Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Associate Professor Helen Forbes-Mewett is Discipline Head of Sociology, School of Social Sciences and Deputy Director of the Monash Migration and Inclusion Centre. Helen's interdisciplinary background includes Sociology, Psychology and International Business, degrees all awarded by Monash University. Her work focuses on human security, migration, cultural diversity, and social cohesion, with a particular focus on international students. Since 2018, Helen has supervised to completion eight PhD theses. In addition, Helen is currently supervising a 12 Higher Degree Research students from 10 different countries - all undertaking work relating to migration, international education/students and social inclusion. Helen also sits on the following boards/committees:
- Victorian Multiculltural Commission, Regional Advisory Council (Eastern Region)
- Chinese Centre for Holistic Health Advisory Board
- Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust, Community Consultative Committee
- Multicultural Settlement Committee
- Communities’ Council on Ethnic Issues (Eastern Region) Inc.
- Victorian Government Research Institute on Social Cohesion (RIOSC) (Member)
- International Education Association of Australia (IEAA) Research Committee
- Editorial Board Member and Associate Editor, Journal of International Students
- Advisory Board, Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education
Network
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Projects
Migration, Mixed-marriage and Integration in Australia
Arunachalam, D., Markus, A. & Forbes-Mewett, H.
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
Evaluation of Social and Economic Inclusion Program Services
Wickes, R., Powell, R., Forbes-Mewett, H., Wilkinson, J., Walsh, L. & Cooke, F. L.
30/08/19 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
INVEST: International students' sexual and intimate partner violence experiences study
Tarzia, L., Forbes-Mewett, H., Tran, L., Hegarty, K., Segrave, M., Humphreys, C. F. & Murdolo, A.
10/05/19 → 9/05/22
Project: Research
Evaluation of the Social Cohesion Partnership Project
Wickes, R., Forbes-Mewett, H., Powell, R., Maher, S. & Van Kooy, J.
18/10/18 → 28/06/19
Project: Research
Community Safety Networks Project Evaluation
Wickes, R., Forbes-Mewett, H., Gordon, E., Blaustein, J., Benier, K., Pickering, S., Powell, R., Hargreaves, K., Keel, C. & Helps, N.
28/02/18 → 31/10/19
Project: Research
Research Output
Aspirational Individuals, Hopeful Communities: Histories and Subjectivities of Precarity in Regional Australia
Forbes-Mewett, H., Schermuly, A. C. & Hegarty, K., 1 Jan 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Critical Sociology. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Social support from bonding and bridging relationships in disaster recovery: Findings from a slow-onset disaster
Nguyen-Trung, K., Forbes-Mewett, H. & Arunachalam, D., Jun 2020, In : International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 46, 12 p., 101501.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Citation
(Scopus)
Together Here, Now and Forever: Chinese Immigrants’ Belonging in Australia, Family, Ethnicity and Memorialisation
Forbes-Mewett, H. & Han, G. S., 2020, In : Journal of Intercultural Studies. 41, 3, p. 370-385 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Understanding the context of racial and cultural exclusivism: A study of Melbourne neighbourhoods
Wickes, R., Grossman, M., Forbes-Mewett, H., Arunachalam, D., Smith, J., Skrbis, Z., Dellal, H. & Keel, C., 7 Apr 2020, 120 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other
Open Access
Approaches to Death, Funeral Rites and Memorialisation in Contemporary Australia: Changes and Continuities
Forbes-Mewett, H., Jun 2019, 131 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other
Activities
Transnational Relations, Ageing and Care (TRACE): Asian Connections and Beyond
Helen Forbes-Mewett (Invited speaker)
9 Jan 2020 → 10 Jan 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Journal of Interdiciplinary Studies in Education (Journal)
Helen Forbes-Mewett (Editorial board member)
2020 → 2023
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
Mental Wellbeing of Chinese International Students
Helen Forbes-Mewett (Keynote/plenary speaker)
27 Jun 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
English Australia Annual Conference 2019
Helen Forbes-Mewett (Invited speaker)
20 Sep 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
TACKLING MENTAL HEALTH: IEAA STUDENT LIFE FORUM 2019
Helen Forbes-Mewett (Keynote/plenary speaker)
5 Jul 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Press / Media
Why it is a good idea to befriend someone different to you
5/02/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
What to do to attract a desirable mix of international students
Ly Tran & Helen Forbes-Mewett
28/08/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
Tackling the issue of international student mental health
24/07/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
Shifting perspectives of international student mental health
27/06/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview