Submissions from 2026
Breath Back, Bronte Alston
A bibliometric analysis of the realities of Australian international development aid efforts in the Pacific region, Mark Opoku Amankwa, Kwadwo Adusei-Asante, Portia Nana Ama Brempong, Joseph Acheampong Ofori, and Amidu Mutaru
The underground rivers: Aboriginal-designed community services for survivors of intergenerational trauma in Yamatji Country, Western Australia, Janelle Leanne Caddy
Translation and transformation of class through migration: Rethinking social and spatial mobility across contexts, Jamie Coates, Catriona Turnbull, and Maja Cederberg
Lived experiences of attending conferences: Insights from the most isolated capital city in the world, Elizabeth J. Cook, Justin A. Brown, and Elle Beaumont-Bilsby
Love letters to the self: Building heart skills through positive autoethnography, Madalena Grobbelaar and Elizabeth Reid Boyd
Length and framing of anti-junk food ads impact inclinations to consume junk food among normal weight, overweight, and adults with obesity, Ross C. Hollett, Brennen Mills, Stephanie L. Godrich, Julia Butt, and Gina S.A. Trapp
The joy of art-based reflection: Building shared academic wellbeing literacy through collage, Rikki James, Christina C. Gray, Jason Goopy, Delyse Clayden, Han Meng, Narelle Lemon, Cassandra Tytler, Carli Sanbrook, Manonita Ghosh, Melanie Brooks, and Mark Selkrig
Perspective: Improving social connection and inclusion through equitable digital health solutions, Dominika Kwasnicka, Jaimon Kelly, Eleanor Quested, Loretta Baldassar, Suzanne Robinson, Richard Sinnott, Paul O’Halloran, Anne Tiedemann, Paul Flatau, Rajna Ogrin, Jane Farmer, and Abby C. King
Beta-band modulation reveals the cortical dynamics of auditory statistical learning in children, Jarrad A.G Lum, Christine N. Moreau, Li Ann Leow, Welber Marinovic, Sarah J. Lum, Marc F. Joanisse, and Laura J. Batterink
Depression, psychological distress, and coping strategies among African migrants in Australia: A cross-sectional web-based study, Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu, Lillian Mwanri, Edith N. Botchway-Commey, David Chisanga, Agness Tembo, Nnaemeka Meribe, Kathomi Gatwiri, Obed Adonteng-Kissi, Kerrie P. Doyle, Frank Darkwa Baffour, and Ahmed A. Moustafa
User experience (UX) meets bureaucracy: Lessons from a government intranet prototype, Scott Pelham, Jo Jung, and Christopher Kueh
Integrated incubators: A novel framework for technology-based creative arts education, Brad Phelps Nisbet
User experience in virtual self-disclosure: Appraising natural, urban, and artificial VR environments, Shane L. Rogers, Tasha Canes, and Alexis Pallister
Waterborne, Theresa Ann Wilks
Submissions from 2025
Art in public: Potential public pedagogy post-pandemic, Lyndall Adams, Nicola Kaye, Emma Jayakumar, Clive Barstow, and Harrison See
Social exclusion of refugees with a disability in Australian society within the context of healthcare quality theory and e-health, Hossein Adibi
A ramble on prayer: A collaboration between an artist and a writer, Alberta Natasia Adji and Harrison Waed See
Family and community role in the provision of informal care for older people living with chronic life-limiting illnesses in rural Ghana, Barbara Adonteng-Kissi and Obed Adonteng-Kissi
Support for older people living with chronic life-limiting illnesses in rural Ghana, Barbara Adonteng-Kissi and Obed Adonteng-Kissi
Human rights perspectives in social work practice with African immigrants in Australia: 'It starts with respecting them and making them feel like humans', Obed Adonteng-Kissi, Frank Darkwa Baffour, Matthew Mabefam, Nnaemeka Meribe, and Elizabeth Archibong
Impact of perceived discrimination and social exclusion on wellbeing of black African immigrants in Australia, Obed Adonteng-Kissi, Matthew Mabefam, Elizabeth Archibong, Nnaemeka Meribe, and Frank Darkwa Baffour
Social service inclusion of immigrants through the lens of human rights in Australia, Obed Adonteng-Kissi, Matthew Mabefam, Nnaemeka Meribe, Frank Darkwa Baffour, and Elizabeth Archibong
Christianity as coping mechanisms for migrants with mental health challenges in Australia: Social work implications, Obed Adonteng-Kissi, Nnaemeka Meribe, Kathomi Gatwiri, Lillian Mwanri, Agness Tembo, Frank Darkwa Baffour, Edith N. Botchway-Commey, Aunty Kerrie Doyle, David Chisanga, Ahmed A. Moustafa, and Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu
