Overview
Background
Dr Lynda Shevellar joined The University of Queensland in 2009. Based in the School of Social Science, Lynda won an early career award for teaching excellence in 2011, a University of Queensland Award for Teaching Excellence in 2019 and an Australian Award for University Teaching (AAUT) Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (2019). She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, the Principal Practitioner - Participation and Engagement (Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation), and is currently one of the Deputy Associate Deans (Academic) for the HASS Faculty. Lynda has previously held roles in government and the community sector and is influenced by over thirty years of experience in community development, the disability sector, mental health, education, and psychology.
Lynda's research explores three closely aligned agendas: understanding the experience of people who live with heightened vulnerability; developing the awareness, agency and capacity of communities to respond to social disadvantage and inequality; and aligning community development theory and education to inform practice in working alongside people who live with heightened vulnerability. Lynda has a particular interest in the development of inclusive learning communities, through creative teaching practices, participative research strategies, and engaged citizenship.
Lynda coordinates the courses SOSC2288: Community Development - Local and International Practice; and SOCY1070: Inequality, Society and the Self.
Availability
- Dr Lynda Shevellar is:
- Not available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Postgraduate Diploma, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework) of Education, Southern Cross University
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education, The University of Queensland
Research impacts
Lynda has worked extensively with community groups and organisations providing training and development, program and service development, and evaluation. In addition to publishing in academic texts and presenting at academic conferences, Lynda also ensures her work is available in industry journals more regularly accessed by practitioners. She regularly presents at workshops and forums for practitioners and agencies and works closely with industry partners in a range of fields including disability, mental health, and community development, to ensure her work is rigorous, useful, and accessible.
Works
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2022
Other Outputs
Belonging in the liminal space of university
Shevellar, Lynda (2022, 04 18). Belonging in the liminal space of university Campus Morning Mail
2021
Journal Article
Community back in the picture: Are we ready?
Shevellar, Lynda (2021). Community back in the picture: Are we ready? . New Community, 19 (3).
2020
Book Chapter
Re-thinking respite in aged care
Shevellar, Lynda and Armstrong, John (2020). Re-thinking respite in aged care. Ageing and the good things of life: the application of Social Role Valorization to supporting people as they age. (pp. 221-237) edited by Ronda Held, John Armstrong, Raymond Lemay and Susan Thomas. Rockland, ON Canada: Valor Press.
2019
Journal Article
The dissident interview: a deterritorializing guerrilla encounter
Barlott, Tim, Shevellar, Lynda, Turpin, Merrill and Setchell, Jenny (2019). The dissident interview: a deterritorializing guerrilla encounter. Qualitative Inquiry, 26 (6), 107780041985904-660. doi: 10.1177/1077800419859041
2019
Other Outputs
139 Club (3rd Space) review
Parsell, Cameron, Clarke, Andrew, Cheshire, Lynda and Shevellar, Lynda (2019). 139 Club (3rd Space) review. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland Government.
2019
Journal Article
Reimagining and radicalizing community development practice in south-east Queensland through popular education action research
Lathouras, Athena, Westoby, Peter and Shevellar, Lynda (2019). Reimagining and radicalizing community development practice in south-east Queensland through popular education action research. Community Development Journal, 56 (2), 283-299. doi: 10.1093/cdj/bsz008
2019
Journal Article
“Watch what you say”: Radicalism in community development?
Shevellar, Lynda, Westoby, Peter and Lathouras, Athena (2019, 03 28). “Watch what you say”: Radicalism in community development? Re-Imagining Social Work
2019
Journal Article
Radicalising community development within social work through popular education—a participatory action research project
Westoby, Peter, Lathouras, Athena and Shevellar, Lynda (2019). Radicalising community development within social work through popular education—a participatory action research project. The British Journal of Social Work, 49 (8), 2207-2225. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcz022
2019
Book Chapter
“Singing Up the Second Story”: Acts of Community Development Scholar “Delicate Activism” Within the Neoliberal University
Westoby, Peter and Shevellar, Lynda (2019). “Singing Up the Second Story”: Acts of Community Development Scholar “Delicate Activism” Within the Neoliberal University. Resisting Neoliberalism in Higher Education Volume I. (pp. 205-222) edited by Dorothy Bottrell and Catherine Manathunga. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-95942-9_10
2018
Journal Article
The importance of strategic intent in sustaining co-operative work
Shevellar, Lynda (2018). The importance of strategic intent in sustaining co-operative work. Praxis (Occasional Papers), 3 3, 33-37.
