Caroline Lenette

Associate Professor

Caroline Lenette is Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. She is affiliated with the Australian Human Rights Institute and the UNSW Forced Migration Research Network.

Caroline is a leading interdisciplinary researcher focussing on participatory methods and social justice informed research especially with refugee-background co-researchers. Her scholarship centres on how co-research through creative means and gender-sensitive research can influence decision-makers and policymaking towards meaningful change. Caroline also explores how ethics in research practice is conceptualised in participatory research. Caroline is the author of Arts-based methods in refugee research: Creating sanctuary (2019, Springer).

Affiliations: UNSW Australian Human Rights Institute; UNSW Forced Migration Research Network; Kaldor Centre Emerging Scholars Network (UNSW); Gendered Violence Research Network (UNSW).

Other Languages Spoken
French

PUBLICATIONS
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Books
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Lenette C, 2019, Arts-based methods in refugee research: Creating sanctuary, Springer
2019
Lenette C, 2019, Arts-based methods in refugee research: Creating sanctuary : Creating Sanctuary, Springer, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8008-2
2019
Book Chapters
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Lenette C; Nesvaderani N, 2021, 'Participatory Action Research: A theoretical and critical introduction.', in Popularizing Scholarly Research: Working with Nonacademic Stakeholders, Teams, and Communities
2021
Lenette C, 2021, 'Health on the move: Walking interviews in health and wellbeing research', in Lupton D; Leahy D (ed.), Creative Approaches to Health Education, Routledge
2021
Lenette C, 2020, 'Sitting with the mess', in Wadds P; Apoifis N; Schmeidl S; Spurway K (ed.), Navigating Fieldwork in the Social Sciences: Stories of Danger, Risk and Reward., Palgrave, pp. 39 - 60
2020
Lenette CD, 2019, 'Mental health and critical multicultural practice: An arts-based approach', in Nipperess S; Williams C (ed.), Critical Multicultural Practice: New perspectives in Australian social work, Allen & Unwin, https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/academic-professional/social-work/Critical-Multicultural-Practice-in-Social-Work-Edited-by-Sharlene-Nipperess-and-Charlotte-Williams-9781760297831
2019
Lenette C; Baker S; Hirsch A, 2019, 'Systemic policy barriers to meaningful participation of students from refugee and asylum seeking backgrounds in Australian higher education: Neoliberal settlement and language policies and (deliberate', in McBrien J (ed.), Educational Policies and Practices of English-Speaking Refugee Resettlement Countries, pp. 88 - 109
2019
Lenette C; Baker S; Hirsch A, 2019, 'Systemic policy barriers to meaningful participation of students from refugee and asylum seeking backgrounds in Australian higher education: Neoliberal settlement and language policies and (deliberate?) challenges for meaningful participation', in McBrien J (ed.), Educational Policies and Practices of English-Speaking Refugee Resettlement Countries, Brill / Sense, pp. 88 - 109, https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004401891/front-10.xml
2019
Lenette CD; Procopis B; Caballero P, 2018, ''They’d just flown away’: reflections on shifting gender norms in the context of engagement with asylum seekers and refugees through community music.', in Shevellar L; Westoby P (ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Community Development Research, Routledge, pp. 41 - 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315612829
2018
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Sunderland N; Istvandity L; Lakhani A; Lenette CD, 2017, 'Community Music Research and Evaluation Through a Social Determinants Lens', in Sunderland N; Bendrups D; Bartleet B-L; Lewandowski N (ed.), Music, health and wellbeing: Exploring music for health equity and social justice, Springer, pp. 121 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95284-7_7
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Lenette CD, 2017, 'Visual depictions of refugee camps: (de)constructing notions of refugee-ness?', in Liamputtong P (ed.), Handbook of Research Methods in Health Social Sciences, Springer, Singapore, pp. 1811 - 1828, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2779-6_47-1
2017
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Conference Presentations
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Botfield J; Newman CE; Lenette C; Albury K; Zwi A, 2016, 'Using digital storytelling to promote healthy relationships and sexual health among young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds in Australia: A scoping review', presented at Youth, Health and Practical Justice: An Interdisciplinary Conference, Sydney, 04 December 2016 - 05 December 2016
2016
Lenette CD; Schweitzer R; Brough M; Murray K; Correa-Velez I, 2016, 'Digital narratives: A transformative storytelling process for refugee women in Australia', presented at Contemporary Ethnography Across Disciplines, South Africa, 16 November 2016 - 18 November 2016
2016
