Submissions from 2026
Clinical insights into the management of sleep disturbances within cancer care: A qualitative analysis, Sam Adams, Timothy D. Clay, Mitchell Turner, Christopher Kueh, Kelly Moes, and Travis Cruickshank
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
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
A social and cognitive psychological perspective on the assumptions underlying the Rorschach inkblot test, Igor Areh, Fanny Verkampt, Alfred Allan, and Christian N.L. Olivers
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
The underground rivers: Aboriginal-designed community services for survivors of intergenerational trauma in Yamatji Country, Western Australia, Janelle Leanne Caddy
Reflections from a community capacity building forum to support people bereaved by suicide, Colleen Carlon, Jacquie Tarrant, Marie Eckersley, and Priscilla Vindin
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
Do I fit in here? How immigrants’ endorsement of social markers is related to their wellbeing in three migrant receiving societies, Justine Dandy, Chan Hoong Leong, Adam Komisarof, Travis Lim, and Krystal Perkins
The most influential decision factors for choosing a formal diagnostic classification system for describing personality pathology, Lisa Dawson, Greg E. Dear, and Deirdre Drake
Love letters to the self: Building heart skills through positive autoethnography, Madalena Grobbelaar and Elizabeth Reid Boyd
Socio-historical factors driving the integration of Fulani among the Nanumba in northern Ghana, Fusheini Halawayhi and Victor Fannam Nunfam
And then COVID happened: The impact of the pandemic on transition temporalities for mobile youth, Anita Harris, Giulia Marchetti, and Loretta Baldassar
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
Translation, adaptation and preliminary efficacy of the My FRIENDS youth program among Pakistani adolescent school girls, Hajra Khalid, Sumara Masood Ul Hassan, Tamkeen Ashraf Malik, Iraj Tariq, Tayyaba Waseem, Paula Maria Barrett, and Cheuk Yan Lau
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
Dopamine alters motor learning performance in the presence and absence of feedback, Li-Ann Leow, Ashley Huey Ryu Tan, Timothy J. Carroll, Rob Adam, Paul E. Dux, and Hannah L. Filmer
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
Aerobic exercise increases brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in sub-acute stroke: A randomized controlled trial, Christopher P. Mackay, Suzanne Kuys, Mia Schaumberg, Li Ann Leow, and Sandy Brauer
Schools, space and atmospheres: The value of student videos in negotiating contested spaces in new urban vertical schools, Prue Miles, Kylie Boltin, Stuart Poyntz, and Jill Willis
Sustaining caring mobilities in immobility regimes: Adaptive strategies of Vietnamese migrant (grand)parents in Australia, Hien Thi Nguyen, Catriona Turnbull, and Loretta Baldassar
Experiences in building social connectedness and sense of belonging: Voices from African migrants in Australia, Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu, Kelechukwu Enyinnaya Ahaiwe, Obed Adonteng-Kissi, Anayochukwu Edward Anyasodor, and Kerrie E. Doyle
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
Emancipatory research in social work: What does critical realism offer?, Shajimon Peter, Lynne Soon Chean Park, and Liz Beddoe
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
An ascendant in Scorpio: Dark tourism in the kingdom of Cambodia, a travelogue, Brenton Rossow
Situating Australian youth work within the professions, John Sutcliffe
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
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
Floor talk | PhD research – Work in progress, Amanda Allerding and Brianne Sharp
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
Floor talk | Searching for my work – PhD work in progress, Patricia Amorim and Brianne Sharp
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
The dark side of international cooperation: Indifference and the psychosocial dynamics of cooperative deterrence, Jamal Barnes
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
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
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
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
Telehealth exercise for older adults: A mixed-methods study in Western Australia, Caitlin Fox-Harding, Georgios Mavropalias, Craig Harms, Daniel A. Galvão, Dennis R. Taaffe, Joanne M. Dickson, and Robert U. Newton
Behavioural realism and its impact on virtual reality social interactions involving self-disclosure, Alan Fraser, Ross Hollett, Craig Speelman, and Shane L. Rogers