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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2015
Journal Article
Choice, ideology and the challenges of applying social role valorization in mental health work
Shevellar, Lynda and Sherwin, Jane (2015). Choice, ideology and the challenges of applying social role valorization in mental health work. SRV Journal, 9 (2), 45-56.
2014
Journal Article
Flirting with danger: practice dilemmas for community development in disaster recovery
Shevellar, Lynda, Westoby, Peter and Connor, Meredith (2014). Flirting with danger: practice dilemmas for community development in disaster recovery. Community Development, 46 (1), 26-42. doi: 10.1080/15575330.2014.968855
2014
Journal Article
“Perhaps?” and “Depends!” The possible implications of disaster related community development for social work
Shevellar, Lynda and Westoby, Peter (2014). “Perhaps?” and “Depends!” The possible implications of disaster related community development for social work. Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, 16 (2), 23-35.
2014
Journal Article
Beware the trojan horse of professionalization: A response to De Beer et al. (2012) Africanus 42(2): review
Westoby, Peter and Shevellar, Lynda (2014). Beware the trojan horse of professionalization: A response to De Beer et al. (2012) Africanus 42(2): review. Africanus, 44 (1), 67-74.
2014
Journal Article
The role of community development in building resilience in response to disasters: the Queensland experience
Shevellar, Lynda, Connor, Meredith and Westoby, Peter (2014). The role of community development in building resilience in response to disasters: the Queensland experience. Practice Insights (3), 4-5.
2013
Other Outputs
Getting back on your feet: community development work and natural disasters
Connor, Meredith, Shevellar, Lynda and Westoby, Peter (2013). Getting back on your feet: community development work and natural disasters. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Community Development Unit, School of Social Work and Human Services, The University of Queensland.
2013
Other Outputs
Identifying and evaluating factors influencing community resilience in a crisis
Antrobus, Emma, Cheshire, Lynda, Connor, Meredith, George, Nicole, Madsen, Wendy, Ramirez, Suzanna, Shevellar, Lynda, Walters, Peter, Westoby, Peter and Wickes, Rebecca (2013). Identifying and evaluating factors influencing community resilience in a crisis.
2013
Conference Publication
How do we get people to behave appropriately during disasters?
Shevellar, Lynda (2013). How do we get people to behave appropriately during disasters?. EMPA 2013: 7th Annual Emergency Media and Public Affairs Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 2-4 June, 2013. Mt Macedon, VIC, Australia: Emergency Media and Public Affairs.
2012
Book Chapter
Introduction
Westoby, Peter and Shevellar, Lynda (2012). Introduction. Learning and mobilising for community development: a radical tradition of community-based education and training. (pp. 1-12) edited by Peter Westoby and Lynda Shevellar. Surrey, United Kingdom: Ashgate.
2012
Book Chapter
Conclusion: a community-based education and training framework
Shevellar, Lynda and Westoby, Peter (2012). Conclusion: a community-based education and training framework. Learning and mobilising for community development: a radical tradition of community-based education and training. (pp. 205-220) edited by Peter Westoby and Lynda Shevellar. Surrey, United Kingdom: Ashgate.
2012
Book Chapter
A perspective on community-based education and training
Westoby, Peter and Shevellar, Lynda (2012). A perspective on community-based education and training. Learning and mobilising for community development: a radical tradition of community-based education and training. (pp. 13-24) edited by Peter Westoby and Lynda Shevellar. Surrey, United Kingdom: Ashgate.
2012
Book Chapter
A re-imagined identity: building a movement in Brisbane for the practice of social role valorization
Shevellar, Lynda, Sherwin, Jane and Mackay, Gregory (2012). A re-imagined identity: building a movement in Brisbane for the practice of social role valorization. Learning and mobilising for community development: a radical tradition of community-based education and training. (pp. 81-94) edited by Peter Westoby and Lynda Shevellar. Surrey, United Kingdom: Ashgate.
2011
Journal Article
We have to go back to stories’: Causal layered analysis and the community development gateaux
Shevellar, Lynda (2011). We have to go back to stories’: Causal layered analysis and the community development gateaux. Community Development, 42 (1), 3-15. doi: 10.1080/15575331003611599
2010
Journal Article
Submerged
Shevellar, Lynda (2010). Submerged. Antipodes, 24 (2), 198-198.
2010
Other Outputs
The experience of using fringe lenders in Queensland: a pilot study
Marston, Gregory and Shevellar, Lynda (2010). The experience of using fringe lenders in Queensland: a pilot study. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland, School of Social Work & Human Services, Social Policy Unit.
2009
Journal Article
Re-thinking respite
Armstrong, John and Shevellar, Lynda (2009). Re-thinking respite. NADD Bulletin, 12 (6)
2008
Journal Article
'I choose to be a person of integrity': A model for constructive relationships between human services and their bureaucracies
Shevellar, L. (2008). 'I choose to be a person of integrity': A model for constructive relationships between human services and their bureaucracies. S.R.V.: The International Social Role Valorization Journal, 3 (2), 6-17.
2008
Other Outputs
With the voice of this calling: The experience of community development practitioners in the organisational context of bureaucracy
Lynda Shevellar (2008). With the voice of this calling: The experience of community development practitioners in the organisational context of bureaucracy. PhD Thesis, School of Social Work and Human Services, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/171994
2006
Journal Article
Re-thinking respite
Shevellar, L. and Armstrong, J. (2006). Re-thinking respite. The SRV Journal, 1 (1), 14-25.
1998
Book
Fourth manual for conducting workshops on postgraduate supervision of non-English speaking background students
Yoni Ryan, Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt and Lynda Shevellar eds. (1998). Fourth manual for conducting workshops on postgraduate supervision of non-English speaking background students. 2nd ed. Lismore, N.S.W.: Institute for Workplace Research, Learning and Development (WoRLD), Southern Cross University.
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
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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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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2015
Doctor Philosophy
From a normative discourse to contextualised practices: A case study of a Human Rights-Based Approach in Bangladesh
Associate Advisor
-
2013
Doctor Philosophy
A Study of Transition and Self-Identity for Samoan Secondary School Students
Associate Advisor
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