Sunderland N; Isvandity L; Lakhani A; Lenette CD, 2015, 'They [do more than] Interrupt us from Sadness: Exploring the impact of participatory music making on social determinants of health and wellbeing for refugees in Australia', presented at Conference in Ethnomusicology and Anthropology of Music, Spain, 01 July 2015 - 03 July 2015
2015
Lenette CD; Ingamells A, 2012, 'Migrant and refugee pathways to employment: a university initiative', presented at AASWWE Symposium, Celebrating Diversity: navigating the challenges of inclusivity, 27 September 2012 - 28 September 2012
2012
Lenette CD, 2012, 'The everyday resilience of refugee women', presented at Australian Anthropological Society conference, 25 September 2012 - 28 September 2012
2012
Lenette CD, 2011, 'Narratives of widowhood among refugee women.', presented at Social Participation: Knowledge, Policy and Practice, 28 November 2011 - 29 November 2011
2011
Creative Written Works
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Lenette CD, 2012, From this time forward I pledge., Griffith Review 36: What Is Australia For? Some provocations.
2012
Journal articles
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Dew A; Lenette C; Smith L; Boydell K; Bibby H; Lappin J; Coello M; Raman S; Velkou K; Wells R; Momartin S; Blunden H; Higgins M; Murad M; Barry J; Mohammad Y, 2021, '“To the Arabic community disability is not normal”: Understandings of disability among Iraqi and Syrian people from refugee backgrounds.', Journal of Refugee Studies
2021
Lenette C; Gardner J, 2021, 'Walking interviews with refugee-background women', Field Methods
2021
Wells R; Murad M; Higgins M; Smith L; Lenette C; Lappin J; Dew A; Boydell K; Bibby H; Cassaniti M; Isaacs D; Raman S; Zwi K, 2021, 'Exploring the intersection of human rights, health, disability and refugee status: An arts-based approach', Australian Journal of Human Rights
2021
Boydell K; Bennett J; Dew A; Lappin J; Lenette C; Ussher J; Vaughan P; Wells R, 2020, 'Women and Stigma: A Protocol for Understanding Intersections of Experience through Body Mapping', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 17, pp. 5432 - 5432, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155432
2020
Clark C; Lenette C, 2020, 'Enabling pathways for students from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds in higher education: Aspirations about progression to postgraduate studies', Refugee Survey Quarterly
2020
Lenette C; Bordbar A; Hazara A; Lang E; Yahya S, 2020, '“We were not merely participating; we were leading the discussions”: Participation and self-representation of refugee young people in international advocacy', Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, pp. 1 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15562948.2019.1679404
2020
Vromans L; Schweitzer R; Brough M; Asic-Kobe M; Correa-Velez I; Farrell L; Murray K; Lenette C; Sagar V, 2020, 'Persistent psychological distress in resettled refugee women-at-risk at one-year follow-up: Contributions of trauma, post-migration problems, loss, and trust.', Transcultural Psychiatry, https://eprints.qut.edu.au/132387/
2020
Correa-Velez I; Green A; Murray K; Schweitzer R; Vromans L; Lenette C; Brough M, 2020, 'Social Context Matters: Predictors of Quality of Life among Recently Arrived Refugee Women-atRisk Living in Australia', Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
2020
Lenette C; Blomfield I; Yuol A; Bordbar A; Akbari H, 2020, 'Self-representation in participatory video research: Ethics and lessons learnt', Art/Research International, vol. 5, pp. 399 - 424
2020
Baker S; Ramsay G; Lenette C, 2019, 'Students from Refugee and Asylum Seeker Backgrounds and Meaningful Participation in Higher Education: From Peripheral to Fundamental Concern', Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, vol. 21, pp. 4 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.5456/wpll.21.2.4
2019
Botfield J; Zwi A; Lenette C; Newman C, 2019, 'Ethical considerations of using walking interviews to engage migrant and refugee young people in health service research', SAGE Research Methods Cases.,
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Blomfield I; Lenette C, 2019, 'Anonymity and representation: Everyday practices of ethical documentary filmmaking', Alphaville : Journal of Film and Screen Media, pp. 175 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.33178/alpha.18.13
2019
Lenette C; Stavropoulou N; Nunn C; Kong ST; Cook T; Coddington K; Banks S, 2019, 'Brushed under the carpet: Examining the complexities of participatory research (PR)', Research for All, vol. 3, pp. 161 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.18546/RFA.03.2.04
2019
Baker S; Ramsay G; Lenette C, 2019, 'Students from Refugee and Asylum Seeker Backgrounds and Meaningful Participation in Higher Education: From Peripheral to Fundamental Concern', Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, vol. 21, pp. 4 - 19,
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Vromans L; Schweitzer RD; Brough M; Correa-Velez I; Murray K; Lenette C, 2019, 'Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Loss Scale with Refugee Women-at-Risk Recently Arrived in Australia.', J Immigr Minor Health, vol. 21, pp. 271 - 277,
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Lenette C; Banks S; Nunn C; Coddington K; Cook T; Kong ST; Stavropoulou N, 2019, 'Brushed under the carpet: Examining the complexities of participatory research (PR)', Research for All, pp. 161 - 179
2019
