Postgraduate Research Profiles in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy

Postgraduates in the Department are currently exploring a wide range of research areas, and are listed below.

• Stephanie Baker
  Program of Study: Doctor of Philosophy
  Thesis Topic: ‘What Not to Wear. The Emphasis on Physiognomy in the Modern West’
  Supervisor: Dr Craig Browne
• Naomi Berman
  Qualifications: BA hons (Sociology)
  Program of Study: Doctor of Philosophy
  Thesis Topic: The Creation and Transformation of the Self in a Sail Training Program for Young Australians
  Supervisor: Dr Fran Collyer
  Associate Supervisor: Dr Alec Pemberton
• Thomas Birtchnell
  Qualifications: BA hons (Social Anthropology)
  Program of Study: Doctor of Philosophy (Sociology)
  Thesis Topic: Portable Talent in the Ameliorative Transnational Circuits of Indian Business Elites
  Supervisor: Professor Michael Humphrey
• Megan Blaxland
  Qualifications: Bachelor of Social Science (Hons)
  Program of Study: Doctor of Philosophy
  Thesis Topic: Welfare reform for parents - Parenting Payment and Mutual Obligation
  Supervisor: Professor Bettina Cass
• Stephen Borthwick
  Program of Study: Master of Arts
  Supervisor: Dr Karl Maton
  Associate Supervisor: Dr Fran Collyer
• Jane Chesher
  Program of Study: Master of Philosophy
  Supervisor: Dr Deidre Howard-Wagner
• Ian Flaherty
  Program of Study: Doctor of Philosophy
  Thesis Topic: Love Stories Among Same-Sex-Attracted Men
  Supervisor: Dr Jennifer Wilkinson
  Associate Supervisor: Dr Catriona Elder
• Lyndal Halliday
  Program of Study: Doctor of Philosophy
  Supervisor: Dr Catherine Waldby
• Myra Hamilton
  Program of Study: Doctor of Philosophy
  Thesis Topic: ‘The Future of Retirement Incomes Policy: A Social and Philosophical Evaluation’
  Supervisor: Professor Bettina Cass
  Associate Supervisor: Dr Amanda Elliot
• Kirsten Harley
  Program of Study: Doctor of Philosophy
  Thesis Topic: ‘Theory Use in Sociology’
  Supervisor: Associate Professor Robert van Krieken
• Hae Seong Jang
  Program of Study: Doctor of Philosophy
  Supervisor: Dr Catriona Elder
  Associate Supervisor: Dr Deidre Howard-Wagner
  
  Pataraporn Jaruhirunsakul
  Program of Study: Doctor of Arts
  Thesis Topic: ‘Sociological problems in Online Relationships’
  Supervisor: Dr Catriona Elder
  Associate Supervisor: Dr Fiona Gill
• Jyonah Jericho
  Program of Study: Doctor of Social Sciences
  Thesis Topic: ‘Age Discrimination in Australia’
  Supervisor: Professor Michael Humphrey
  Associate Supervisor: Dr Amanda Elliot
• Genevieve John
  Program of Study: Doctor of Philosophy
  Thesis Topic: ‘Identity renegotiation among South African migrants in Australia’
  Supervisor: Dr Catriona Elder
  Associate Supervisor: Dr Rebecca Scott Bray
• Sofia Lopez
  Program of Study: Master of Philosophy
  Thesis Topic: ‘Citizenship and Transport Policy in Chile’
  Supervisor: Dr Fran Collyer
  Associate Supervisor: Dr Alec Pemberton
• Andrew Lynch
  Program of Study: Doctor of Philosophy
  Thesis Topic: ‘Discourses of Crisis: Contemporary Manifestations of the Impact of the 1960s on Post-Conciliar Catholic Culture’
  Supervisor: Dr Craig Browne
  Associate Supervisor: Dr Alec Pemberton
• Tara McKenzie
  Program of Study: Master of Arts
  Thesis Topic: ‘Familial Inclusion, Cultural/Social Capital and Presentation Self: Intra-Familial Interaction and First-Generation College Students’
  Supervisor: Dr Karl Maton
  Associate Supervisor: Dr Fran Collyer
• Amy McKeown
  Program of Study: Doctor of Philosophy
  Supervisor: Professor Michael Humphrey
  Associate Supervisor: Dr Amanda Elliot
• Jane Mears
  Qualifications: BA, MA
  Program of Study: Doctor of Philosophy
  Thesis Topic: ‘Paid Care Work’
  Supervisor: Professor Bettina Cass
  Associate Supervisor: Dr Jennifer Wilkinson
• Susan Nandutu
  Program of Study: Doctor of Philosophy
  Thesis Topic: ‘Access, Participation and Equity in Higher Education: A Case Study’
  Supervisor: Dr Karl Maton
  
  Eun-Suk SA
  Qualifications: Master of Arts in Media Education at the University
  of NSW. Bachelor of Arts in Korean Language and Literature at Taejon University, Korea
  Program of Study: Doctor of Social Sciences
  Thesis Topic: ‘The process of newspaper production in the Electronic age’
  Supervisor: Dr Catriona Elder
• Taweesak Sangkapreecha
  Program of Study: Doctor of Philosophy
  Supervisor: Dr Catriona Elder
  Associate Supervisor: Dr Chris Chesser
• Rowan Savage
  Program of Study: Doctor of Philosophy
  Supervisor: Dr Craig Browne
  Associate Supervisor: Dr Wendy Lambourne
• Louise Stone
  Program of Study: Doctor of Philosophy
  Thesis Topic: ‘Clinical reasoning where symptoms are emotional and physical’
  Supervisor: Dr Jill Gordon
  Associate Supervisor: Dr Fran Collyer
• Elizabeth Valmadre
  Program of Study: Doctor of Philosophy
  Thesis Topic: ‘Social Construction of the 'Reality' of Mental Illness’
  Supervisor: Dr Fran Collyer
  Associate Supervisor: Dr Alec Pemberton
• Alexandra Young
  Program of Study: Doctor of Philosophy
  Thesis Topic: ‘Intra-Country Adoption’
  Supervisor: Associate Professor Robert van Krieken
  Associate Supervisor: Dr Amanda Elliot
• Rinduan Zain
  Program of Study: Doctor of Philosophy
  Thesis Topic: ‘Ethnic Conflict in the Modern Development of Indonesia’
  Supervisor: Professor Michael Humphrey