Dr Michelle Newcomb

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Faculty of Health,
School of Public Health & Social Work


Personal details

Positions

Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Health,
School of Public Health & Social Work

Keywords

Relational Social Work, Resilience, Ethics of Care, Workplace Well Being, Student experiences

Research field

Social Work

Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology)
  • Master of Social Work (Queensland University of Technology)
  • Graduate Certificate of Business Management (Queensland University of Technology)
  • Bachelor of Social Science (Human Services) (Honours) (Queensland University of Technology)

Teaching

Lecturer, course convenor, tutor, guest lecturer and liaison visitor for Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Griffith University (GU) and Australian Catholic University (ACU). These roles have also included:

  • Coordinating undergraduate and postgraduate social work courses, including a capstone course.
  • The development of unit, lecture, tutorial and workshop material.
  • Creating new student assessments.

Michelle currently supports students run the SWHS peer support program, assisting students develop academic skills, meet assessment requirements and the build a community of practice.

Unit Coordinator

Michelle has coordinated a range of units primarily focusing on research, child, youth and family and critical social work practice.

Experience

Publications

QUT ePrints

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A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/michelle.newcomb

Awards

Supervision

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Current supervisions

  • How do social workers understand and experience work-related loss within the context of non-government organisations?
    PhD, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Dr Julie King
  • The Impact of Service Provider Attitudes on Gender-Based Violence Responses in Mongolia
    PhD, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Dr Julie King, Dr Danielle Davidson
  • Leading with values: The positioning of social justice activism in social work leadership
    PhD, Associate Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Professor Christine Morley
  • Vicarious Trauma and Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth in Social Workers from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds in Australia
    PhD, Associate Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Professor Jane Shakespeare-Finch, Adjunct Professor Renata Meuter
  • A Phenomenological Exploration into the Experience of Clinical Supervision: A Trauma Informed Approach
    MPhil, Associate Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Associate Professor Zoe Hazelwood