Jops P; Lenette C; Breckenridge J, 2019, 'Lessons of Survival: Exploring the Social Networks and Coping Mechanisms of Chin Refugee Women in Delhi', Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15562948.2018.1550230
2019
Jops P; Lenette C; Breckenridge J, 2019, 'Lessons of Survival: Exploring the Social Networks and Coping Mechanisms of Chin Refugee Women in Delhi', Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies,
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Botfield J; Zwi A; Lenette C; Newman C, 2019, 'Ethical considerations of using walking interviews to engage migrant and refugee young people in health service research', SAGE Research Methods Cases., http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781526473073
2019
Blomfield I; Lenette C, 2019, 'Anonymity and representation: Everyday practices of ethical documentary filmmaking', Alphaville : Journal of Film and Screen Media
2019
Vromans L; Schweitzer RD; Brough M; Correa-Velez I; Murray K; Lenette C, 2019, 'Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Loss Scale with Refugee Women-at-Risk Recently Arrived in Australia', Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, vol. 21, pp. 271 - 277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-018-0750-5
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Lenette C; Maror A; Manwaring S, 2019, 'Mothers & Daughters: Redefining cultural continuity through South Sudanese women’s artistic practices', Journal of Intercultural Studies, vol. 40, pp. 751 - 771, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07256868.2019.1675618
2019
Lenette C; Maror A; Manwaring S, 2019, 'Mothers & Daughters: Redefining cultural continuity through South Sudanese women’s artistic practices', Journal of Intercultural Studies
2019
Yeung J; Lenette C, 2018, 'Stranded at sea: Photographic representations of the Rohingya in the 2015 bay of Bengal crisis', Qualitative Report, vol. 23, pp. 1301 - 1313, https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol23/iss6/3/
2018
Lenette CD, 2018, 'Political cartoons and host nations’ public dispositions towards integration', Peace and Conflict: journal of peace psychology
2018
Lenette CD; Miskovic N, 2018, '“Some viewers may find the following images disturbing”: visual representations of refugee deaths at border crossings.', Crime, Media, Culture: an international journal, vol. 14, pp. 111 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1741659016672716
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Lenette CD, 2018, 'Political cartoons and host nations’ public dispositions towards integration', Peace and Conflict: journal of peace psychology, vol. 24, pp. 343 - 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pac0000305
2018
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Lenette CD; Miskovic N, 2018, '“Some viewers may find the following images disturbing”: visual representations of refugee deaths at border crossings.', Crime, Media, Culture: an international journal,
2018
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Yeung J; Lenette C, 2018, 'Stranded at sea: Photographic representations of the Rohingya in the 2015 bay of Bengal crisis', Qualitative Report, vol. 23, pp. 1301 - 1313,
2018
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Blomfield I; Lenette C, 2018, 'Artistic representations of refugees: What is the role of the artist?', Journal of Intercultural Studies, vol. 39, pp. 322 - 338, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07256868.2018.1459517
2018
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Schweitzer R; Vromans L; Brough M; Asic-Kobe M; Correa-Velez I; Murray K; Lenette C, 2018, 'Recently resettled refugee Women-at-risk in Australia evidence high levels of psychiatric symptoms: Individual, trauma and post-migration factors predict outcomes', BMC Medicine, vol. 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1143-2
2018
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Hall S; Lenette C; Murray S; Chan C; Flannery A; Vickery K, 2018, '#LetThemStay: Visual representations of protests and community mobilization for asylum seekers in Australia', Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis, vol. 7, pp. 38 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.31274/jctp-180810-105
2018
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Blomfield I; Lenette C, 2018, 'Artistic representations of refugees: What is the role of the artist?', Journal of Intercultural Studies, vol. 39,
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Lenette C; Botfield J; Boydell K; Haire B; Newman C; Zwi A, 2018, 'Beyond compliance checking: A situated approach to visual research ethics', Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, vol. 15,
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Lenette C; Botfield J; Boydell K; Haire B; Newman C; Zwi A, 2018, 'Beyond compliance checking: A situated approach to visual research ethics', Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, vol. 15, pp. 293 - 303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11673-018-9850-0
2018
Vromans L; Schweitzer R; Farrell L; Correa-Velez I; Brough M; Murray K; Lenette C, 2018, '"Her Cry is My Cry": Resettlement Experiences of Refugee Women-at-Risk Recently Resettled in Australia', Public Health, vol. 158, pp. 149 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2018.03.010
2018
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Lenette CD; Brough M; Schweitzer R; Correa-Velez I; Murray K; Vromans L, 2018, ''Better than a pill': Digital story telling as a narrative process for refugee women', Media Practice and Education, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/25741136.2018.1464740
2018
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Curry O; smedley C; Lenette CD, 2017, 'What is ‘successful’ resettlement? Refugee narratives from regional New South Wales in Australia', Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, vol. 16, pp. 430 - 448, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15562948.2017.1358410
2017
Lenette CD, 2017, 'Access to Higher Education: Understanding Global Inequalities', Higher Education Research and Development, vol. 37, pp. 224 - 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2018.1403414
2017
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Curry O; smedley C; Lenette CD, 2017, 'What is ‘successful’ resettlement? Refugee narratives from regional New South Wales in Australia', Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies,
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Lenette CD; Karan P; Chrysostomou D; Athanasopoulos A, 2017, 'What is it like living in detention? Insights from asylum seeker children’s drawings', Australian Journal of Human Rights, vol. 23, pp. 42 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1323238X.2017.1314805
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Vromans L; Schweitzer R; Brough M; Correa-Velez I; Murray K; Lenette CD, 2017, 'Contributions of Loss Events to Loss Distress and Trauma Symptoms in Recently Resettled Refugee Women-at-Risk', Journal of Loss and Trauma, vol. 22, pp. 357 - 370,
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Wright C; Lenette CD; Lewis-Driver S; Larmar S, 2017, 'The revised ‘Common Time’ program as a strategy for student engagement and retention at university.', Student Success Journal, vol. 8, pp. 79 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/ssj.v8i1.354
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Lenette CD; Karan P; Chrysostomou D; Athanasopoulos A, 2017, 'What is it like living in detention? Insights from asylum seeker children’s drawings', Australian Journal of Human Rights, vol. 23,
2017
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de Jager A; Fogarty A; Tewson A; Lenette CD; Boydell K, 2017, 'Digital Storytelling in Research: A Systematic Review', The Qualitative Report
2017
de Jager A; Fogarty A; Tewson A; Lenette CD; Boydell K, 2017, 'Digital Storytelling in Research: A Systematic Review', The Qualitative Report, vol. 22, pp. 2548 - 2582
2017
Cooper S; Olejniczak E; Lenette C; Smedley C, 2017, 'Media coverage of refugees and asylum seekers in regional Australia: A critical discourse analysis', Media International Australia, vol. 162, pp. 78 - 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1329878X16667832
2017
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Vromans L; Schweitzer R; Brough M; Correa-Velez I; Murray K; Lenette CD, 2017, 'Contributions of Loss Events to Loss Distress and Trauma Symptoms in Recently Resettled Refugee Women-at-Risk', Journal of Loss and Trauma, vol. 22, pp. 357 - 370, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2017.1296302
2017
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Botfield J; Newman C; Lenette CD; Albury K; zwi A, 2017, 'Using digital storytelling to promote the sexual health and wellbeing of migrant and refugee young people: A scoping review', Health Education Journal, vol. 77, pp. 735 - 748, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0017896917745568
2017
Laney H; Lenette CD; Kellett A; Smedley C; Karan P, 2016, '‘The most brutal immigration regime in the developed world’: International media responses to Australia’s asylum seeker policy.', Refuge: Canada’s journal on refugees, vol. 32, pp. 135 - 149, http://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/40323
2016
Lenette C, 2016, 'Writing with light: An iconographic-iconologic approach to refugee photography', Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung, vol. 17, http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs160287
2016
Weston D; Lenette CD, 2016, 'Performing freedom: Accidental communities and cultural spaces in detention', International Journal of Community Music, vol. 9, pp. 121 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/ijcm.9.2.121_1
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Sunderland N; Graham P; Lenette CAROLINE, 2016, 'Epistemic communities: Extending the social justice outcomes of community music for asylum seekers and refugees in Australia', International Journal of Community Music, vol. 9, pp. 223 - 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/ijcm.9.3.223_1
2016
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Jops P; Breckenridge J; Lenette CD, 2016, 'A context of risk: Uncovering the lived experiences of Chin refugee women who are negotiating a livelihood in Delhi, India.', Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 32, pp. 84 - 94,
2016
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Sunderland N; Graham P; Lenette CA R O L I N, 2016, 'Epistemic communities: Extending the social justice outcomes of community music for asylum seekers and refugees in Australia', International Journal of Community Music
2016
Cooper S; Olejniczak E; Lenette CD; Smedley C, 2016, 'Media coverage of refugees and asylum seekers in regional Australian press: A critical discourse analysis.', Media International Australia, pp. 1 - 12
2016
Lenette CD, 2016, 'University students from refugee backgrounds: Why should we care?', Higher Education Research & Development, vol. 35, pp. 1311 - 1315, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2016.1190524
2016
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Jops P; Breckenridge J; Lenette CD, 2016, 'A context of risk: Uncovering the lived experiences of Chin refugee women who are negotiating a livelihood in Delhi, India.', Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 32, pp. 84 - 94, http://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/40348/36423
2016
Lenette CD; Cleland S, 2016, 'Changing faces: Visual representations of asylum seekers in times of crisis.', Creative Approaches to Research, vol. 9, pp. 68 - 83, http://creativeapproachestoresearch.net/wp-content/uploads/CAR9_1_Lenette_Cleland.pdf
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Lenette CD; Procopis B, 2016, '‘They change us’: The social and emotional impacts on music facilitators of engaging in music and singing with asylum seekers.', Music and Arts in Action, vol. 5, pp. 55 - 68, http://musicandartsinaction.net/index.php/maia/article/view/theychangeus
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Weston D; Lenette C, 2016, 'Performing freedom: The role of music-making in creating a community in asylum seeker detention centres', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY MUSIC, vol. 9, pp. 121 - 134,
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Lenette C; Cox L; Brough M, 2015, 'Digital Storytelling as a Social Work Tool: Learning from Ethnographic Research with Women from Refugee Backgrounds', BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK, vol. 45, pp. 988 - 1005,
2015
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Lenette CD; Weston D; Wise P; Sunderland N; Bristed H, 2015, 'Where words fail, music speaks: the impact of participatory music on the mental health and wellbeing of asylum seekers.', Arts and Health: an international journal for research, policy and practice, vol. 8, pp. 125 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2015.1037317
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Lenette C; Cox L; Brough M, 2015, 'Digital storytelling as a social work tool: Learning from ethnographic research with women from refugee backgrounds', British Journal of Social Work, vol. 45, pp. 988 - 1005, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bct184
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Sawrikar P; Lenette CD; McDonald D; Fowler J, 2015, 'Don’t Silence “the Dinosaurs”: Keeping Caution Alive With Regard to Social Work Distance Education', Journal of Teaching in Social Work: innovations in instruction, training and educational practice
2015
Lenette CD; Weston D; Wise P; Sunderland N; Bristed H, 2015, 'Where words fail, music speaks: the impact of participatory music on the mental health and wellbeing of asylum seekers.', Arts and Health: an international journal for research, policy and practice,
2015
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Sunderland N; Istvandity L; Lakhani A; Lenette CD; Procopis B; Caballero P, 2015, ''They [do more than] interrupt us from sadness': Exploring the impact of participatory music making on social determinants of health and wellbeing for refugees in Australia.', Health, Culture and Society, vol. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/hcs.2015.195
2015
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Sawrikar P; Lenette CD; McDonald D; Fowler J, 2015, 'Don’t Silence “the Dinosaurs”: Keeping Caution Alive With Regard to Social Work Distance Education', Journal of Teaching in Social Work: innovations in instruction, training and educational practice, vol. 35, pp. 343 - 364, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08841233.2015.1068262
2015
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Lenette C; Ingamells A, 2015, 'Mind the Gap! The growing chasm between funding-driven agencies, and social and community knowledge and practice', Community Development Journal, vol. 50, pp. 88 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsu024
2015
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Lenette C; Ingamells A, 2015, 'Mind the Gap! The growing chasm between funding-driven agencies, and social and community knowledge and practice', COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL, vol. 50, pp. 88 - 103,
2015
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Lenette C; Sunderland N, 2014, '“Will there be music for us?” Mapping the health and well-being potential of participatory music practice with asylum seekers and refugees across contexts of conflict and refuge', Arts and Health, vol. 8, pp. 32 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2014.961943
2014
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Lenette C; McDonald D; Fowler JL, 2014, ''Newstart' or 'Stop-Start'? The implications of recent welfare reforms on undergraduate students who are sole parents', HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, vol. 33, pp. 627 - 630,
2014
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Lenette C, 2014, 'Teaching cultural diversity in first year human services and social work: The impetus for embedding a cultural safety framework. A Practice Report', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE FIRST YEAR IN HIGHER EDUCATION, vol. 5, pp. 117 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/intjfyhe.v5i1.196
2014
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Lenette C, 2014, ''I am a widow, mother and refugee': Narratives of two refugee widows resettled to Australia', Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 27, pp. 403 - 421, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jrs/fet045
2014
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Lenette C, 2014, ''I am a Widow, Mother and Refugee': Narratives of Two Refugee Widows Resettled to Australia', JOURNAL OF REFUGEE STUDIES, vol. 27, pp. 403 - 421,
2014
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Lenette C; Sunderland N, 2014, '“Will there be music for us?” Mapping the health and well-being potential of participatory music practice with asylum seekers and refugees across contexts of conflict and refuge', Arts and Health, vol. 8, pp. 32 - 49,
2014
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Lenette C; McDonald D; Fowler JL, 2014, ''Newstart' or 'Stop-Start'? The implications of recent welfare reforms on undergraduate students who are sole parents', Higher Education Research and Development, vol. 33, pp. 627 - 630, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2014.881767
2014
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Lenette C; Brough M; Cox L, 2013, 'Everyday resilience: Narratives of single refugee women with children', Qualitative Social Work, vol. 12, pp. 637 - 653, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1473325012449684
2013
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Lenette C; Brough M; Cox L, 2013, 'Everyday resilience: Narratives of single refugee women with children', QUALITATIVE SOCIAL WORK, vol. 12, pp. 637 - 653,
2013
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Lenette C, 2013, 'Refugee women: beyond gender versus culture', GENDER PLACE AND CULTURE, vol. 20, pp. 553 - 554, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0966369X.2013.795724
2013
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Lenette C; Boddy J, 2013, 'Visual ethnography and refugee women: Nuanced understandings of lived experiences', Qualitative Research Journal, vol. 13, pp. 72 - 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14439881311314621
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Lenette C, 2013, 'Mistrust and refugee women who are lone parents in resettlement contexts', Qualitative Social Work, vol. 14, pp. 119 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1473325013517924
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Lenette C; Boddy J, 2013, 'Visual ethnography and refugee women: nuanced understandings of lived experiences', QUALITATIVE RESEARCH JOURNAL, vol. 13, pp. 72 - +,
2013
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Lenette C; Ingamells , 2013, '‘From ‘chopping up chicken’ to ‘cap and gown’: A university initiative to increase migrant and refugee pathways to employment', Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education
2013
Lenette C, 2012, 'The dishes can wait: a young mother’s reflection post-PhD', Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, vol. 14, pp. 153 - 161
2012
Recorded / Rendered Creative Works
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Sunderland N; Lenette CD; Bartleet B-L, 2015, Health and wellbeing outcomes of participatory music for asylum seekers and refugees., Editor(s): Monsour L, Published: 31 July 2015, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works
2015
Reports
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Baker S; Lenette C, 2019, Australian OUR forum (Project Eucalyptus) Collaborate, Create & Change: Post-Forum Report, https://apo.org.au/node/222161
2019
Baker S; Lenette C, 2019, Australian OUR forum (Project Eucalyptus) Collaborate, Create & Change: Post-Forum Report,
2019
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Lenette CD, 2017, Using digital storytelling in participatory research with refugee women., Research Methods Cases SAGE Methods Online, http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781526411273
2017
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Lenette CD, 2017, Kaja’s story: The importance of narrative ‘threads’ as a qualitative analysis approach, International Network on Youth Integration Journal
2017
Lenette CD, 2016, Asylum seeker and Refugee policy., Academics Stand Against Poverty (ASAP), http://oceania.academicsstand.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2016/04/ASAP_Oceania_midterm-poverty-review.pdf
2016
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Newman CE; Albury K; Lenette C; Botfield J; Zwi A, 2016, Organisational perspectives on digital storytelling in promoting healthy relationships and sexual health among diverse young people: a pilot study, https://csrh.arts.unsw.edu.au/media/CSRHFile/Digital_storytelling_short_report.pdf
2016
Theses / Dissertations
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Jops PT, 2017, Negotiating Survival: Uncovering the Lived Experiences of Chin Refugee Women in Delhi, India who Engage in Risky Livelihoods
2017

