Adjunct Associate Professor Nonie Harris’s research focuses on feminist methodologies, feminist theory and practice, work integrated learning, teaching research and child care policy in cross national contexts.

Nonie's research draws on her 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 was 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 and, currently, as President of the Management Committee of the North Queensland Domestic Violence Resource Service.

 

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 2022 - Associate Professor, Social Work and Human Services (Townsville)
• 1997 to 2015 - Assoc. Lecturer/Lecturer/Senior 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 (4409)
• Criminology (4402)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Teaching and curriculum (1603)

Awards

• 2015 - Primary Advisor of the Year
• 2010 - Faculty of Arts Education and Social Sciences Research Performance Award, A and A* Publications
• 2009 - Faculty Research Ideas Contest: Winner of the Early Career Researcher Category

Memberships

• 2015 - Management committee member and President (commencing 2022), 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)

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
• 2012 - Convener, The 2nd International Women’s Conference: Connecting for Action in the Asia-Pacific Region

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Baffour F, Francis A, Chong M and Harris N (in press) Doing Qualitative Research in a Controlled Site: Challenges, Lessons, and Strategies. Crime and Delinquency,
• Baffour F, Francis A, Chong M and Harris N (2022) Mental health experiences among inmates serving life sentences in Ghana prisons. International Criminal Justice Review, 32 (1). pp. 5-23
• Sariman J, Harris N, Harvey D and Sansom-Daly U (2022) The experiences of young people living with cancer in regional and remote Australia: a qualitative study. Australian Social Work, 75 (2). pp. 205-218
• Baffour F, Francis A, Chong M, Harris N and Baffour P (2021) Perpetrators at first, victims at last: exploring the consequences of stigmatization on ex-convicts’ mental well-being. Criminal Justice Review, 46 (3). pp. 304-325
• Sariman J, Harris N, Harvey D and Sansom-Daly U (2020) Experiences of young people living with cancer in nonmetropolitan areas: a review of the literature. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 9 (2). pp. 133-144
• Davis C, Harris N, Englebrecht L and Lum T (2019) Teaching international social work in a global classroom. Journal of Social Work Education, 55 (2). pp. 327-337
• Miles D, Harris N and Dhephasadin Na Ayudhaya P (2019) Stepping forward to learn: Thai students reflect on hosting Australian international exchange students. Journal of Studies in International Education, 23 (2). pp. 217-233
• Zuchowski I, Miles D, Howard E, Harris N and Francis A (2019) Sustaining quality learning abroad opportunities in Australian schools of social work. International Social Work, 62 (2). pp. 980-993
• 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

Book Chapters

• Ponnuswami I and Harris N (2020) Decolonizing social work research education: reflections from India and Australia. In: Social Work Education, Research and Practice: perspectives from India and Australia. Springer Nature, Singapore, pp. 73-81

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

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Current

• Field education for eco-social work practice ready graduates (PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• Iranian migrant integration experience into the Australian labour market under the Global Talent Independent (GTI) Program (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• An Exploration of the Impact of Raising Children with Anxiety on Maternal Well-being in the North Queensland Region (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• The Information and Support needs of Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs) Living with Cancer in Regional Areas (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• A Feminist Analysis of the Settlement Experiences of Women from Diverse Countries of Africa who have Arrived as Humanitarian Entrants to Regional North Qld (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• The Wellbeing of Indian Diaspora: Explorative studies in Queensland,Australia. (PhD , Advisor Mentor)
• Crafting wellbeing: Exploring Human Service workers? and organisational managers? views of using creative activities to prevent and address work related stress. (PhD , Advisor Mentor)

Completed

• Exploring the introduction of mandatory accreditation: the lived experiences of Australian early childhood workers (2021, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Factors contributing to recidivism among inmates in selected Ghana prisons (2021, PhD , Advisor Mentor)
• Preparing for family dispute resolution in regional Australia: exploring the experiences of parents, family dispute resolution practitioners and lawyers (2019, PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• When the bough bends: lived experiences of perinatal anxiety (2019, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Working for the welfare: exploring the experiences of Indigenous child protection workers (2018, PhD , Secondary 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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