Research Program

Research Areas

• COVID-19 and Inequality

  We focus on the impact of COVID-19 in the immediate, adjustment and recovery phases of the pandemic. COVID19 coronavirus COVID-19

• Gender Equality

  We investigate how gender equity impacts on health and wellbeing, as well as current approaches to the measurement of gender equality in the workforce.

• Violence and Discrimination

  This theme includes projects on attitudes and marginalisation of people with disability in Australia. We also look at prevalence data on the nature and extent of violence towards people with disability in Australia.

• Policy, Services and the NDIS

  Our work in this theme is primarily concerned with linked data, the National Disability Insurance Scheme and major government policy reform.

• Paid and Unpaid Work

  We conduct research on carers, support workers, working conditions, employment services, unpaid work, mental health outcomes, COVID-19 impacts and young people transitioning into the workforce.

• Mental health

  This research program focuses on mental health in the workplace, mental health and disability, suicide prevention as well as gender and mental health.

• Health behaviours

  This research is about understanding behaviour change and investigates behaviour change interventions in people with MS and disability in Australia.