By Dr Vanessa McDermott

Journal articles

Rahman S; Connor J; Dickinson H; Henne K; McDermott V, 2026, 'Navigating complexity: A relational perspective on generative AI adoption in government', Australian Journal of Public Administration, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.70044

Connor J; Bergen P; McDermott V; Mayo L, 2026, 'Making space for palliative care: Built environments and social practices in a novel, non-clinical respite setting', Palliative Care and Social Practice, 20, pp. 26323524261419513 - 26323524261419513, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26323524261419513

Williamson S; Soderstrom K; McDermott V; Connor J; Donnelly N; Deen C; Ren C, 2025, 'Reconceptualising merit in the public sector: Introducing a new typology', Australian Journal of Public Administration, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.70026

Connor J; McDermott V; Gillies W, 2022, 'Passionate projects: practitioner reflections on emotion management', International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 15, pp. 865 - 885, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-08-2021-0208

Yang RJ; Gunarathna CL; McDermott V; Lingard H; Zhao H; Liu C, 2020, 'Opportunities for improving construction health and safety using real-time H&S management innovations: a socio-technical-economic perspective', International Journal of Construction Management, 20, pp. 534 - 554, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2018.1490866

McDermott V; Henne K; Hayes J, 2018, 'Shifting risk to the frontline: case studies in different contract working environments', Journal of Risk Research, 21, pp. 1502 - 1516, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2017.1313764

Hayes J; McDermott V, 2018, 'Working in the crowded underground: One call services as a boundary object', Safety Science, 110, pp. 69 - 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2017.09.019

McDermott V; Hayes J, 2018, 'Risk shifting and disorganization in multi-tier contracting chains: The implications for public safety', Safety Science, 106, pp. 263 - 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2016.11.018

McDermott V; Zhang RP; Hopkins A; Hayes J, 2018, 'Constructing safety: investigating senior executive long-term incentive plans and safety objectives in the construction sector', Construction Management and Economics, 36, pp. 276 - 290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2017.1381752

McDermott V; Hayes J, 2017, '"We're still hitting things": The effectiveness of third-party processes for PIPELINE strike prevention', Journal of Pipeline Engineering, 16, pp. 33 - 43

Connor J; McDermott V, 2013, 'Service teaching and the sociological critique: Lessons from a military academy', Journal of Sociology, 49, pp. 501 - 514, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1440783313504061

Henne K; Koh B; McDermott V, 2013, 'Coherence of drug policy in sports: Illicit inclusions and illegal inconsistencies', Performance Enhancement and Health, 2, pp. 48 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.peh.2013.05.003

Henne K; Koh B; McDermott V, 2013, 'Commentary: Rethinking WADA: What exactly are we reconsidering?', Performance Enhancement and Health, 2, pp. 58 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.peh.2013.08.003

Mazanov J; McDermott V, 2009, 'The case for a social science of drugs in sport', Sport In Society (Formerly Culture, Sport, Society), 12(3), pp. 276 - 295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17430430802673635

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