School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences
Social Work people
Professor Margaret Alston
Professor
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
Social Work
Expertise: climate change; environmental disaster; gender; rural women; social sustainability; violence against women
- Margaret.Alston@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 6702
Dr Frank Baffour
Lecturer
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
Social Work
Expertise: decolonisation of the prison; criminal justice social work; criminology theory; crime prevention
- Frank.Baffour@newcastle.edu.au
- +61 2 4055 0906
Dr David Betts
Lecturer
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
Social Work
Expertise: gerontology; sexual and gender minorities; social work
- David.Betts@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 492 15782
Dr Tamara Blakemore
Associate Professor
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
Social Work
Expertise: child sexual abuse, family disadvantage, resilience
Mrs Rebecca Bojkowski
Social Work Field Education Coordinator
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
Social Work
Expertise: field education; social work
- Rebecca.Bojkowski@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 6384
Associate Professor Penny Buykx
Associate Professor
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
Social Work
Expertise: access to treatment; alcohol and substance abuse; public health policy; rural health
- Penny.Buykx@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 7786
Miss Kate Dundas
Lecturer
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
Public Health
Expertise: patient safety; health promotion; preventative health care
- Kate.Dundas@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 40420547
Associate Professor Wendy Foote
Associate Professor
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
Social Work
Expertise: welfare practice, policy and regulations; vulnerable child and family health; child protection; kinship care
- Wendy.Foote@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 40553041
Dr Karen Menzies
Adjunct Lecturer
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
Social Work
Expertise: intergenerational trauma; child protection program efficacy; Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families; strong state intervention and the stolen generations
- Karen.Menzies@newcastle.edu.au
- 0418333822
Mr Brad Peschar
Social Work Field Education Coordinator
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
Social Work
Expertise: field education; social work
- Brad.Peschar@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5595
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