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