Associate Professor Nonie Harris teaches undergraduate social work practice and research methods. Nonie’s research and publications have focussed on feminist methodologies, feminist theory, work integrated learning, teaching research and child care policy in cross national contexts.

This practice-focused research has drawn on Nonie's social work practice experience, engagement with women’s services and a commitment to research informed teaching. Her research on hospital social work practice, childcare policy, teaching research and international social work student exchange has been funded by competitive internal and external research grants - from the Don Chipp and Ian Potter Foundations, and the Office of Learning and Teaching.

Nonie values her prolonged engagement with Townsville’s women’s services, particularly as President and Vice President of the NQCWS (the Women's Centre) management committee, as invited Chair of the Sexual Assault Strategic Group (NQ) and, most recently, as a member of the management committee of the North Queensland Domestic Violence Resource Service.

 

Teaching

• WS3025: Group Work (Level 3; TSV)
• WS4005: Social Inquiry Analysis (Level 4; TSV)
• WS5025: Group Work (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

• The impact of formal child care policy on women’s access to quality child care
• Best practice in teaching research to social work students
• International social work student exchange

Experience

• 2016 to present - Associate Professor, Social Work and Human Services (Townsville)
• 2001 to 2015 - Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, Social Work and Community Welfare, JCU (Townsville)
• 1997 to 2000 - Associate Lecturer, Social Work and Community Welfare,JCU (Townsville)
• 1996 - Senior Research Assistant, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, JCU (Townsville)
• 1992 to 1994 - Project Consultant, Work and Child Care Advisory Service (Melbourne)
• 1989 to 1992 - Director, Choices for Children (Santa Clara, California, USA)
• 1986 to 1988 - Parent Counsellor, Community Coordinated Child Development Council (San Jose, California, USA)

Research Disciplines

• Social Work (1607)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Education and Training Systems (9305)
• Teaching and Instruction (9302)
• Learner and Learning (9301)

Awards

• 2015 - Primary Advisor of the Year
• 2010 - Faculty of Arts Education and Social Sciences Research Performance Award, A and A* Publications
• 2009 - Faculty recognition for achieving more than 6 HERDC points for publications (2007-2009)
• 2009 - Faculty recognition for achieving a weighting of 10 or more for publications (2007-2009)
• 2009 - Faculty Research Ideas Contest: Winner of the Early Career Researcher Category

Memberships

• 2015 - Management committee member, North Queensland Domestic Violence Resource Service.
• 2013 - International Association of Schools of Social Work
• 2000 - Australian Association of Social Workers
• 2005 to 2014 - President (3yrs), Vice President and member of the Management Committee of the North Queensland Combined Women's Services (the Women's Centre)
• 2010 to 2012 - James Cook University representative, Australian Council of Heads of Schools of Social Work (ACHSSW)

Other

• 2018 - Awarded Global Initiative for Academic Networks (GIAN) grant by the Government of India
• 2015 - Recognition from the Dean of Graduate Research for being the primary advisor of two former HDR candidates who received the 2015 Dean's Award for Research Excellence
• 2014 - College recognition for HDR completions as primary supervisor
• 2012 - Convener, The 2nd International Women’s Conference: Connecting for Action in the Asia-Pacific Region
• 2014 to 2015 - Chair of the Townsville Sexual Assault Strategic Group (NQ)

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Journal Articles

• Davis C, Harris N, Englebrecht L and Lum T (in press) Teaching international social work in a global classroom. Social Work Education,
• Miles D, Harris N and Dhephasadin Na Ayudhaya P (in press) Stepping forward to learn: Thai students reflect on hosting Australian international exchange students. Journal of Studies in International Education,
• Zuchowski I, Miles D, Howard E, Harris N and Francis A (in press) Sustaining quality learning abroad opportunities in Australian schools of social work. International Social Work,
• 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
• Ponnuswami I and Harris N (2017) Teaching research methods to social work students in India and Australia: reflections and recommendations. Social Work Education, 36 (6). pp. 690-701
• Sewell S and Harris N (2016) Exploring women's care for the local environment: a community-based feminist participatory research approach. Community Development Journal, 51 (2). pp. 195-211
• Harris N (2013) Research and child and adolescent mental health: ethical considerations. Progressive Outlook, III (1-A). pp. 13-17
• Harris N and Tinning B (2012) Hearing parents' and carers' voices: experiences of accessing quality long day care in northern regional Australia. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 37 (3). pp. 14-21

Book Chapters

• Harris N (2014) Ethical considerations in mental health research for evidence-based practice. In: Social Work in Mental Health: areas of practice, challenges and way forward. SAGE Publications, New Delhi, India, pp. 265-275
• Ponnuswami I, Francis A and Harris N (2013) Scientific writing and publication in social work: issues and concerns. In: Scientific Writing and Publishing in Social Work. Niruta Publications, Bangalore, India, pp. 3-12
• Powell Z and Harris N (2013) Young motherhood: the lived experiences of mothers aged eighteen to twenty-five - an Australian context. In: Scientific Writing and Publishing in Social Work. Niruta Publications, Bangalore, India, pp. 152-167

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 44+ research outputs authored by A/Prof Nonie Harris from 2002 onwards.

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Current

• How Are Parents Prepared to Participate in FDR: Perspectives of Parents, FDRP's and Lawyers. (PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• Exploring Mandatory Accreditation of Early Childhood Workers in Australia: Implications for Practice, Provision of Care and the Early Childhood Sector;; (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM)
• The Defence Force Family: Ways for Advocacy in the 21st Century (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM)
• Factors Contributing to Recidivism Among Inmates in Ghana Prisons (PhD , Advisor Mentor)
• The Information and Support needs of Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs) Living with Cancer in Regional Areas (Masters , Primary Advisor/AM)

Completed

• When the Bough Bends: Lived Experiences of Perinatal Anxiety (2019, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM)
• Working for the welfare: exploring the experiences of Indigenous child protection workers (2018, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Women and the environment: an indicative study on Tamborine Mountain, Queensland (2014, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Telling lies to little girls: the sexual politics of mothering girls (2014, PhD , Primary Advisor)

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• Harris, N. (2015) The Rise of the For-Profit Child Care Sector: Implications for Choosing Quality Child Care in Northern Regional Australia. James Cook University

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