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Professor Andrew Jones

Professor Andrew Jones
Program Leader

Background

Andrew Jones graduated with First Class Honours from the School of Government, UQ in 1971 and obtained a Masters of Social Work from Carleton University, Canada, in 1977. Since 1977, Andrew Jones has held academic positions at La Trobe University, James Cook University of North Queensland and The University of Queensland. From 1982 to 2009 he taught social policy, human services management and community planning in the School of Social Work and Human Services, UQ.  He was Head of School from 2000-2003 and Deputy Head of School from 2007-2009.

Assoc Professor Maria Zadoroznyj

Assoc Professor Maria Zadoroznyj
Associate Professor in Sociology

Background

2009 – present Associate Professor, University of Queensland
1991 – 2009 Lecturer / Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA
2007 – 2008 Visiting Fellow, Dept. of Sociology McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
1995 – 1996 Visiting Fellow, Dept.

Dr Belinda Hewitt

Dr Belinda Hewitt
Senior Research Fellow

Background

Prior to my postdoctoral fellowship I was a PhD candidate in the School of Social Science at UQ and held various research assistant positions over that time.  My doctoral work systematically examined the gendered nature of the determinants of marital separation and which spouse initiates separation.  My postdoctoral work has expanded on that to investigate the different consequences of initiating separation for men and women, the health consequences of relationship transitions and the links between child support and housing outcomes for separated and divorced

Social Wellbeing, Health & Housing

Overview

The Social Wellbeing, Health and Housing Research Program focuses on producing internationally recognised research regarding the wellbeing of individuals, families, neighbourhoods, cities and regions in Australian society.

It is concerned with:

Research

At the Institute of Social Science Research (ISSR), our research is organised into six Research Programs. These are:

About ISSR

The Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) was established to allow advanced inquiry into some of the most important issues and challenges facing Australia today.  Through ISSR, UQ aims to establish itself as the national leader for multidisciplinary social science and one of the world's leading social science research universities.

ISSR’s key activities are:

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