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Dr Zoe Staines
Dr

Zoe Staines

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Overview

Background

Zoe Staines is a Senior Lecturer (social sciences, social policy, criminology) within the School of Social Science, University of Queensland. She previously held research and policy positions in the Queensland public sector and, more recently, in the not-for-profit sector, as a Senior Policy Officer and Manager of Research. Since completing her PhD in criminology, she has published in the areas of policing, social policy, welfare conditionality, coloniality, gender and employment, and rural/remote crime and governance. Zoe is also Co-Editor of the Australian Journal of Social Issues.

Availability

Dr Zoe Staines is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology

Research interests

  • Welfare conditionality

  • (Universal) Basic Income

  • Gender and work

Works

Search Professor Zoe Staines’s works on UQ eSpace

89 works between 2009 and 2024

41 - 60 of 89 works

2020

Journal Article

Governing poverty: compulsory income management and crime in Australia

Staines, Zoe, Marston, Greg, Bielefeld, Shelley, Humpage, Louise, Mendes, Philip and Peterie, Michelle (2020). Governing poverty: compulsory income management and crime in Australia. Critical Criminology, 29 (4), 745-761. doi: 10.1007/s10612-020-09532-2

Governing poverty: compulsory income management and crime in Australia

2020

Other Outputs

Food, work and sovereignty

Smith, Kiah and Staines, Zoe (2020, 10 19). Food, work and sovereignty The Sociological Review Blog

Food, work and sovereignty

2020

Journal Article

The social harms outweigh the benefits: a study of compulsory income management in Greater Shepparton and Playford

Mendes, Philip, Roche, Steven, Marston, Greg, Peterie, Michelle, Staines, Zoe and Humpage, Louise (2020). The social harms outweigh the benefits: a study of compulsory income management in Greater Shepparton and Playford. Australian Social Work, 76 (1), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/0312407x.2020.1820536

The social harms outweigh the benefits: a study of compulsory income management in Greater Shepparton and Playford

2020

Journal Article

Big data and poverty governance under Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand's "social investment" policies

Staines, Zoe, Moore, Charlotte, Marston, Greg and Humpage, Louise (2020). Big data and poverty governance under Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand's "social investment" policies. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 56 (2) ajs4.129, 1-16. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.129

Big data and poverty governance under Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand's "social investment" policies

2020

Other Outputs

The 'hidden costs' of compulsory income management

Peterie, Michelle, Marston, Greg, Mendes, Philip, Bielefeld, Shelley, Staines, Zoe and Roche, Steven (2020, 08 12). The 'hidden costs' of compulsory income management Social Security Rights Review

The 'hidden costs' of compulsory income management

2020

Journal Article

Crime rates and justice innovations in the Torres Strait Islands

Scott, John, Staines, Zoe and Morton, James (2020) Crime rates and justice innovations in the Torres Strait Islands. Centre for Justice Briefing Paper, 5: 1-4.

Crime rates and justice innovations in the Torres Strait Islands

2020

Journal Article

The complexity of convergence: a multi-dimensional analysis of compulsory income management and social investment in New Zealand and Australia

Humpage, Louise, Staines, Zoe, Marston, Greg, Peterie, Michelle, Mendes, Philip and Bielefeld, Shelley (2020). The complexity of convergence: a multi-dimensional analysis of compulsory income management and social investment in New Zealand and Australia. Policy Studies, 43 (4), 1-20. doi: 10.1080/01442872.2020.1783439

The complexity of convergence: a multi-dimensional analysis of compulsory income management and social investment in New Zealand and Australia

2020

Journal Article

Charting the place of islands in criminology: on isolation, integration and insularity

Scott, John and Staines, Zoe (2020). Charting the place of islands in criminology: on isolation, integration and insularity. Theoretical Criminology, 25 (4), 136248062091025-600. doi: 10.1177/1362480620910250

Charting the place of islands in criminology: on isolation, integration and insularity

2020

Other Outputs

Compulsory cashless welfare programs harm women and children

Staines, Zoe, Marston, Greg, Mendes, Philip, Bielefeld, Shelley and Peterie, Michelle (2020, 03 03). Compulsory cashless welfare programs harm women and children The Power to Persuade

Compulsory cashless welfare programs harm women and children

2020

Other Outputs

'I don't want anybody to see me using it': cashless welfare cards do more harm than good

Marston, Greg, Peterie, Michelle, Mendes, Philip and Staines, Zoe (2020, 02 26). 'I don't want anybody to see me using it': cashless welfare cards do more harm than good The Conversation

'I don't want anybody to see me using it': cashless welfare cards do more harm than good

2020

Other Outputs

Hidden costs: an independent study into income management in Australia

Marston, Greg, Mendes, Philip, Bielefeld, Shelley, Peterie, Michelle, Staines, Zoe and Roche, Steven (2020). Hidden costs: an independent study into income management in Australia. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: School of Social Science, The University of Queensland.

