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Meg has worked with the ISR as a Research Fellow since 2006.A sociologist who uses qualitative methods, her research interests are diverse. Recent projects have included: how conflict in families is understood from the perspective of different family members; the support needs of young people leaving State care; a comparative study of programs providing housing and support for people discharged from psychiatric hospitals; and attitudes and practices in relation to civic participation. Before joining ISR Meg worked for20 years in federal government agencies concerned with implementing social policies related to families, including childcare, education, income support and housing. Her particular interest is research methods, and the ways in which some forms of information come to be accepted as evidence in a policy setting, while others do not.
Research Interests
- Research methods and study design
- Families – conflict,resilience, support services and policy
- Mental health – how individuals make sense of their own experience of madness; housing and supportservices provided for people diagnosed with mental illness
- Housing policy and implementation
- Attitudes toward government: trust, disclosure and strategic engagement
Current Research Activities
- Explaining the Census: Investigating Reasons for Non-responseto the ABS Census of Population and Housing. This forms part of an ARC Linkage project conducted by Swinburne in partnership with the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Publications and Other Research Outputs
 Go to Swinburne Research Bank
Postgraduate Supervision
Current Students
John Moore (Integrated Intelligent Decision Support forField Design and Management of Census Operations in Australia)
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