Day in the Life of an Applied Sociologist
An Asian woman is smiling as she waters plants

Stakeholder Relations

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Good news on my personal research, with new publications coming up. Plus, the everyday work of managing stakeholder relationships with senior executives and partner agencies.

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Workplace Survey

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I reflect on an example of how to use results from employee feedback in a productive way. I also cover some technical aspects of project management for our online training game.

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Surveys and Data Privacy

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A whirlwind on community leaders, procurement and data privacy.

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Poster with drawings of an elderly couple using wifi to communicate with another younger couple. Title says: "Self isolate to help stop the spread."

Community Communications

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Today was productive. I completed our presentation on how to use behavioural science to improve communications with local communities. This will be presented by our partners at a workshop on Monday. I’m attending to observe discussions.

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A Brown man walks across Central Station wearing a face mask. A sign behind says "Caution"

Inclusion and Safety

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I finished re-drafting the results for an old project, which is about workplace inclusion. Let’s also reflect on resourcing and workplace health and safety.

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Vaccination Research

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Today I look at my personal research, creating a competition to promote our training game, and using behavioural science to improve public health communications.

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Two Asian women are playing a game on their mobile phones and they looked amused

Online Training Game

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This week’s been a whirlwind of activity. We’re wrapping up the first phase of our cyber security project. We’ve created a brand new online game to train people about how to be safe online.

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Business
A sunny day. People walk across Circular Quay park. An inflatable tiger is lying down. Tall buildings of Sydney CBD in the far background

Work-Life Balance as Corporate Discourse

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Workplaces focus on individual behaviour as a measure of work/ life balance. Social science places the issue of health and wellbeing in a broader socioeconomic context.

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Social Policy

Increasing Take-Up of Training Services

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Employers can reduce the number of people dropping-out of vocational training by encouraging students to proactively seek help when they start struggling. Simple but effective communication with practical advice, sent at optimum times, is key.

  • A man and woman of colour inspect a bricklaying site. Tite: Increasing Take-Up of Training Services
  • A young Black woman mechanic in a blue uniform fixes the chain on a bicycle. Text describes how 40% of students quit their apprenticeships and traineeships due to lack of support at work
  • A young Aboriginal man looks up at stock on a shelf, while an older Aboriginal man inspects a tool. Text explains the study, which tested six behavioural messages over 6 months. The intervention is timely SMS
  • A young chef picks up leftover food with tongs, while an older supervisor watches. Text describes how students who received the behavioural messages were more likely to still be studying 12 months later
  • A young white man wearing a white hard hat with an energy company logo and a high-vis vest holds a device, while another woman in safety gear with her back to the audience looks on. Text describes that 16% of students who received behavioural messages were less likely to drop out
  • A Southeast Asian man in a high-vis vest holds a hard hat while looking with determination to the side, with a tractor and soil in the background. Text says: our behavioural messages offer a sevenfold return on investment
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Man stands with his back to the audience, in the middle of a hospital room. A large camera is on the left hand side

Filming a Training Video

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I was in the field today! Today’s the second of two days filming our training video to promote the use of our public health intervention.

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