Excited to share our new article, Positive Deviants?, co-authored with Dr Ben Lohmeyer and James Roffee. Read it here: lnkd.in/gP4h8n-J

In 15 days, I’ll be spending the night at the G. I'm aiming to raise to raise funds and awareness for the more than 122,000 Australians are experiencing homelessness—including over 7,600 young people here in Victoria. Please consider donating to help me reach my $3K target. lnkd.in/gNWNKJZz

🚨 UPDATED SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Call for Papers – Child & Family Social Work 🚨 We’re seeking submissions on Aging Out of Out-of-Home Care: New Services, Sustaining Support & Tackling System Failures. 📅 Deadline: April 30, 2025 🔗 Details: lnkd.in/gAUE2nBf

🚨 New Publication Alert! 🚨 🔬Journal of Research in Nursing 🔎 This research examines prevention and reporting among nurses experiencing workplace violence. ✍️🤝 Xavier Mills, Jamie Ung, James Roffee, Adj Prof Karrie Long 🔗 Read it here doi.org/10.1177/1744...

NEW ARTICLE ALERT! Catherine Hartung, Joel Robert McGregor, Xavier Mills & Stephane Shepherd: Mentoring young people involved in the justice system: unpacking the ‘black box’ of rapport and relationship-building www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Welcome to Bluesky, @anzsoc.bsky.social!

🚨 Call for Papers – Child & Family Social Work 🚨 We’re seeking submissions on Aging Out of Out-of-Home Care: New Services, Sustaining Support & Tackling System Failures. 📅 Deadline: April 30, 2025 🔗 Details: lnkd.in/gAUE2nBf

🚨Job Opportunity🚨 We’re looking for Lecturer, Indigenous Studies to join our team at Swinburne! This full-time, ongoing position offers the chance to shape the future of Indigenous Studies, strengthen research, and engage with communities. swinjobs.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm...

We are looking for people to join our team working on Trauma-Informed Practice in Schools. Linked below. The team is led by the fabulous Ben Lohmeyer, and other fantastic researchers: Damien Riggs, Melanie Takarangi, Sam Elliott, Alhassan Abdullah, Deb Batterham, Peta Cook, and Sean Lappin.

New Year, New Academic Paper? Check out our Call for Papers in Child and Family Social Work: Aging Out of Out-of-Home Care: New services, sustaining support and tackling system failures.

Last night I attended the 2024 Media & External Communications Recognition Awards (aka the Swin Logies) as a finalist in two categories: Most Coverage in '24 Award and Social Impact Award. I was absolutely honoured to be nominated, and thrilled to receive a commendation for the Social Impact Award!

I’m excited to share that I’ve been promoted to Senior Lecturer! 🎉