Overview
Background
Cameron is an Australian Research Council Industry Fellow in partnership with Micah Projects.
His work examines multiple forms of exclusion and social harms. Cameron's research focuses on the nature and experience of poverty, homelessness, and domestic and family violence. He is interested in understanding what societies do to respond to these problems, and what societies ought to do differently to address them. In collaboration with researchers and partners from not-for-profit organisations, Cameron’s program of research seeks to identify how citizens experiencing exclusion and practitioners working with them can work with governments to bring about systematic societal change.
In his first book, The Homeless Person in Contemporary Society, Cameron sought to highlight how the representation of people who are homeless as distinct informs a policy and practice agenda that he characterised as a poverty of ambition. Cameron's second book with Andrew Clarke and Francisco (Paco) Perales, Charity and Poverty in Advanced Welfare States, takes on the question how can we be just by soothing the consequences of poverty without addressing the causes of poverty.
Cameron's most recent book published by Polity Press, Homelessness, demonstrates that homelessness is a punishing, predictable, yet solvable social problem.https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=9781509554492
Availability
- Professor Cameron Parsell is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Addressing Poverty
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Welfare State
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Charity
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Identity
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Homelessness
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Qualitative and ethnographic research
Works
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2020
Journal Article
The family relationships of older Australians at risk of homelessness
Petersen, Maree and Parsell, Cameron (2020). The family relationships of older Australians at risk of homelessness. The British Journal of Social Work, 50 (5), 1440-1456. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcaa007
2020
Journal Article
Bureaucratic encounters “after neoliberalism”: examining the supportive turn in social housing governance
Clarke, Andrew, Cheshire, Lynda and Parsell, Cameron (2020). Bureaucratic encounters “after neoliberalism”: examining the supportive turn in social housing governance. The British Journal of Sociology, 71 (2) 1468-4446.12740, 253-268. doi: 10.1111/1468-4446.12740
2020
Journal Article
Growing Wealth, Increasing Homelessness, and More Opportunities to Exercise Our Care to the Homeless
Parsell, Cameron (2020). Growing Wealth, Increasing Homelessness, and More Opportunities to Exercise Our Care to the Homeless. European Journal of Homelessness, 13 (2), 13-26.
2020
Journal Article
Review of The Homelessness Industry: A Critique of U.S. Social Policy. By Elizabeth Beck and Pamela C. Twiss. Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner, 2019
Parsell, Cameron (2020). Review of The Homelessness Industry: A Critique of U.S. Social Policy. By Elizabeth Beck and Pamela C. Twiss. Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner, 2019. American Journal of Sociology, 125 (4), 1141-1143. doi: 10.1086/706750
2019
Other Outputs
Next Step Home – Women on Parole Evaluation: Interim Report
Cheshire, Lynda, Singh, David, Clarke, Andrew, Fitzgerald, Robin, Fay, Suzanna and Parsell, Cameron (2019). Next Step Home – Women on Parole Evaluation: Interim Report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland Government.
2019
Other Outputs
Beds in car parks don’t solve Australia’s rough sleeping problem
Parsell, Cameron (2019, 10 28). Beds in car parks don’t solve Australia’s rough sleeping problem The Conversation 1-2.
2019
Other Outputs
Predicting and benchmarking charitable assistance delivery: prepared for the St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland
Gravelle, Timothy B., Parsell, Cameron and Robinson, Richard N. S. (2019). Predicting and benchmarking charitable assistance delivery: prepared for the St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland . Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2019
Journal Article
Evidence for an integrated healthcare and psychosocial multidisciplinary model to address rough sleeping
Parsell, Cameron, Clarke, Andrew and Vorsina, Margarita (2019). Evidence for an integrated healthcare and psychosocial multidisciplinary model to address rough sleeping. Health and Social Care in the Community, 28 (1) hsc.12835, 34-41. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12835
2019
Journal Article
Preventing domestic violence by changing Australian gender relations: issues and considerations
Kuskoff, Ella and Parsell, Cameron (2019). Preventing domestic violence by changing Australian gender relations: issues and considerations. Australian Social Work, 73 (2), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/0312407x.2019.1641529
2019
Journal Article
The role of housing policy in perpetuating conditional forms of homelessness support in the era of housing first: evidence from Australia
Clarke, Andrew, Parsell, Cameron and Vorsina, Margarita (2019). The role of housing policy in perpetuating conditional forms of homelessness support in the era of housing first: evidence from Australia. Housing Studies, 35 (5), 1-22. doi: 10.1080/02673037.2019.1642452
2019
Other Outputs
Support requirements and accommodation options for people in the ACT with high and complex service needs
Parsell, Cameron , Clarke, Andrew , Ambrey, Christopher and Vorsina, Margarita (2019). Support requirements and accommodation options for people in the ACT with high and complex service needs. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Government of the Australian Capital Territory.
