Strengthening Education and Training
Our team ran a randomised control trial to increase the number of classes that apprentices and trainees (‘learners’) attend. We significantly increased course attendance by sending employers a text message detailing what their learners are studying at their vocational training organisation (TAFE).
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Second Chances
This was me en route to my stakeholder meeting! This is for our project on improving services and support for vulnerable people at risk of reoffending. This has been a massive project that I have loved working on. This group of people are underserved and yet over policed. They want a second chance after a life time caught up in the criminal justice system.
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Welcome View
We moved offices a few weeks ago. This is a welcome view! Continue reading Welcome View
After the Results, What Comes Next?
This was the route to a stakeholder meeting in Bankstown, Western Sydney! We discussed our second project on vocational training and education, focusing on course enrollments.
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Community Safety
Yesterday I went to rural New South Wales with a colleague to deliver a workshop. We discussed behavioural science concepts and a framework to eliminate risky behaviour during emergencies.
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Science Panel
I was on a panel at the Science Pathways conference in Brisbane. The event was run by the EMCR Forum (Australia’s Early- and Mid-Career Researcher Forum). I spoke about how to use intersectionality to refocus diversity initiatives to be more inclusive.
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Vocational Training Completions
A couple of weeks back, I travelled to the other side of the Sydney central business district to present our work on vocational training, to a public sector audience.
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Harmony Day
International Women’s Day 2018
A quick update on another recent event: I gave a talk at Readify for International Women’s Day.
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Q&A
I was in the audience for Q&A last week. It was fun!
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Social Science Insights 