Producing Russian-speaking community activities in Australia: The role of migrant organisations and Russian political influence, Raisa Akifeva
Decision-making among transgender women who are victim-survivors of intimate partner violence: An integrative review, Emma Allen-Favazzo and Shajimon Peter
Barca Nostra: Photography, tourists, travel and refugees, Panizza Allmark
Doing the Nutbush: How Australia got its very own line dance, Panizza Allmark and Jon Stratton
Personal reflection on my fieldwork experience in a small island developing state, Mark Opoku Amankwa, Kwadwo Adusei-Asante, and Vicki Frances Banham
Rhetorics or business as usual? A systematic review of the realities of Australian aid localisation efforts in the Pacific region, Mark Opoku Amankwa, Clement Amponsah, Kwadwo Adusei-Asante, Vicki Frances Banham, and Portia Nana Ama Brempong
Culture, community, and development: Unpacking the ‘socio-cultural milieu dynamics’ of Solomon Islands and their influence on Australia's aid localisation, Mark Opoku Amankwa, Gladys Nangira Murruka, Kwadwo Adusei-Asante, Vicki Frances Banham, Clement Amponsah, and Emmanuel Enyinful
A multidisciplinary review of machine learning for driver distraction prediction: Unveiling challenges, Achala Aponso, Craig Speelman, and Mike Johnstone
Kidfluencers, public relations and human rights: An exploration of the impact on the human rights of children as social media influencers within public relations and promotional practice, Catherine Archer and Kate Mirandilla Delmo
Coming of age with, in and on social media: A critique of how politicians are responding to children’s social media engagement, Catherine J. Archer
Children’s ‘playbour’ as influencers on social media: An investigation into the legal and ethical issues surrounding kidfluencers, Catherine J. Archer and Kate Mirandilla Delmo
Ecological grief: How can we bear this together?, Susan Bailey and Nicholas Gerrish
Music, emotions and migration, Loretta Baldassar, Manonita Ghosh, and Simone Marino
The impacts of COVID-19 restrictions on care-givers of people with cognitive impairment and their support needs: A mixed-methods systematic review, Loretta Baldassar, Thi N. M. Nguyen, Bronte Jones, Catriona Stevens, Lukasz Krzyzowski, Silvia Lozeva, Simone Marino, Maria G. C. Du Plooy, Johanne Eldridge, Osvaldo P. Almeida, and Manonita Ghosh
Life stories and digital learning: A social care approach to culturally and linguistically diverse ageing, Loretta Baldassar and Emanuela Sala
Where's the second chance? Compounded stigma and other factors impacting ex-prisoner employment, Eileen Baldry, Joe Graffam, Lesley Hardcastle, Simone Rowe, Leanne Dowse, Margaret Giles, and Jane McGillivray
Child labor in artisanal and small-scale mining: Implications for health, development and poverty, Kenneth Joseph Bansah and Obed Adonteng-Kissi
Rapid weight loss across combat sports and the relationships between methods and magnitude, Oliver R. Barley and Craig A. Harms
Abusing the international solidarity principle: Human rights, international solidarity, and the EU's bilateral migration deals, Jamal Barnes and Samuel M. Makinda
Connecting ideas, cultures, and communities: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences (ISHSS, 2024), Macau, China, August 16th–18th, 2024, Clive Barstow and Holger Briel
Building the Australian counselling profession's research capacity for the future: A collaborative strategic approach, Nathan Beel, E. A. Cocodia, Katrina Andrews, Stephani Stephens, Sonam Pelden, and Shannon Hodges
Violence begets violence: How grandmother kinship caregivers mitigate abuse by their grandchildren, Hajara Bentum, Alhassan Abdullah, Vicki Banham, and Kwadwo Adusei-Asante
I am still concerned about them: Grandmother kinship caregivers and the challenge of abuse by children in their care, Hajara Bentum, Vicki Banham, and Kwadwo Adusei-Asante
Perfectionism and compulsive exercise: A systematic review and preliminary meta-analysis, Elizabeth Bills, Shannon R. Muir, Rose Stackpole, and Sarah J. Egan
Unravelling the motivations for the environmental harm posed by the unsustainable practices by the apparel industry in Ghana, William Boateng, Ronald Osei Mensah, Lillian Lamptey, and Victor Fannam Nunfam
