Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Catherine works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University as an Associate Professor; she teaches research in post-graduate courses. Her research affiliation is with the Criminal Justice Research Consortium (CJRC).
Catherine is actively engaged in a range of collaborative research projects. Current research includes: exploring the trajectories toward criminalisation for young women who go missing; mapping the needs and experiences of children who experience parental imprisonment, and exploring assessment feedback processes in a Master of Social Work program.
Before joining the Social Work Department at Monash, Catherine worked in direct practice for ten years sharing her time between Australia and Northern Ireland. Her direct practice experiences and interests include:casework with young people at risk' and in contact with the juvenile justice system; young parents and family violence. Her recent books include co-authored texts: Co-production and Criminal Justice (with Drs Diana Johns, Maggie Hall, Claire Spivakovsky and Shelley Turner) and Research in Social work and Social care (with Assoc. Prof. Fiona McDermott). She is currenting co-editing a special issue of Current Issues in Criminal Justice with Dr Natalia Hanley (University of Wollongong) on technology assisted prison visiting.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Missing girls: From childhood runaways to criminalised women
Evans, P., Baldry, E., Sheehan, R., Newton, B., Higgins, M., Trotter, C., Flynn, C. & Urquhart, R.
16/08/22 → 15/08/25
Project: Research
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Children’s Court responses to early offending children: provisions and outcomes for 10 to 13 year olds charged with offending
Baidawi, S., Sheehan, R., Flynn, C., Bowles, J. & Papalia, N. L.
29/11/21 → 28/05/23
Project: Research
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How the environment is conceptualised and represented globally in social work codes of ethics
Liu, K. & Flynn, C., May 2023, In: International Social Work. 66, 3, p. 868-888 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Prisoners and their families in Argentina: navigating COVID-19
Cadoni, L., Hanley, N. & Flynn, C., Jun 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Current Issues in Criminal Justice. 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
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Young People Transitioning from Residential out-of-home Care in Australia: The Case for Extended Care
Mendes, P., Bollinger, J. & Flynn, C., 3 Jul 2023, In: Residential Treatment for Children & Youth. 40, 3, p. 348-362 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Australia – A Land for Young Women? Exploring Young Women's Positioning in Contemporary Australian Family Violence Discourses
Johnston, B., Flynn, C. & Gordon, F., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Contact experiences and needs of children of prisoners before and during COVID-19: Findings from an Australian survey
Flynn, C., Bartels, L., Dennison, S., Taylor, H. & Harrigan, S., Feb 2022, In: Child & Family Social Work. 27, 1, p. 67-78 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
8 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Research grant award received from School of Primary and Allied Health Care Seeding Grant, Monash University
Lee, Angel (Recipient), Flynn, Catherine (Recipient) & Yu, Mong-Lin (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Other distinction
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SPAHC Research Impact Award 2021
Flynn, Catherine (Recipient), Dec 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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SPHC Research and Research Degrees Committee ECR Publication Award
Flynn, Catherine (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Vice-Chancellor's Social Inclusion Award
Flynn, Catherine (Recipient), Brydon, Kerry Anne (Recipient) & Mason, Robyn Ann (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Minor thesis supervision
Catherine Flynn (Speaker)
Jan 2020 → Jun 2020Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Non-HDR Supervisions
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Minor thesis supervision
Catherine Flynn (Speaker)
Feb 2020 → Dec 2020Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Non-HDR Supervisions
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International English Education Symposium
Bella Ross (Speaker) & Catherine Flynn (Speaker)
29 Nov 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Minor thesis supervision
Catherine Flynn (Speaker)
Feb 2019 → Dec 2019Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Non-HDR Supervisions
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Minor thesis supervision
Catherine Flynn (Speaker)
Feb 2018 → Nov 2018Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Non-HDR Supervisions
Press/Media
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ABC Triple J Hack: What it's like having parents in prison
3/04/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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When it comes to family violence, young women are too often ignored
Bianca Johnston, Catherine Flynn & Faith Gordon
15/09/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Inquiry into the children of imprisoned parents
28/02/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Children with parents in jail are left out of the system
25/02/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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About 43,000 Australian kids have a parent in jail but there is no formal system to support them
24/02/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment