells: Theorie der Männlichkeit und ihre Entstehungsgeschichte. [Connell's theory of masculinity: A brief life history.]. In B. Kortendiek & A. S. Münst (Eds.), Lebenswerke: Portrats der Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, (pp. 216-239). Opladen: Verlag Barbara Budrich.
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2004
- Wedgwood, N. (2004). Kicking Like A Boy: Schoolgirl Australian Rules Football And Bi-Gendered Female Embodiment. Sociology of Sport Journal, 21(2), 140-162. [More Information]
- Wedgwood, N., Connell, R. (2004). Männlichkeitsforschung: Männer und Männlichkeiten im internationalen Forschungskontext. In Ruth Becker and Beate Kortendiek (Eds.), Handbuch Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung: Theorie, Methoden, Empirie, (pp. 112-121). Wiesbaden: Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.
2003
- Wedgwood, N. (2003). Aussie rules! Schoolboy football and masculine embodiment. In Stephen Tomsen & Mike Donaldson (Eds.), Male Trouble: Looking at Australian masculinities, (pp. 180-199). Australia: Pluto Press.
1997
- Wedgwood, N. (1997). 'Spewin', Mate!' - A Day at the Cricket. Social Alternatives, 16(3), 26-30.
1996
- Wedgwood, N. (1996). 'Court in the Act': The Informal Reproduction of Male Power in Pennant Squash. Sporting Traditions, 13(1), 43-59.
Selected Grants
2021
- Designing a Continuum of Best Practices for the Inclusion of Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Higher Education, Wedgwood N, O'Donovan M, Department of Social Services/National Disability Research Partnership (NDRP)
- Supporting the woman, supporting the mother: Examining the interface between the NDIS and family support services for mothers with intellectual disability in New South Wales, Collings S, Spencer M, Hindmarsh G, Wedgwood N, Department of Social Services/National Disability Research Partnership (NDRP)
2010
- Disability and ability: how young people with impairments make the transition to adulthood, Wedgwood N, Shuttleworth R, Llewellyn G, Shuttleworth R, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)
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