The growth in transnational education in Vietnam: Policies and practices of TNE, John Peter Bolton, Ly Tran, Katya Johanson, and Diep Nguyen
Like Lady Godiva: Godiva's fandom from fiction to activism, Elizabeth Reid Boyd
Codesigning training for health providers to improve detection and response to elder abuse, Bianca Brijnath, Marina G. Cavuoto, Peter Feldman, Briony Dow, Josefine Antoniades, Joan Ostaszkiewicz, Sigrid Nakrem, Catriona Stevens, Patricia Reyes, Gianna Renshaw, Micah D.J. Peters, Andrew Gilbert, Elizabeth Manias, Duncan Mortimer, Joanne Enticott, Claudia Cooper, Cheryl Durston, Brenda Appleton, Meghan O'Brien, Marion Eckert, and Simona Markusevska
Truth telling and the “lead splinter”: Aboriginal elders’ perspectives on community service provision and intergenerational trauma, Janelle Caddy, Eyal Gringart, and Darren Garvey
Cinderella on the path at midnight: Students on regional university campuses and equity, Colleen Carlon, Lucinda Aberdeen, Robyn Eversole, Merete Schmidt, Janet Congues, and Kylie Wrigley
Supporting people bereaved by suicide in the South West Region of Western Australia: Report, Colleen M. Carlon
Reflections from a community capacity building forum to support people bereaved by suicide, Colleen Carlon, Jacquie Tarrant, Marie Eckersley, and Priscilla Vindin
Asian women’s studies after three decades: Institutional success, epistemic limitations, and the imperative of transnational solidarity, Trimita Chakma
Student reflections on enabling success and overcoming barriers, Kate Chanock, Kali Ivancevic, Katie Price, and Wesley Appo van Commenee
Mobilities, migration, and digital humanities, Mayurakshi Chaudhuri, Chiranjoy Chattopadhyay, Nirmala Menon, Paul Longley Arthur, Sarah Kenderdine, Mattius Rischard, and T. Shanmugapriya
Young people’s perceptions of harm from accessing online sexual content, Despina Chronaki, Debra Dudek, and Giselle Woodley
Debating pornography and the notion of harm in public discourse: The case of Billie Eilish’s experiences with sexual content online, Despina Chronaki, Liza Tsaliki, Debra Dudek, Elisabeth Staksrud, Giselle Woodley, and Thi Bich Thuy Dinh
Offenders’ perspectives on acquisitive crime targets and stolen goods disposal methods, Joseph Clare, Liam Quinn, Natalie Gately, and Suzanne Rock
Talking about relational youth work: Why language matters, Trudi Cooper, Tim Corney, Hilary Tierney, Jamie Gorman, and John Sutcliffe
Social justice in youth work: A dialogue between sustainable development goals and the convention on the rights of the child, Trudi Cooper, Harry Shier, Tim Corney, Hilary Tierney, and Jamie Gorman
The experience of mothers of autistic children with a pathological demand avoidance profile: An interpretative phenomenological analysis, Sam Curtis and Elizabeth Izett
Cultural factors in alcohol and other drug use among immigrant youth in Western Australia: A qualitative investigation, Justine Dandy, Caroline Ng Tseung-Wong, Amanda M. George, Byron L. Zamboanga, and Vilma Palacios
Good Arts, Good Mental Health®: The effectiveness of an Australian health promotion media campaign in promoting community mental wellbeing via the arts, Christina R. Davies, Melanie T. Pescud, Rhonda Clifford, Richard McGrath, Annie Thomson, Mia Jeffrey, Melissa Stoneham, Terri Pikora, Peter Wright, Sonya Girdler, Loretta Baldassar, and Stephen Clift
The flourishing child: Understanding how adults and children perceive flourishing from the start of life, Jacqueline A. Davis, Belinda Davey, Emily Segers, Zenobia Talati, Desiree Silva, Susan L. Prescott, and Lisa Y. Gibson
The most influential decision factors for choosing a formal diagnostic classification system for describing personality pathology, Lisa Dawson, Greg E. Dear, and Deirdre Drake
Beyond gatekeeping: Web series as entrepreneurial emancipation in the contemporary streaming era, Sarah de Possesse, Brian Yecies, Steinar Ellingsen, and Sue Turnbull
Why do we pursue the personal goals we do? The relationships between distinct goal motives and subjective well-being, Joanne M. Dickson, Vanessa Tan, and Christopher D. Huntley
Fostering an inclusive and sustainable career ecosystem: Empowering neurodivergent individuals and employees to thrive, William E. Donald, Elizabeth J. Cook, and Nimmi P. Mohandas
