Senior Research Officer
Overview
Laura is a Research Fellow in the School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Social Work at The University of Queensland. She is also a Research Fellow with the Life Course Centre. She is a highly experienced qualitative social researcher with a strong background across the social sciences and humanities. Her research broadly aims to understand social and cultural responses to inequity and disadvantage, with a strong focus on lived experience. She employs a trauma-informed approach in all her work with vulnerable and marginalised groups at the nexus of culture and disadvantage, especially around ethnicity, gender and sexuality, poverty, and experiences of exclusion and discrimination. She has a particular focus and interest in diaspora and issues around belonging, identity, and social cohesion/isolation.
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Policy and Applied Social Research, Macquarie University
- Masters (Coursework) of Communiciation, The University of Queensland
Publications
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Conference Publication: The (un)making of multicultural Australia
Sharma, Nikita and Simpson Reeves, Laura (2023). The (un)making of multicultural Australia. TASA 2023, Sydney, Australia, 28-29 November 2023.
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Journal Article: Social science as social action to address inequalities
Staines, Zoe, Smith, Kiah, Plage, Stefanie, Nahar Lata, Lutfun, Fay, Suzanna, Zheng, Zhaoxi, Simpson Reeves, Laura, Beazley, Helen, Kuskoff, Ella, Clarke, Andrew, McGowan, Glenys, Shevellar, Lynda and Prangnell, Jonathan (2023). Social science as social action to address inequalities. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 59 (1), 108-127. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.272
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Other Outputs: Cultural understandings of responsibility amongst Samoan diaspora in Greater Brisbane
Simpson Reeves, Laura (2023). Cultural understandings of responsibility amongst Samoan diaspora in Greater Brisbane. LCC Working Paper Series. 2023-10. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/1222d23
Publications
Book Chapter
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Moran, Mark, Simpson Reeves, Laura and Wright, Alyson (2018). Complicating dynamics: adapting the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework to a remote indigenous context in Australia. Routledge handbook of community development research. (pp. 146-160) edited by Lynda Shevellar and Peter Westoby. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315612829-10
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Underestimating legacy: lessons learned from mining-caused displacement and resettlement
Ramsay, Rebekah B. and Simpson Reeves, Laura (2018). Underestimating legacy: lessons learned from mining-caused displacement and resettlement. Routledge handbook of community development research. (pp. 55-68) edited by Shevellar, Lynda and Westoby, Peter. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315612829-4
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Intercultural communication study in Australia
Liu, Shuang and Simpson Reeves, Laura (2017). Intercultural communication study in Australia. The international encyclopedia of intercultural communication. (pp. 1-9) edited by Young Yun Kim. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley and Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118783665.ieicc0078
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Liu, Shuang and Simpson Reeves, Laura (2016). Migration and Aging. Encyclopedia of Geropsychology. (pp. 1-7) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-287-080-3_292-1
Journal Article
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Social science as social action to address inequalities
Staines, Zoe, Smith, Kiah, Plage, Stefanie, Nahar Lata, Lutfun, Fay, Suzanna, Zheng, Zhaoxi, Simpson Reeves, Laura, Beazley, Helen, Kuskoff, Ella, Clarke, Andrew, McGowan, Glenys, Shevellar, Lynda and Prangnell, Jonathan (2023). Social science as social action to address inequalities. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 59 (1), 108-127. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.272
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Review: <i>Into the Sea</i>, by Ash Watson
Reeves, Laura Simpson (2023). Review: Into the Sea, by Ash Watson. Journal of Autoethnography, 4 (3), 434-437. doi: 10.1525/joae.2023.4.3.434
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Fulfilling and desperately needed: Australian media representations of responses to homelessness
Simpson Reeves, Laura, Clarke, Andrew, Kuskoff, Ella and Parsell, Cameron (2022). Fulfilling and desperately needed: Australian media representations of responses to homelessness. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 57 (4), 783-797. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.201
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Created in the image of God? Progressive social services and faith-based organizations
Parsell, Cameron, Hutchins, Marcus, Simpson Reeves, Laura and Deighton, Chris (2021). Created in the image of God? Progressive social services and faith-based organizations. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 36 (3), 1-21. doi: 10.1080/13537903.2021.1959163
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Simpson Reeves, Laura (2020). Review of Helmut Gaisbauer, Gottfried Schweiger and Clemens Sedmak (eds) (2020), Absolute Poverty in Europe: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on a Hidden Phenomenon, Bristol: Policy Press. Journal of Social Policy, 50 (1), 212-214. doi: 10.1017/S0047279420000598
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Towards a phenomenology of poverty: defining poverty through the lived experiences of the ‘poor’
Simpson Reeves, Laura, Parsell, Cameron and Liu, Shuang (2020). Towards a phenomenology of poverty: defining poverty through the lived experiences of the ‘poor’. Journal of Sociology, 56 (3), 439-454. doi: 10.1177/1440783319851204
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Can visual methods actually challenge hierarchies? A case study from Papua New Guinea
Simpson Reeves, Laura and Hinthorne, Lauren Leigh (2019). Can visual methods actually challenge hierarchies? A case study from Papua New Guinea. Community Development Journal, 54 (3) bsx047, 371-388. doi: 10.1093/cdj/bsx047
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Perales, Francisco, Simpson Reeves, Laura, Plage, Stefanie and Baxter, Janeen (2019). The family lives of Australian lesbian, gay and bisexual people: a review of the literature and a research agenda. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 17 (1), 43-60. doi: 10.1007/s13178-018-0367-4
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Review of Lori Kido Lopez, Asian American Media Activism: Fighting for Cultural Citizenship
Simpson Reeves, Laura (2019). Review of Lori Kido Lopez, Asian American Media Activism: Fighting for Cultural Citizenship. International Journal of Communication, 13, 2513-2515.
