
Professor Caroline Lenette
PhD Social Work and Human Services (QUT) 2011
MIntSocDev (国民彩票) 2004
Caroline Lenette is Professor of Anti-Colonial Research, School of Social Sciences, and Deputy Director of the听Big Anxiety Research Centre. She is a leading听interdisciplinary researcher in refugee studies and uses participatory, creative methods with community partners and co-researchers. Caroline is interested in sociocultural approaches to understanding and addressing suicide based on refugee perspectives, as part of critical suicide studies. She is the author of听听(2019,听Springer) and听听(Oxford University Press, 2022), and co-editor of听听(Bristol University Press, 2024). Her edited book, 'Anti-Colonial Research Praxis: Methods for Knowledge Justice' will be published in April 2025 with Manchester University Press. Caroline is the creator of the听.
- Publications
- Media
- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
Recent grants
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National Disability Research Partnership (NDRP) 2021鈥22: Co-designing resources to increase access to information and services: Syrian and Iraqi people with disability from refugee backgrounds and service providers ($106,000).
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Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery 2020: Women听marginalised by mental health, disability or refugee status听($207,000).
Fellowships
- 2017听European Union 鈥撎Durham University Co-fund International Senior Research Fellowship in Research and Enterprise:听Centre for Social Justice and Community Action, Durham University, UK.
- 2014听Endeavour Executive Fellowship听($19,500) 鈥 Visiting Scholar: Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Canada.
2024 国民彩票 Arts, Design and Architecture Award for Excellence in Research Leadership.
2024 Stanford鈥檚 World鈥檚 Top 2% Researchers: 2023 citations (public health).
2017 European Union鈥揇urham University Co-fund International Senior Research Fellowship: Centre for Social Justice and Community Action (Durham University).
2014 Endeavour Executive Fellowship: Visiting Scholar, Centre for Refugee Studies (York University).
2013 Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre Junior Fellowship (Griffith University).
2016 Shortlisted - FASS Dean鈥檚 Research Award for Achievement as ECR (国民彩票).
2011 Griffith Health Dean鈥檚 Commendation for Outstanding Teaching听(Griffith University).
2003 Bachelor of Human Services Medallist (Griffith University).
Caroline's work explore anti-colonial and creative approaches to critical suicide studies. See special issue of听Social Sciences听丑迟迟辫蝉://飞飞飞.尘诲辫颈.肠辞尘/箩辞耻谤苍补濒/蝉辞肠蝉肠颈/蝉辫别肠颈补濒冲颈蝉蝉耻别蝉/础24笔闯尝779罢听
My Research Supervision
PhD:听Oscar Curry (2018, Joint-Principal): Domestic migration of refugee populations in Australia;听Ruth Horsfall (2020, Joint-Principal): Participatory theatre and refugee women in Western Sydney;听Carly Hawkins听(2020, Joint-Principal): Educational attainment of school-aged asylum seeker and refugee children detained in Nauru.听Keren David (2021, Joint-Principal): Impact of COVID-19 on regional resettlement.听Tierney Marey听(2023, Joint-Principal): Embodied experiences of equity labour in higher education.
Completions - PhD: Dr Reeny听Jurczyczyn (Associate): Higher education and young people in care (2014);听顿谤听笔补耻濒补听Jops听(Secondary):听Negotiating Survival: Experiences of Urban Refugee Women in Delhi, India Who Engage in "Risky" Livelihoods听(2017).听Dr Annabel Dulhunty (Co-Principal):听Gender and Development: Worth the Hype for the most marginalised?听The impact on lower caste women in West Bengal, India.听Dr Amelia Wheeler (2015, Joint-Principal):听Bringing the child鈥檚 perspective into family dispute resolution: a critical analysis of policy and legislation related to Australian post-separation family dispute resolution practices.听Dr Amani Kasherwa (2024, Principal):听Survival strategies听among child sexual abuse victims.听Masters:听Catherine Clark (2018):听Enabling Pathways for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Higher Education.听Grace Thomas (2018):听Women鈥檚 narratives and the #MeToo movement.听Geneve O'Connor (2017): Neoliberal appropriation of community development and young women aged 15-25.听Honours:听Luke Upton (2015): Evidence-based refugee policy;听Hannah Zeb (2016): Visual representations of asylum seekers and terrorism.听Rachel Lui (2017):听Narrative therapy and trauma among refugee women.
My Teaching
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- SOSS2001 Qualitative Research Methods
- ARTS4266听Puzzles, Planning, and Presentation for Honours in Social Sciences
- SOSS2822 Decolonising Research Methods
- SOSS3822 Decolonising Methods in Criminal Justice