Have you been curious about how the pandemic has affected Australians? What can we learn about well-being and resilience from the pandemic? As we look to support Australians from the effects of COVID and extended lockdowns, who needs the most support? And how can we protect our societies against future crises?
Join our team of researchers from the Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (CRIS) for a 30-minute Lunch & Learn seminar. Associate Professor Nida Denson, Dr Jehonathan Ben and Dr Rachel Sharples will host a rapid-fire presentation of a national study of over 1300 Australians conducted in the first year of the pandemic. Nida will discuss the main findings of the report, their significance in 2022, and answer your questions.
This event has passed, but you can watch the recording here.
Nida Denson is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University. Her research aims to combat racism and discrimination, to improve the health and well-being of various marginalised groups (e.g., people of colour, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who are gender and sexuality diverse). Her research expertise is mainly in the areas of education and psychology.
Jehonathan is an Associate Research Fellow at Deakin University and the Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (CRIS), where his research focuses on racism and anti-racism, intercultural relations, migration and mobilities. His academic background is largely in social anthropology and includes a PhD on work pursuits and intercultural connections among Eritrean migrants in Melbourne.
Dr Rachel Sharples is a Lecturer of Social Sciences in the School of Social Sciences at Western Sydney University. She completed her doctoral thesis at RMIT in 2012, examining the nature of the Thai-Burma borderlands, and the construction and projection of a Karen ethnic and cultural identity. Rachel is a member of the Challenging Racism Project (CRP) and the Diversity and Human Rights Research Centre (DHRRC) at Western as well as the Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (CRIS). Rachel's research interests including racism and anti-racism, bystander anti-racism, Islamophobia and racism in digital platforms such as social media and the sharing economy services. Key areas of research include displaced persons, refugees and migrants in local and global settings; the construction and projection of ethnicity, culture and identity; statelessness, citizenship and belonging; and spaces of solidarity and resistance.