We were just havin' a bit of fun: Teenagers and porn in sex education, Debra Dudek, Lelia Green, and Giselle Woodley
Behaviour change design for reducing plastic usage by perceived similarity nudge, Quentin Ehkirch, Ferdi Raharja, Udari Samaranayake, Ken Ichi Sawai, and Akane Matsumae
Bouncing back or forward? Two approaches to democratic resilience after extremist attacks, Selen A. Ercan, Jordan McSwiney, Emily Beausoleil, Claire Fitzpatrick, and Andrea Felicetti
Higher education success stories for students from a refugee background in Australia, Sarah Eyaa, Nyemudzai Esther Ngocha-Chaderopa, Sharlotte Tusasiirwe, Peninah Kansiime, Yvette Lucas, Bonny A. Cotter, Karen M. Britto, and Mikaela Dundov
Determinants of social loneliness and negative coping styles of the socially lonely, Mark A. Facey and Craig P. Speelman
Randomized controlled trial on the impact of befriending on depression, anxiety, loneliness, and social support in older people in aged care, Marcia Fearn, Robin Harper, Georgia Major, Sunil Bhar, Christina Bryant, Briony Dow, David Dunt, George Mnatzaganian, Julie Ratcliffe, Paul Dudgeon, Sandy Clarke-Errey, and Colleen Doyle
Signs of democratic resilience following Aotearoa New Zealand’s March 15th Mosque attacks, Claire Fitzpatrick and Emily Beausoleil
Behavioural realism and its impact on virtual reality social interactions involving self-disclosure, Alan Fraser, Ross Hollett, Craig Speelman, and Shane L. Rogers
Land without marks: In memory of ECU Mt Lawley, Di Gan
Complex lives and procedural barriers: Detainees’ “life happens” explanations for breaching orders, Natalie Gately, Suzanne Rock, James L. Finney, and Cate Parry
Interconnectedness: Yoga and ecology, Sarah Louise Gates
Patient perception of involvement in nursing bedside handover: A cross-sectional study, Manonita Ghosh, Kaoru Nosaka, Rosemary Saunders, Olivia Gallagher, Amanda Towell-Barnard, Debannita Ghosh, Lucy Gent, and Linda Coventry
Patient and family involvement in nursing bedside handover: A qualitative descriptive study of consumer perceptions of nursing care, Manonita Ghosh, Beverly O’Connell, Hien Thi Nguyen, Linda Coventry, Amanda Towell-Barnard, Olivia Gallagher, Karen Gullick, Lucy Gent, and Rosemary Saunders
Looking at the nose: Gender, Jewishness, and the politics of visual mediation, Laura Glitsos
The monstrous-digital: Data necropolitics, social media, and the assassination of Brian Thompson, Laura Glitsos
Serial killers and the production of the uncanny in digital participatory culture, Laura Glitsos and Mark Deuze
The Somatechnics of journalism: Applying an embodied perspective to enduring issues in journalism studies, Laura Glitsos and Mark Deuze
Implementing feminist, participatory, and decolonial approaches to social work research, Naomi Joy Godden
Community service organizations and actions for climate justice: An exploration of the Western Australian context, Naomi Joy Godden, Bronte Alston, Kylie Wrigley, Shajimon Peter, Julie Nyanjom, Graham Hansen, Raphaela Raaber, Janine Joyce, Elizabeth Jackson-Barrett, Mehran Nejati, Doreen Wijekoon, Katharine Marsh, Caroline Porteous, and Susan Bailey
Filmmaking ‘with’ as a creative process that uses relational ideas of care, Catherine Gough-Brady
Embodied spectators: Relationships between creators and their audiences, Catherine Gough-Brady, Kim Munro, Christine Rogers, and Cassandra Tytler
The consequences of habitual rumination, expressive suppression, and perceived stress on mental and physical health among older adults, Eyal Gringart, Rodrigo Becerra, and Andrea Smith
A swirling offering: Climate change impacts on incense and other useful alpine plants of Bhutan, Nidup Gyeltshen, Choki Gyeltshen, Sangay Dema, Suresh K. Ghimire, Natalie Konig, and Robbie Hart
Exploring the sociocultural significance of funerals in Zongo communities in less-developed countries: A case of Effiakuma Zongo in the western region of Ghana, Fusheini Halawayhi and Victor Fannam Nunfam
Research ChatGPT Mental Health Stigma, Scott Hannah, Deirdre Drake, Chris Huntley, and Joanne M. Dickson
As effective as you perceive it: The relationship between ChatGPT’s perceived effectiveness and mental health stigma, Scott N. Hannah, Deirdre Drake, Christopher D. Huntley, and Joanne M. Dickson