Jacqueline Wilson is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne, with over 20 years experience teaching and researching in universities across Australia. She has authored over fifty scholarly publications with a research focus on the intersections between critical heritage, institutionalisation, incarceration, and sites of suffering and trauma. Jacqueline is a former State ward and her experience of State care
affords her insider knowledge of those heritage sites where children were incarcerated under
the auspices of welfare and “care”. These experiences inform much of her research into the history of children in out of home care and institutionalisation.
Jacqueline is committed to achieving historical justice for care leavers. Her research has led to policy changes, redress, and numerous invitations to speak publicly about her work.
Experience
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2007–2020Associate Professor, Federation University
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2006–2007Associate Lecturer, La Trobe University
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2002–2005Tutor, Monash University
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2002–2002Tutor, University of Melbourne
Education
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La Trobe University, BA (Hons)
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Monash University, PhD
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2019Federation University Australia, Master of Social Work (Qualifying)
Grants and Contracts
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2024Activism & Advocacy: From Deficit Models To Survivor Narratives
- Role:
- CI
- Funding Source:
- Australian Research Council
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2019Rights in Records by Design
- Role:
- CI
- Funding Source:
- Australian Research Council
Professional Memberships
- Care Leavers Australasian Network CLAN
- Website
- Article Feed
- jacquelinew@unimelb.edu.au
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