Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr Helen Forbes-Mewett is Senior Lecturer and Discipline Head of Sociology, School of Social Sciences. She is also 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 six 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 2010 2022
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
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
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
ADFR: Approaches to Death, Funeral Rites and Memorialisation in Contemporary Australia
15/02/18 → 30/03/19
Project: Research
International Students in Australia
Forbes-Mewett, H., Wickes, R. & Markus, A.
15/08/17 → 1/12/17
Project: Research
Research Output 2003 2019
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
International students’ mental health: An Australian case study of Singaporean students’ perceptions
Gan, J. & Forbes-Mewett, H. M., 2019, Global Perspectives on International Student Experiences in Higher Education: Tensions and Issues. Bista, K. (ed.). Abingdon Oxon UK: Routledge, p. 228-242 15 p. (Routledge Research in Higher Education).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Mental health and international students: Issues, challenges and effective practice
Forbes-Mewett, H., Jul 2019, Melbourne: International Education Association of Australia (IEAA). 16 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other › peer-review
Police legitimacy: perspectives of migrants and non-migrants in Australia
Schermuly, A. C. & Forbes-Mewett, H., 28 Feb 2019, In : Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice. 5, 1, p. 50-63 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
A sense of belonging in Australia: examining settlement experiences for Chinese and Indian migrants. Final report to the Scanlon Foundation.
Wickes, R. L., Forbes-Mewett, H. M., Markus, A. B. & Keel, C. J., Jan 2018Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other
Activities 2016 2020
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
English Australia Annual Conference 2019
Helen Forbes-Mewett (Invited speaker)20 Sep 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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
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
Journal of International Students (Journal)
Helen Forbes-Mewett (Editorial board member)2019 → 2022
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
Press / Media
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
B.C. coroner fails to release suicide rates for international students
9/12/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment