JCU College of Arts, Society and Education

Professor Lucy Jordan, Head of JCU Social Work, recently attended @PSKK UGM in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Together with collaborators, she presented the findings from the Child Health and Migrant Parents in Southeast Asian (CHAMPSEA) research project: tinyurl.com/4x7t5t74 @jcu

The 2025 Welcome and Information Expo - Townsville was a great chance for JCU to connect with Defence. Check out this video of JCU Social Work student Joshua Dodgson, who followed a fee-free pathway to uni when he medically separated from Defence. @jcu youtu.be/0DBoRr-RKLI

Bachelor of Education 4th-year students are today participating in the Professional Orientation Intensive workshop developing important career competencies as they transition to professional employment. @jcu

Congratulations to CASE's Dr Tianna Killoran on her @dfat Australia-Japan Foundation grant for Walking through Time: Australia-Japan Symposium and History Trail. The project will host a symposium in Townsville focusing on shared Australia-Japan histories @jcu

🧠👥A research centre that will invest up to $1 million in funding every year to improve the mental health of northern Australians and beyond has been launched at JCU. @ZSarnyai Full story📑👉shorturl.at/g5JEF

CASE recently hosted Dr Yolande CAVALOC & Dr Fabrice WACALIE from the University of New Caledonia, with funding from the French Embassy in Australia. They gave a public seminar on plurilingualism in schools. @jcu

JCU Library is pleased to present the JCU College of Arts, Society and Education winner of the Green Open Access Project 2024, Ines Zuchowski. See more about her research: bit.ly/4hQso36 #JCU #JCULibrary @stplbrk @JCULibrary

Kathryn Harrison was shamed for her 90s memoir of an ‘affair’ with her father. Today, we know better. Dr Emma Maguire’s article in The Conversation explores why that is and suggests it's time to revisit 'The Kiss'… @jcu tinyurl.com/mt3k9suw

Over the past six months CASE has welcomed over 100 Australian Defence Force personnel on campus for short language courses. We wish ADF personnel and their families a Merry Christmas and look forward to working with them again in 2025. @jcu tinyurl.com/3fzh7xdk

Trusted partner to the Pacific, or giant fossil fuel exporter? In a co-written article for Renew Economy, CASE’s Dr Liam Moore (Lecturer, Politics) and Wesley Morgan explore Australia’s position in light of recent events. @jcu tinyurl.com/59wb2c5u

Well done to PhD candidate Dominic Orih for presenting his Pre-completion Seminar recently. Dominic’s research is focused on exploring university student wellbeing by examining the feasibility of an Indigenous-developed family wellbeing empowerment program. @jcu

Career changer Maddi Wright swapped journalism for social work by studying a Master of Social Work (Professional Qualifying) degree with JCU. Now she's making a difference in the lives of the most vulnerable members of our society. @jcu youtu.be/TxHuqkhZrgg

An interdisciplinary group of JCU students recently flew to Vanuatu on New Colombo Plan scholarships to participate in the two-week study abroad program. The program was led by Dr Florence Boulard. @jcu youtube.com/watch?v=PFJZVg…

The New Colombo Plan-funded Anthropology Field School in Bali is underway with students learning about the culture in so many ways including practicing Behasa Indonesia with their homestay hosts. @jcu

Dr Natalia Veles (right) recently attended CEANT professional development days to talk about career theory and practice along with giving an overview of the Graduate Certificate of Career Development (GCCD) course offered by JCU alongside GCCD alumni Kate Coppen @jcu

Congratulations to Adele Zubrzycka and Julia Russoniello - recipients of the Northern Australia Fellowship that was set up to commemorate the Australian Historical Association Conference 2025 to be held at the JCU Townsville campus next year from 30 June to 3 July. @jcu

A/Prof Ines Zuchowski has presented her and Dr Albert Kuruvila's research at the International Conference of Social Work in Health and Mental Health in Melbourne. The paper gave an overview and outcomes of the social work in general practice research funded by the @NQPHN @jcu

CASE PhD candidate Melissa Hampton-Smith has been part of a recent study that calls for a greater focus on equity in major global conservation policies to avoid harming the people whose support is crucial to combat worldwide biodiversity loss. @jcu tinyurl.com/2wmn37tx

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been criticised for his attempt at crafting a First Nations Australian character in a kid’s novel. In an article for The Conversation JCU's Liz Smyth and Uni of Melb's Jeanine Leane have responded to the furore. @jcu theconversation.com/jamie-oliver-w…