AWARDS
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2017 European Union - Durham University Co-fund International Senior Research Fellowship in Research and Enterprise: Centre for Social Justice and Community Action, Durham University, UK.

2014 Endeavour Executive Fellowship ($19,500) – Visiting Scholar: Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Canada.

Shortlisted - FASS Dean’s Research Award for Achievement as ECR (2016) 

Griffith Health Dean’s Commendation for Outstanding Teaching (2011)

Bachelor of Human Services Medallist, Griffith University (2003)

GRANTS
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Recent grants

  1. Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery 2020: Women marginalised by mental health, disability or refugee status ($207,000).

  2. Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage 2014: Developing Best Practice for Settlement Services for Refugee Women-at-Risk ($225,000).

  3. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) grant: Women and girls and the Global Compact on Refugees ($788,500).

  4. Australian National Commission for UNESCO grant 2018: Changing lives one degree at a time: Refugee students' digital narratives of higher education experiences ($12,000).

  5. Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Development Scheme (CAD74,000): Finding Home: Housing, Migration & Research-Creation (see https://www.projectfindinghome.com/dfg).

  6. South West Sydney Health Small Grant Scheme (STARTTS $20,000): Disability in South Western Sydney: Experiences of the Iraqi and Syrian refugee communities.

Fellowships

  1. 2017 European Union – Durham University Co-fund International Senior Research Fellowship in Research and Enterprise: Centre for Social Justice and Community Action, Durham University, UK.
  2. 2014 Endeavour Executive Fellowship ($19,500) – Visiting Scholar: Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Canada.

AREA OF EXPERTISE
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refugee-background women, arts-based research, refugee-background students in higher education, human rights, co-design, participatory methods and ethics, trauma-informed and social justice research.

MEDIA
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Lenette C, 2019, The value of everyday resilience, Refugee Hosts,
2019
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Baker S; Lenette C, 2019, Higher English entry standards for international students won’t necessarily translate to success, https://theconversation.com/higher-english-entry-standards-for-international-students-wont-necessari
2019
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Lenette C, 2019, The value of everyday resilience, Refugee Hosts, https://refugeehosts.org/2019/06/27/the-value-of-everyday-resilience/
2019
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Baker S; Lenette C, 2019, Higher English entry standards for international students won’t necessarily translate to success, https://theconversation.com/higher-english-entry-standards-for-international-students-wont-necessarily-translate-to-success-110350
2019
Lenette C, 2018, Refugee women use their voices through digital storytelling, https://theconversation.com/refugee-women-use-their-voices-through-digital-storytelling-97870
2018
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Lenette C, 2018, Refugee women use their voices through digital storytelling, https://theconversation.com/refugee-women-use-their-voices-through-digital-storytelling-97870
2018
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Subject areas
lensSocial Research & Policy