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Simpson Reeves, Laura (2018). Book review: Darin Barney, Gabriella Coleman, Christine Ross, Jonathan Sterne, and Tamar Tembeck (Eds.), The Participatory Condition in the Digital Age. International Journal of Communication, 12, 4465-4467.
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Engel, Susan and Simpson Reeves, Laura (2018). What do they need to know? Core skills for postgraduate development studies students : Core skills for postgraduate development studies students. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 59 (2), 212-225. doi: 10.1111/apv.12191
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Simpson Reeves, Laura (2015). Visualizing participatory development communication in social change processes: challenging the notion that visual research methods are inherently participatory. International Journal of Communication, 9 (2015), 3327-3346.
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Using purpose-made objects for visual research: an exploratory case study
Hinthorne, Lauren Leigh and Simpson Reeves, Laura (2015). Using purpose-made objects for visual research: an exploratory case study. Visual Communication, 14 (2), 155-178. doi: 10.1177/1470357214565585
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Role reversals challenge husbands of Indonesian students in Australia
Utari, Valentina Y. D. and Simpson Reeves, Laura (2015, 03 25). Role reversals challenge husbands of Indonesian students in Australia
Conference Publication
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The (un)making of multicultural Australia
Sharma, Nikita and Simpson Reeves, Laura (2023). The (un)making of multicultural Australia. TASA 2023, Sydney, Australia, 28-29 November 2023.
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Family, Food and Faith: How Samoan and Tongan diaspora in Australia imagine ‘the good life’
Simpson Reeves, Laura (2019). Family, Food and Faith: How Samoan and Tongan diaspora in Australia imagine ‘the good life’. American Anthropological Association and Canadian Anthropological Society Joint Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 20-24 November 2019.
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Can visual methods actually challenge hierarchies?
Simpson Reeves, Laura (2017). Can visual methods actually challenge hierarchies?. International Visual Methods Conference, Singapore, 16-18 August 2017.
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Assessing the impact of public finances on the PNG-Australia borderland
Simpson Reeves, Laura and Moran, Mark (2016). Assessing the impact of public finances on the PNG-Australia borderland. Australasian Aid and International Development Conference, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 10-11 February 2016.
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Challenging hierarchies: the role of visual research methods in participatory development
Simpson Reeves, Laura (2016). Challenging hierarchies: the role of visual research methods in participatory development. ISA RC33 9th International Conference on Social Science Methodology, Leicester, United Kingdom, 11-16 September 2016.
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The role of visual methods in multilingual spaces when promoting participation
Simpson Reeves, Laura (2014). The role of visual methods in multilingual spaces when promoting participation. Rhizomes VIII Conference: Surviving and Thriving in Multilingual Spaces, Brisbane, Australia, 10-11 February 2014.
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Modelling development: The benefits of a participatory approach
Simpson Reeves, Laura (2013). Modelling development: The benefits of a participatory approach. Perspectives on Progress Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 27-29 November 2013.
Edited Outputs
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Understanding public value workshop: report on proceedings
Brown, Prue, Cherney, Lorraine, Warner, Sarah, Abazie, Ugochi Cynthia, Ball, Sarah, Cunningham, Lauren, Le, Luu Dieu Duc, Reeves, Laura Simpson and Worsoe, Hanne eds. (2019). Understanding public value workshop: report on proceedings. Understanding Public Value, Brisbane, Australia, 11-12 July 2019. Brisbane, Australia: University of Queensland, School of Political Science and International Relations.
Other Outputs
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Cultural understandings of responsibility amongst Samoan diaspora in Greater Brisbane
Simpson Reeves, Laura (2023). Cultural understandings of responsibility amongst Samoan diaspora in Greater Brisbane. LCC Working Paper Series. 2023-10. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/1222d23
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Try, test and learn evaluation - interim report
Baxter, Janeen, Povey, Jenny, Burger, Sarah-Ann, Plage, Stefanie, Kennedy, Elizabeth, O'Flaherty, Martin, Tseng, Yi-Ping, Polidano, Cain, Kalb, Guyonne, Borland, Jeff, Ribar, David, Mamun, Abdullah, Ball, Sarah, Gramotnev, Alexandra, Bellotti, Melindy, Simpson Reeves, Laura, Tomaszewski, Wojtek and Western, Mark (2020). Try, test and learn evaluation - interim report. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
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Children left behind: A human rights issue
Lubis, Sofni and Simpson Reeves, Laura (2014). Children left behind: A human rights issue. SMERU Policy Brief. 1/2014. SMERU Research Institute.
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van de Fliert, Elske, Simpson Reeves, Laura, Walker, Grady, Sepulveda, Claudia, Sam, Steven and Ngussie, Hagos (2014). Mainstreaming Communication for Development in Policies and Programmes. Enabling social inclusion to support food and nutrition security, resilient rural livelihoods and family farmin. Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