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
Other Outputs
A convergence study of emergency relief providers and recipients
Parsell, Cameron, Robinson, Richard, ten Have, Charlotte and Ball, Sarah (2019). A convergence study of emergency relief providers and recipients. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2019
Journal Article
Social housing after neo-liberalism: new forms of state-driven welfare intervention toward social renters
Parsell, Cameron, Cheshire, Lynda, Walter, Zoe and Clarke, Andrew (2019). Social housing after neo-liberalism: new forms of state-driven welfare intervention toward social renters. Housing Studies, 37 (7), 1-23. doi: 10.1080/02673037.2018.1563673
2019
Journal Article
Agency in advanced liberal services: grounding sociological knowledge in homeless people's accounts
Parsell, Cameron and Clarke, Andrew (2019). Agency in advanced liberal services: grounding sociological knowledge in homeless people's accounts. British Journal of Sociology, 70 (1), 356-376. doi: 10.1111/1468-4446.12346
2018
Journal Article
Turning ‘big brother’ surveillance into a helping hand to the homeless
Clarke, Andrew and Parsell, Cameron (2018, 10 22). Turning ‘big brother’ surveillance into a helping hand to the homeless The Conversation
2018
Journal Article
The potential for urban surveillance to help support people who are homeless: evidence from Cairns, Australia
Clarke, Andrew and Parsell, Cameron (2018). The potential for urban surveillance to help support people who are homeless: evidence from Cairns, Australia. Urban Studies, 56 (10), 004209801878905-1967. doi: 10.1177/0042098018789057
2018
Other Outputs
What happens at Pindari matters: a longitudinal study
Parsell, Cameron, Walter, Zoe, ten Have, Charlotte, Ball, Sarah and Lam, Jack (2018). What happens at Pindari matters: a longitudinal study. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2018
Other Outputs
One person, many stories: Consumer experiences of service integration and referrals in far western Queensland
Alati, Rosa, McIlwraith, Fairlie, Salom, Caroline, Maravilla, Joemer and Parsell, Cameron (2018). One person, many stories: Consumer experiences of service integration and referrals in far western Queensland. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Queensland Mental Health Commission.
2018
Journal Article
An investigation into repeat requests for charity: evidence from the St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland, Australia
Ambrey, Christopher L., Parsell, Cameron, Spallek, Melanie and Robinson, Richard N. S. (2018). An investigation into repeat requests for charity: evidence from the St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland, Australia. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 48 (1), 089976401879430-107. doi: 10.1177/0899764018794300
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Cameron Parsell is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Social Identity in Aotearoa NZ today
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Learning from lived experience: Consumer Participation in Specialist Homelessness Services
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ella Kuskoff
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Doctor Philosophy
Research evidence in the not-for-profit sector and consumer-driven change
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ella Kuskoff
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Doctor Philosophy
Shelter from the Storm? The implementation of trauma informed care in specialist homelessness and mainstream services in NSW
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ella Kuskoff
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Doctor Philosophy
The Social Impact of Social Impact Evaluation: A Meta-Evaluation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Cassandra Chapman
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Doctor Philosophy
Shelter from the Storm? The implementation of trauma informed care in specialist homelessness and mainstream services in NSW
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ella Kuskoff
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Doctor Philosophy
Deconstructing the charitable triad: Raising beneficiary voices to be heard alongside donors and fundraisers
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Cassandra Chapman
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Doctor Philosophy
Hepatitis C Nurse Practitioner led integrated model of care: An innovative response to a chronic health concern
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Karen Healy
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Doctor Philosophy
The Liminal Place: Exploring the experiences of residents in two rural Australian border communities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Zoe Staines
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Ola Manaia: Exploring how Samoan diaspora in Greater Brisbane, Australia, conceptualise the good life
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Shuang Liu
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
The road to hell is paved with good policy intentions: An analysis of government intervention in cultural aspects of domestic violence
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Greg Marston
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Risky transitions: Leaving out-of-home care in South East Queensland
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Behaviour change, rigorous evidence and public policy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Emma Antrobus, Professor Brian Head, Associate Professor Sarah Bennett
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
The housing security afforded by the later life housing circumstances of ex-service households of Queensland: A life course perspective.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Western, Associate Professor Maree Petersen
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the Life Course Events and Trajectories of People Who Have Experienced Homelessness with Their Family as Children
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jemma Venables
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Discrimination against people who inject drugs: investigating health,wellbeing and coping strategies using a mixed-methods approach
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Caroline Salom
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
'LIVIN' THE DJ WAY': Aboriginal housing and health in Dajarra
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Memmott
Media
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- social services
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