Research Opportunities

Research Funding Opportunities

2021 Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (ADPRF) Scheme

The goal of this highly competitive scheme is to build high achieving and internationally competitive researchers while driving innovative research in areas of strategic importance. Successful Fellows receive salary support for a two year, fixed term position (if the Fellowship is undertaken on a full-time basis) and a once-off research support grant of $15,000 to be used for direct research costs that relate specifically to the research project. For information click here.  Applications open Monday 5th October 2020 and remain open for four weeks, closing at 11:59pm on Monday 2nd November 2020.

Student Research Project Opportunities

CHASE offers a range of research opportunities for honours, masters and HDR students. Below is a list of some of the currently available projects. Please contact the first named supervisor for further information about the specific projects. For further information about CHASE members research areas please see Research.

Engagement of low income women and with welfare and charity

Supervisors: Dr Fiona McKay and Dr Hayley McKenzie

Commencement: Available now

How do people on low incomes make choices about their health?

Supervisors: Dr Matthew Dunn and Dr Fiona McKay

Commencement: Available now

Ageism, loneliness, and sense of purpose: Investigating intergenerational knowledge sharing

Supervisors: Professor Sharon Brennan-Olsen, Dr Shane Kavanagh and Jesse Zanker

Commencement: Available now

The lived experience of carers of people with a mental illness: co-designed strategies 

Supervisors: Associate Professor Genevieve Pepin, partnering with School of Psychology 

Commencement: 2021 

Implementing and evaluating an innovative support group for siblings of people with a mental illness  

Supervisors: Associate Professor Genevieve Pepin 

Commencement: 2021 

 The impact of major disruption on occupational roles of health care professionals

Supervisors: Associate Professor Genevieve Pepin and Dr. Danielle Hitch

Commencement: 2021

Faith communities, Social Support and COVID-19

Supervisors: Professor Beth Crisp

Commencement: 2021

Inclusion and Belonging for People with disability from refugee or asylum seeker background

Supervisors: Associate Professor Angela Dew, Associate Professor Patsie Frawley, and Dr Jo Watson

Commencement: End of 2020 or beginning of 2021

Social Workers working from home

Supervisors: Professor Beth Crisp and Dr Sarah Epstein

Commencement: 2021

Social Work Education Fit for Practice for 2030 and Beyond

Supervisors: Professor Beth Crisp, Dr Rojan Afrouz, Dr Angela Daddow, Dr Sarah Epstein, Dr John Fox, Associate Professor Sophie Goldingay, Dr Norah Hosken, Dr James Lucas, Dr Kim Robinson, and Dr Sevi Vassos

Commencement: 2021

Religion and belief literacy for social work practice

Supervisors: Professor Beth Crisp

Commencement: 2021

Working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees – Community Development and Engagement strategies

Supervisors: Dr Kim Robinson and Dr Rojan Afrouz

Commencement: 2021

Working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees – Community Engagement strategies in Regional Australia

Supervisor: Dr Kim Robinson

Commencement: 2021

Family Violence and Working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees/or CALD communities

Supervisors: Dr Kim Robinson and Dr Rojan Afrouz

Commencement: 2021

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