Over the next couple of weeks, I’m going to be sharing my work journals, so you get another insight into the working life of applied social scientists! Today is typical day. I had to put together two different presentations: one about our research methods and the other one is about results from our field work.
Continue reading “Presenting Information for Policy Audiences”
Reflections on my most joyful project, and dealing with sexism and racial inequality in the workplace.
Continue reading “Institutional Racism”
More insights on what it’s like squeezing in my personal research admist a long (paid) working day. I also discuss why I’m getting ready to give a talk about my professional experiences working in equity and diversity.
Continue reading “Reflections on Equity and Diversity Work”
I worked from home. My team is great that way. I get a lot of flexibility to work remotely. I spent most of the day writing two chapters for our annual report, which are based on my projects.
Continue reading “Research Reporting”
Getting ready to give the first of two academic papers for this year! My paper is on using intersectionality in equity and diversity work. It is a reflection on my career as a woman of colour working to improve institutional equity, diversity, accessibility and inclusion.
Continue reading “Academic Work”
For International Day of People With Disability, I presented on our fieldwork to improve career outcomes for people with disability.
Continue reading “International Day of People With Disability”
This last week was full-on non-stop. Most of my work was collaborating on corporate tasks to manage scaling-up our study to broader populations, as well as a tool to monitor and alleviate workload.
Continue reading “Collaboration”
Another co-design workshop, this time with senior managers and executives. We received endorsement for our program of work and feedback on the design and testing of messages for vocational learners.
Continue reading “Co-Design”
Lunch break after our second co-design workshop for our vocational training project. We are scaling it out in April across the state.
Continue reading “Celebration Lunch”
I’ve been interviewed for the Lady Science podcast. I talk about what sociology is, my career as an applied sociologist, and how Indigenous and other minority sociologists continue to challenge Western and colonial methods and ideas in sociology and in social policy.
Continue reading “Interview on My Sociological Practice”
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