Postgraduate Studies in Gender, Work & Social InquiryWhere are they now? Great news from former students.
Current postgraduate research topics The discipline has an active postgraduate body of students, making our postgraduate seminars a lively exchange of ideas. We have been able to provide a workstation for each postgraduate student who has needed it. New research focuses for the discipline in which postgraduate students will be invited to participate are: - Neoliberalism and its impact on women
- Work, communities and social change
- Colonialism , post-colonialism, gender and whiteness
- Health and gender (including masculinities and social theory in relation to health, illness and healing).
Apart from the faculty's structured program, we also provide seminars to new and continuing Ph.D. students on topics such as: - ‘Being a Ph D student': Discussion about time organisation, planning
- Developing your Research Proposal
- Finding your voice
- 'Maintaining momentum at the road blocks'
- 'Presenting a seminar'
- Ethical issues
- Getting published
- A writing workshop
- Chairing a seminar and being part of a conference panel
- ‘The Next Steps' (after the Ph.D. for example preparing a c.v., applying for jobs, applying for postdoctoral fellowships)
Students are also provided with support for their research, for example to give papers at conferences or to travel interstate or overseas for research purposes.
 Where are they now?
Dr Janette Hancock Gender Work and Social Inquiry, I believe, offers a fantastic environment for scholars to ‘think outside the square’ and explore research topics that have impact beyond the university walls. As an undergraduate, postgraduate, Tutor and Online Instructor in GWSI for 8 years I found it to be a great space for innovative and reflective thinking. It was this environment, and the wonderful support of Professor Margaret Allen, which influenced my decision to undertake my Honours at GWSI in 2001 and subsequently my PhD, which was awarded in May 2007.
The skills, knowledge and friendships I developed while at GWSI have been invaluable and have enabled me to achieve more than I would have thought possible.
Physically, I haven’t moved very far from GWSI since completing my doctorate as I now work on Currie Street (2 kilometres away) as the Manager, Policy & Research, for Service to Youth Council (SYC), a leading youth specialist provider which locates itself at the intersections of youth homelessness, education, training and employment. The role opens up new fields of research for me which I am looking forward to.
Dr Jessie Gunson
BA Hons First Class Sociology, Liverpool John Moores University, 1998-2001
MA Sociology, University of Leeds, 2001-2002
PhD, University of Adelaide, 2003-2007
ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, University of Edinburgh, 2008-2010. After studying Sociology in the UK I moved to Adelaide to do my PhD in GWSI from 2003 to 2006. I studied the ways in which menstrual suppression was discursively constructed through public debates about extended cycle oral contraception. I am now at the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, University of Edinburgh, where I have an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship in order to disseminate the findings of my PhD. I am interested in the sociology of science and biomedical knowledge, gender, families and relationships, and the body. I was sad to leave Adelaide but wanted to be closer to my family in the UK as I have had 2 babies since finishing my PhD! My time at GWSI was very important to me. The collegial support throughout my PhD was great; I was lucky enough to find lifelong friends among my peers and drew inspiration from the research and teaching of the GWSI staff. The interdisciplinary nature of GWSI helped me to develop a strong sense of how my own interests in Sociology and Gender Studies sit in relation to the broader context of the Social Sciences. Alan Han Alan is a PhD student at the University of Queensland’s School of English, Media Studies and Art History. He has published and presented conference papers in the areas of cultural studies, museum studies, race, gender and sexuality. His thesis is a cultural history of the miner in selected Australian and Malaysian mining museums. Recently he was awarded a prestigious fellowship with the Australia Malaysia Institute, which enabled him to work at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. He hopes to work in the area of cultural heritage protection in developing countries.
Graduate experiences
I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) majoring in Gender Studies at GWSI. Studying gender has expanded my understanding of the relationship between social inequality and power. As I intend to work in the area of community development, my qualifications in gender studies provides me with a sound grasp of the challenges disadvantaged communities face, not only in terms of gender inequality, but also discrimination on the basis of race and class. My passion for challenging social disadvantage was fostered by the committed and enthusiastic staff at GWSI, many of whom continue to mentor me, even though I have graduated. My personal drive to use my degree to contribute to social change can be attributed to the thought-provoking courses offered by GWSI and its passionate staff.
Current Postgraduate Research Topics
Mohammad Didarul Alam Fanning the Flames: HIV/AIDS and Stigma in Bangladesh
Jane Andrew Towards an understanding of the relationship between creative capital and regional economic and employment development
Clare Bartholomaeus How Junior Primary School Children Understand Gender
Karina Bria Prevalence of Postnatal Depression in New Fathers
Kanchana Bulumulle Gender Dynamics of Career Mobility Among Women Academics in Sri Lanka Jennifer Caruso A Study of Aboriginal Responses to the 1967 Referendum Margaret Charlesworth Gender, Emotion and Disability Thomas Cole Organisational Change Processes: A Study of Australian Football League Clubs Toni Delany Influence of medical and public health discourses in constructing ideas about maternal responsibility. Penelope Eate Baudelaire's Flaneur in Four Contemporary Films Helen Ewart Gender in 19th Century Australian Rural Towns Sally Gibson Gender and Political issues around Sex Education in Schools Ingrid Hofmann Gender/Sexuality in Film Andrew Hughes The Social Construction of the Masculine Gender in Australia, with particular Reference to 'Configurations of Masculine Practice' within and between Men of Indigenous, Anglo and/or Nesb Immigrant Cultures Tegwen King Water Front Regeneration: a Case Study of the Port Adelaide Waterfront Development Pauline McLoughlin Youth, Place and Homelessness Ruthie O’Reilly An Investigation of the Meaning of 'Solo Living' for Concepts of Intimacy and Connectedness Glen Stafford International Chinese Students in South Australian Schools Kirsty Whitman Masculinity, Class and Australian Popular Culture Gabriella Zizzo Breast Milk Banks
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