Narayan Gopalkrishnan holds the position of Senior Lecturer in Social Work in the College of Arts, Society and Education. Narayan has a thirty year career in Australia and overseas, working in universities, NGOs and the private sector.  This has included major development projects and large corporate entities in India and work in the not-for-profit sector and academia in Australia. Narayan brings extensive experience in international development in Asia and has managed significant research projects in rural development. Narayan has expertise in Participatory Methodologies and has used these in studies at village and district levels in Asia.

 

In Australia, Narayan has held senior leading roles in research and sector development.   He was the Founding Director of the Centre for Multicultural and Community Development, at the University of the Sunshine Coast, unique in Australia in bringing together the dual focus on cultural diversity and community development and undertaking groundbreaking work in research, development and training.  Narayan has also coordinated and taught in courses in community development, mental health, counselling, health, globalisation, social disadvantage, human rights and social justice, communication and thought, and social policy.  He has been a visiting scholar in different universities around the world including Africa and Asia.

 

Narayan is recognised nationally and internationally and is called upon to give keynote presentations at conferences and events.  He has extensive publications in scholarly journals relating to his research interests including publications for bodies such as UNESCO and UNU. Narayan is an engaged scholar.  He has worked in different settings in Australia such as the Australian Red Cross and other NGOs as well as in academia.   He has been one of the founding members of a major NGO, the Multicultural Development Association, the primary provider of settlement services in Brisbane and Toowoomba. He was a member of the Multicultural Community Ministerial Advisory Committee to the Minister of Disability Services and Multiculturalism, Queensland. He has written industry peer reviewed documents such as guides for community development workers on structural change and how government can better engage with citizens. 

 

Narayan has a deep passion for social justice and integrated and holistic approaches to human development and participation.   

Teaching

• WS1005: Human Rights and Social Justice (Level 1; CNS)
• WS2513: Community Work (Level 2; CNS)
• WS4503: Social Work and Mental Health (Level 4; CNS & TSV)
• WS5603: Social Work and Mental Health (Level 5; CNS & TSV)

Interests

Research

• • Community Development • Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism • Rural Development and Livelihoods • Participatory Methodologies • Mental Health • Social Determinants of Health and Well Being • Integrated Medicine and Complementary Therapies • Community and Ecological Sustainability

Research Disciplines

• Social Work (1607)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Community Service (9401)
• Specific Population Health (9205)
• Education and Training Systems (9305)

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Journal Articles

• Harris N, Miles D, Howard E, Zuchowski I, King J, Dhephasadin Na Ayudhaya P, Jones P, Francis A, Gopalkrishnan N and Puthantharayil G (2017) International student exchange in Australian social work education. Australian Social Work, 70 (4). pp. 429-440
• Zuchowski I, Gopalkrishnan N, King J and Francis A (2017) Reciprocity in international student exchange: challenges posed by neo-colonialism and the dominance of the Western voice. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 29 (1). pp. 77-87
• Gopalkrishnan N (2015) The economics of integrative medicine: an emerging paradigm in healthcare. Journal of Pacific Studies, 35 (1). pp. 101-115
• Hunter E, Thusanth S, McCalman J and Gopalkrishnan N (2015) Mental health in the island nations of the Western Pacific: A rapid review of the literature. Australasian Psychiatry, 23 (6). pp. 9-12
• Gopalkrishnan N (2014) Building resilient communities through culturally dynamic partnerships. International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, 2 (6). pp. 220-227
• Gopalkrishnan N (2014) Social accountability: working towards improved transparency and good governance. Journal of Pacific Studies, 34 (1). pp. 91-105

Book Chapters

• Babacan H and Gopalkrishnan N (2017) Prevailing paradigms: enforced settlement, control and fear in Australian national discourse. In: Disciplinary Spaces: spatial control, forced assimilation and narratives of progress since the 19th century. Sozial und Kulturgeographie, 14. Transcript Verlag, Blelefeld, Germany, pp. 189-219
• Babacan H and Gopalkrishnan N (2016) Public policy, immigrant experiences, and health outcomes in Australia. In: Immigration, Public Policy, and Health: newcomer experiences in developed nations. Canadian Scholars' Press, Toronto, Canada, pp. 59-95
• Gopalkrishnan N and Pulla V (2016) Beyond cultural competence: working across cultures in a globalized world. In: The Lhotsampa People of Bhutan: resilience and survival. Palgrave Macmillan, New York, NY, USA, pp. 121-143
• Babacan H and Gopalkrishnan N (2015) Ethnic minority groups in healthcare governance. In: The Palgrave International Handbook of Healthcare Policy and Governance. Palgrave Macmillan, London, UK, pp. 615-630
• Gopalkrishnan N (2014) Integrative medicine and mental health: implications for social work practice. In: Social Work in Mental Health: contexts and theories for practice. SAGE, New Delhi, India, pp. 273-290

Conference Papers

• Miles D, Jones P, Gopalkrishnan N, Francis A, Harris N, Howard E, King J, Zuchowski I, Dhephasadin Na Ayudhaya P and Puthantharayil G (2016) Contested concepts of 'partnership' in international student exchange programs. Proceedings of the 37th HERDSA Annual International Conference. In: HERSDA 2016: 39th Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual International Conference: the shape of higher education, 4-7 July 2016, Freemantle, WA, Australia

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 39+ research outputs authored by Dr Narayan Gopalkrishnan from 2006 onwards.

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Current

• A Student Agency Approach to Classroom Engagement (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Entrepreneurship Education Through a Feminist Lens: The Case of Migrant African Australian Women Entrepreneurs in North Queensland, Australia. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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