Today was an incredibly hectic day. I attended various back to back meetings to receive feedback on a case study I’m working on, before moving on to discuss drafting a template for research agreements.
Continue reading “Phase One of Fieldwork Ends”
Fourteen year old Elijah Doughty was killed by a White man who only received three years backdated to his arrest. We cannot allow this nation to continue killing Indigenous people with impunity.
Continue reading “Justice for Elijah”
Attended corporate training today, focused on integrity principles, ethics and fraud in the public sector (amongst other themes).
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Today, I was in the Western suburbs, interviewing for a study on health, justice and access to support in minority cultural and religious groups.
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Productive day! Worked on a presentation on youth research; finalised an ethics application for a forthcoming study; and had a great meeting learning about programs that enhance outcomes for vulnerable groups. Ended by reflecing on my day in a cafe and planning the next steps of the research project. Continue reading Ethics Progress
I attended a facilitation course where the material was interesting and useful. I’ve been facilitating meetings, workshops, training and other activities for over a decade professionally but there are always new techniques and theories to learn.
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In the month of August, people who are homeless occupied one of Sydney’s most famous sites, Martin Square, to protest lack of secure, affordable housing.
Continue reading “‘As Long as Poverty, Injustice and Gross Inequality Persist in Our World’”I interviewed Associate Professor Kathleen Butler, sociologist and Aboriginal woman belonging to the Bundjalung and Worimi peoples of coastal New South Wales, who led the “Indigenous Sociology for Social Impact” workshop. Continue reading Decolonising Theory, Methods, and Practice
I filmed an interview on race and dating. Thoughtful discussion of sexual racism, meaningful relationships, how to address structural and unconscious bias in Australia, and much more.
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I’ve been thinking a bit about social marketing lately because I’ve being managing communications and media for research organisations and not for profits for many years. In general, marketing in the social sciences could be enhanced, especially in my field of sociology.
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