2018
Book Chapter
Wicked problems and community development – an introductory essay
Shevellar, Lynda and Westoby, Peter (2018). Wicked problems and community development – an introductory essay. The Routledge Handbook of Community Development Research.. (pp. 3-19) edited by Lynda Shevellar and Peter Westoby. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315612829-1
2018
Book Chapter
From ‘dilemmatic space’ towards ecological practice: Community development in disaster recovery in Queensland, Australia
Westoby, Peter and Shevellar, Lynda (2018). From ‘dilemmatic space’ towards ecological practice: Community development in disaster recovery in Queensland, Australia. The Routledge Handbook of Community Development Research. (pp. 253-266) edited by Lynda Shevellar and Peter Westoby. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315612829-17
2018
Book Chapter
What have we learned? A concluding essay on wicked problems, research and the contributions of community development
Westoby, Peter and Shevellar, Lynda (2018). What have we learned? A concluding essay on wicked problems, research and the contributions of community development. The Routledge Handbook of Community Development Research. (pp. 285-292) edited by Lynda Shevellar and Peter Westoby. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315612829-19
2017
Journal Article
The humanitarian imperative for education in disaster response
Halman, Paul Gerard, van de Fliert, Elske, Khan, M. Adil and Shevellar, Lynda (2017). The humanitarian imperative for education in disaster response. Disaster Prevention and Management, 27 (2), 207-214. doi: 10.1108/DPM-10-2017-0252
2017
Journal Article
E-technology and community participation: exploring the ethical implications for community-based social workers
Shevellar, Lynda (2017). E-technology and community participation: exploring the ethical implications for community-based social workers. Australian Social Work, 70 (2), 160-171. doi: 10.1080/0312407X.2016.1173713
2017
Other Outputs
Housing for adults with severe and persistent mental health challenges: Assessing the Wesley Mission Queensland supportive housing model at Clear Breeze Apartments, Brisbane
Cheshire, L., Shevellar, L., Cox, L. and Greenop, K. (2017). Housing for adults with severe and persistent mental health challenges: Assessing the Wesley Mission Queensland supportive housing model at Clear Breeze Apartments, Brisbane.
2017
Book Chapter
Managing everyday living: Microfinance and capability
Ling, Liong Ing, Wilson, Jill and Shevellar, Lynda (2017). Managing everyday living: Microfinance and capability. Microfinance for Entrepreneurial Development: Sustainability and Inclusion in Emerging Markets. (pp. 107-125) edited by Douglas Cumming, Yizhe Dong, Wenxuan Hou and Binayak Sen. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-62111-1_6
2016
Other Outputs
Housing for adults with severe and persistent mental health challenges: Assessing the Mantle Apartments model. Interim report
Cheshire, L., Cox, L., Greenop, K., Shevellar, L. and Stead, N. (2016). Housing for adults with severe and persistent mental health challenges: Assessing the Mantle Apartments model. Interim report.
2016
Book Chapter
Safeguarding the soul of community-based organisations – in dialogue with Lynda Shevellar
Westoby, Peter and Shevellar, Lynda (2016). Safeguarding the soul of community-based organisations – in dialogue with Lynda Shevellar. Soul, community and social change: theorising a soul perspective on community practice. (pp. 75-87) edited by Peter Westoby. Farnham, United Kingdom: Ashgate.
2015
Journal Article
Understanding resistance to emergency and disaster messaging
Shevellar, Lynda and Riggs, Rebecca (2015). Understanding resistance to emergency and disaster messaging. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 30 (3), 31-35.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Lynda Shevellar is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Moving beyond incarceration: Exploring the intentions and impacts of legal debt collection policies on socially-disadvantaged groups in Queensland, Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Zoe Staines
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the Value of Thirdspace in Community Engagement: A Study of Community-based Learning Spaces in Nepal
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Elske van de Fliert
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Abortion accompaniment, autonomy, and assemblages of globalising reproductive governance: Experiences of grassroots feminist activists in Mexico
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sally Babidge
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Provision of Microfinance for the Economic and Social Empowerment of People with Disabilities in Bangladesh: Approaches, Processes and Outcomes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Adjunct Professor Adil Khan
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Cartography of freely-given relationships in mental health
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Merrill Turpin
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Capacity building for a socially and ecologically just future: The case of a prefigurative NGO
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Greg Marston
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Promoting User Engagement and Agency in the Assistive Technology Process: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Merrill Turpin
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Food sovereignty and the practice of transformative social change: learning from the Navdanya & DDS movements in India
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Elske van de Fliert
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Gas on farms: Causal Layered Analysis of the meaning of co-existence from multiple stakeholder perspectives.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Kathy Witt
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring social mobilisation and participation and the potential for social change in contexts of tradition-bound social exclusion
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Adjunct Professor Adil Khan, Dr Patricia Short
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Affected-community perceptions of the effectiveness of participatory development in the delivery of humanitarian aid for education in emergencies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Adjunct Professor Adil Khan, Associate Professor Elske van de Fliert
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Successes and Limitations of Microfinance in Addressing Financial Exclusion in South East Queensland, Australia
Associate Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
A Window to Insider Knowledge: Movie Making as Praxis in Critical Pedagogy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Elske van de Fliert
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
We¿ve raised their voice. Is anyone listening? Participatory video practitioners and valued citizen voice in international development contexts
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Elske van de Fliert
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
From a normative discourse to contextualised practices: A case study of a Human Rights-Based Approach in Bangladesh
Associate Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
A Study of Transition and Self-Identity for Samoan Secondary School Students
Associate Advisor
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