Helen Forbes-Mewett — Monash University

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Biography

Dr Helen Forbes-Mewett is Senior Lecturer in Sociology, School of Social Sciences. Helen holds a BA (Honours, First Class) and PhD, both from Monash. Her thesis and subsequent work focuses on human security, cultural diversity, education and social cohesion.

Australian Research Council Post-Doctoral Fellow 2010-2013
Co-chair of The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Conference 2013, Celebrating 50 years of Australian Sociology, 25-28 November 2013, hosted by Monash University
Coordinator of Sociologists@Monash Research Network and Seminar Series
School of Social Sciences Research Committee, Sociology Representative
Member of the Communities’ Council on Ethnic Issues (Eastern Region) Inc.
Member of the Victorian Government Research Institute on Social Cohesion (RIOSC)

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Projects 2010 2019

2 Finished
3 Active

Community Safety Networks Project Evaluation

Wickes, R. L., Forbes-Mewett, H. M., Gordon, E., Blaustein, J. B., Benier, K. J., Pickering, S. J., Powell, R., Hargreaves, K., Keel, C. & Helps, N.

28/02/18 → 31/10/19

Project: Research

ADFR: Approaches to Death, Funeral Rites and Memorialisation in Contemporary Australia

Han, G. & Forbes-Mewett, H. M.

15/02/18 → 30/03/19

Project: Research

Understanding the context of racial and cultural exclusivism: A study of Melbourne neighbourhoods

Wickes, R. L., Arunachalam, D., Smith, J. F., Forbes-Mewett, H. M., Skrbis, Z. & Grossman, M.

Department of Premier and Cabinet (VIC)

6/03/17 → 29/12/18

Project: Research

International Students in Australia

Forbes-Mewett, H. M., Wickes, R. L. & Markus, A. B.

Scanlon Foundation

15/08/17 → 1/12/17

Project: Research

International Student Safety from Crime

Nyland, C. & Forbes-Mewett, H. M.

Australian Research Council (ARC), La Trobe University

3/01/10 → 23/09/16

Project: Research

Research Output 2003 2018

20 Article
5 Conference Paper
3 Book
2 Chapter (Book)
3 More

International Students in Australia: A literature review of key issues over the last 20 years

Forbes-Mewett, H. M. 10 Jan 2018 75 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other

My own business, not my children’s: negotiating funeral rites and the mobility and communication juncture among Chinese migrants in Melbourne

Han, G. S., Forbes-Mewett, H. & Yang Wang, W. 23 May 2018 (Accepted/In press) In : Mobilities. p. 1-15 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Responsibility, in Bruce A. Arrigo and Geoffrey J. Golson (eds.)

Forbes-Mewett, H. M. 2018 The Sage Encyclopedia of Surveillance, Security, and Privacy. Arrigo, B. A. (ed.). London UK: Sage Publishing

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Encyclopaedia / Dictionary Entry › Other › peer-review

Stigma and multinational corporations

Thomson, S. B., Nyland, C. & Mewett, H. F. 2018 Stigmas, Work and Organizations. Thomson, S. B. & Grandy, G. (eds.). New York NY USA: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 207-228 22 p. (Palgrave Explorations in Workplace Stigma)

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review