I’m a sociologist and qualitative researcher at La Trobe University, Australia.
My research interests include refugee resettlement, humanitarian migration, digital media, family violence, mental health and LGBTIQ health and wellbeing.
I have presented my work at conferences and events in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Canberra, Perth, Bendigo and Phnom Penh.
Since 2016, I have taught a range of subjects in the Department of Social Inquiry.
Journal articles
A ‘Refugee’ No Longer: Karen Residents’ Experiences of Discarding a Label in Australia (2022)
The Nature and Impact of Informal Mental Health Support in an LGBTQ
Context: Exploring Peer Roles and Their Challenges (2022)
From Language Brokering to Digital Brokering: Refugee Settlement in a Smartphone Age (2021)
Digital Media and the Affective Economies of Transnational Families (2020)
Book chapters
A co-written chapter of mine appeared in Ways of Home Making in Care for Later Life, a book published through Palgrave Macmillan (2020)
Research reports
Responsive pandemic practice: LGBTIQ+ family violence service innovation in Victoria during COVID-19 (2022)
Research Matters: What have we learnt about COVID-19 and LGBTIQ communities? (2022)
Lean on Me: Exploring Suicide Prevention and Mental Health-Related Peer Support in Melbourne’s LGBTQ communities (2021)
PhD thesis
Karen Humanitarian Migrants and Video Calling: Digital Brokering in a Smartphone Age (2020)
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