Select Publications
Conference Presentations
2021, 'A systematic review of children’s agency within families in the context of migration', presented at The 17th Annual Conference of the East Asian Social Policy Research Network & The 27th Annual Conference of the Foundation for International Studies on Social Security, 02 July 2021 - 04 July 2021, http://welfareasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Preliminary-programme-EASPFISS2021_Rev1.pdf
,2018, '‘Implementing No Jab, No Pay: Policy Considerations’', presented at Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 25 September 2018 - 27 July 2018
,2018, '‘Supporting Settlement: Balancing Obligations with ‘Putting Australia First’', presented at XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Toronto, Canada., 15 July 2018 - 21 July 2018
,2018, 'Shifting from inclusive growth to exclusionary growth in megacities in China', presented at The 15th East Asian Social Policy Research Network Annual Conference “Social Policy in Post-Growth East Asia”, Bristol, UK, 05 July 2018 - 06 July 2018, http://welfareasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EASP_2018_conference_book.pdf
,2015, 'Determining the impact of child protection reforms: Lessons from the evaluation of Keep Them Safe', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference, Sydney, 28 September 2015 - 30 September 2015
,2015, 'Putting practice first? Practitioners’ perspectives on the implementation of a child-centred model of child protection practice in NSW', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference, UNSW Sydney, Australia, 28 September 2015 - 30 September 2015
,2015, 'Determining the impact of child protection reforms: recent lessons from NSW, Australia', presented at Social Policy Association annual conference, Belfast, 06 July 2015 - 08 July 2015
,2009, 'Effectiveness of individualised funding approaches for disability support', presented at Social Policy Research Workshop, Canberra, 30 November 2009
,2009, 'Using indicators to evaluate community based early interventions in Australia', presented at Counting Children In!, 2nd International Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators, Sydney, 05 November 2009
,2009, 'What do evaluations of multi-component early interventions tell us about what works for young children', presented at Counting Children In!, 2nd International Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators, Sydney, 05 November 2009
,2009, 'Neighbourhood and Community Centres: results for children, families and communities', presented at Longitudinal Study of Australia’s Children Conference, Sydney, 09 September 2009
,2009, 'Lessons for policy and practice from the evaluation of Communities for Children', presented at the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Young People (ARACY) Conference, Melbourne, 02 September 2009
,2009, 'Child protection systems in rural China: interagency responses', presented at Chinese Social Policy Workshop, UNSW, 07 July 2009
,2008, 'Migrant Children in Australia', presented at ACWA conference, 18 August 2008
,2008, 'Early Interventions for vulnerable children – policies, evidence and tensions', presented at Politics and Policy Conference, Bristol, 03 July 2008
,2008, 'Why do rich children do better?', presented at Challenging Boundaries: Social Policy Association conference, Edinburgh, 23 June 2008 - 25 June 2008
,2008, 'Multi agency working in child protection – what is the evidence base?', presented at 1st multi agency child protection conference: Norwegian inter agency child protection forum, Stavanger, Norway, 23 April 2008
,2008, 'The role of fathers in current family policy in Australia', presented at ARACY Father’s Collaboration Network, Newcastle, 18 April 2008
,2008, 'Child Protection systems in China', presented at ISPCAN, Hong Kong
,2008, 'Practice, policy and research in early years programs', presented at CCFNAQ, Brisbane
,2008, 'The role of relationships in human services', presented at Australian Psychological Society: Psychology of Relationships Interest Group, Melbourne
,2008, 'What is Social Inclusion and how is it relevant to Australia?', presented at TasCOSS, Hobart, Tasmania
,2007, 'Resilience and Diversity in Children and families', presented at AIHW conference, Canberra, 06 December 2007
,2007, 'Wealth as a protective factor for child outcomes', presented at Longitudinal Study of Australian Children conference, Melbourne, 03 December 2007 - 04 December 2007
,2007, 'Brain Malleability and public investment in the early years', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference 2007, UNSW, Sydney
,2007, 'Evaluation of the Stronger Family and Communities Strategy', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference 2007, UNSW, Sydney
,2007, 'The importance of child protection to Social Policy', presented at EU/China Social Policy Forum, Beijing
,2007, 'The interface between child protection and the legal system', presented at 6th Shanghai Child protection conference, Shanghai
,2006, 'Using secondary data in evaluations of community interventions', presented at Australasian Evaluation Society 2006 International Conference, Evaluation in Emerging Areas, Darwin, 06 September 2006
,2006, 'Evaluating the Stronger Families Stronger Communities strategies', presented at Australian College for Child and Family Protection Practitioners 1st National Conference, Sydney, 22 May 2006
,2006, 'Evaluating early intervention', presented at National Investment for the Early Years Conference, UNSW, Sydney, 09 February 2006
,2005, 'Evaluation of the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference 2005, University of New South Wales
,2005, 'Prevention and Early Intervention – the policy and the evidence base', presented at Imagining Childhood Conference, Alice Springs
,2005, 'The Relationship between parenting and poverty', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference 2005, University of New South Wales
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