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Associate Professor Jude Irwin

BSW(UNSW), MA(Macquarie), PhD(Sydney)

Associate Professor, Social Work and Policy Studies

Email:

Phone: +61 2 9351 2294

Fax: +61 2 9351 3783

Building.Room: A35.739

Professional biography

Jude Irwin is an appointed member of the New South Wales Council on Violence Against Women, New South Wales Child Death Review Team, NSW Ombudsman's Child Death Advisory Group and the Australian Centre for Child Protection Advisory Committee.

She was Co-director of the Australian Centre for Lesbian and Gay Research from 1995 to 1999. Jude's research interests are varied and include include violence against women, children and young people, violence and discrimination against gay men and lesbians, domestic violence in lesbian relationships, community development and social disadvantage.

Jude has been published widely, including as a co-editor of books, and author of book chapters, journal articles and research reports.


Awards

  • Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2007


Current research students

Project title Degree Research student
The implications of the "individualisation theses" for community renewal in Australia. PhD David Lilley
The European postgraduate international student experience at the University of Sydney: Directions for best support service provision. DSW Marguerite Biasatti
TBA PhD Susan Partridge
TBA DSW Marie O'Sullivan

Selected publications

Book chapters

  • Irwin, J. (2008). Challenging the second closet: intimate partner violence between lesbians. In Barbara Fawcett and Fran Waugh (Eds.), Addressing Violence, Abuse and Oppression: Debates and Challenges (pp. 80–92), New York London: Routledge.
  • Irwin, J. (2006). Making the most of supervision. In Agi O'Hara and Zita Weber (Eds.), Skills for human service practice : working with individuals, groups and communities South Melbourne, Vic.: Oxford University Press.

Journal articles

  • Irwin, J. (2008). Discounted Stories: Domestic Violence and Lesbians. Qualitative Social Work, 7(2), 199–215.
  • Irwin, J, Waugh, F. (2007). Domestic Violence: a priority in child protection in New South Wales, Australia?. Child Abuse Review, 16(5), 311–322.
  • Irwin, J. (2006). Lesbians and Domestic Violence: Stories of seeking support. Women in Welfare Education, 8, 28–36.
  • Irwin, J, Waugh, F, Bonner, M. (2006). The inclusion of children and young people in research on domestic violence. Communities Children and Families Australia, 1(1), 17–23.

Conference papers

  • Irwin, J, Laing, L. (2007). Enhancing collaboration between mental health and women’s domestic violence services: Overview and voices of women (Keynote Paper). In Not published. Leichhardt Town Hall, Sydney, 2nd April 2007 .
  • Laing, L, Irwin, J. (2007). Women, Domestic Violence and Depression. In Not published. Carlton Crest, Sydney, 23-25th May 2007.
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