Hidden costs: an independent study into income management in Australia

2020

Other Outputs

Helping or harming? Compulsory income management in Australia and New Zealand - summary report

Humpage, Louise, Peterie, Michelle, Marston, Greg, Mendes, Philip, Bielefeld, Shelley and Staines, Zoe (2020). Helping or harming? Compulsory income management in Australia and New Zealand - summary report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: School of Social Science, University of Queensland.

Helping or harming? Compulsory income management in Australia and New Zealand - summary report

2020

Journal Article

Strangers in a strange land: police perceptions of working in discrete Indigenous communities in Queensland, Australia

Dwyer, Anna, Scott, John and Staines, Zoe (2020). Strangers in a strange land: police perceptions of working in discrete Indigenous communities in Queensland, Australia. Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, 22 (1), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/15614263.2020.1759058

Strangers in a strange land: police perceptions of working in discrete Indigenous communities in Queensland, Australia

2020

Journal Article

'Walking in two worlds': a qualitative review of income management in Cape York

Scott, John, Staines, Zoe, Higginson, Angela, Lauchs, Mark, Ryan, Vanessa and Zhen, Liuissa (2020). 'Walking in two worlds': a qualitative review of income management in Cape York. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 80 (1) 1467-8500.12440, 46-63. doi: 10.1111/1467-8500.12440

'Walking in two worlds': a qualitative review of income management in Cape York

2020

Other Outputs

Submission to House Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs Inquiry into Food Pricing and Food Security in Remote Indigenous Communities (submission number 126)

Staines, Zoe and Smith, Kiah (2020). Submission to House Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs Inquiry into Food Pricing and Food Security in Remote Indigenous Communities (submission number 126). Canberra, ACT, Australia: Parliament of Australia.

Submission to House Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs Inquiry into Food Pricing and Food Security in Remote Indigenous Communities (submission number 126)

2020

Journal Article

Australia’s remote workfare policy: rhetoric versus reality of ‘community’ empowerment

Staines, Zoe (2020). Australia’s remote workfare policy: rhetoric versus reality of ‘community’ empowerment. Critical Social Policy, 41 (1), 026101831989705-24. doi: 10.1177/0261018319897056

Australia’s remote workfare policy: rhetoric versus reality of ‘community’ empowerment

2020

Other Outputs

Submission to Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs regarding the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020

Bielefeld, Shelley, Marston, Greg, Peterie, Michelle and Staines, Zoe (2020). Submission to Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs regarding the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs.

Submission to Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs regarding the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020

2019

Other Outputs

Submission to the Second National Youth Commission Inquiry

Marston, Greg, Staines, Zoe and Holtum, Peter (2019). Submission to the Second National Youth Commission Inquiry. Collingwood, VIC Australia: National Youth Commission.

Submission to the Second National Youth Commission Inquiry

2019

Other Outputs

Submission No 40 to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs, Inquiry into the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management to Cashless Debit Card Transition) Bill 2019

Bielefeld, Shelley, Peterie, Michelle, Staines, Zoe and Marston, Greg (2019). Submission No 40 to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs, Inquiry into the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management to Cashless Debit Card Transition) Bill 2019. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs.

Submission No 40 to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs, Inquiry into the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management to Cashless Debit Card Transition) Bill 2019

2019

Other Outputs

A new inquiry into Indigenous policy must address the root causes of failure

Bond, Chelsea, Macoun, Alissa, Singh, David, Strakosch, Elizabeth and Staines, Zoe (2019, 09 12). A new inquiry into Indigenous policy must address the root causes of failure The Conversation

A new inquiry into Indigenous policy must address the root causes of failure

Funding

Current funding

  • 2024
    Leaving welfare conditionality behind: exploring perceptions regarding (universal) basic income in Australia
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2021
    Youth Sexual Violence on Cape York and West Cairns
    Cape York Institute
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    The COVID-19 Tenant/Resident Support and Analysis Project
    Tenants QLD
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Unemployment in remote Australia: exploring policy reform impacts
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Dr Zoe Staines is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Welfare conditionality in remote Australia

  • Poverty governance and crime

  • Basic Income

  • Gender and work

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Moving beyond incarceration: Exploring the intentions and impacts of legal debt collection policies on socially-disadvantaged groups in Queensland, Australia

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Lynda Shevellar

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The role of STEAM education and innovation learning in promoting gender equality in decision making roles in the developing world: Bangladesh as a case

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Lutfun Nahar Lata

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Conceptions and experiences of home under residualisation in Brisbane¿s social housing

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Lynda Cheshire

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Liminal Place: Exploring the experiences of residents in two rural Australian border communities during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Cameron Parsell

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Creation of Terrorists and Mass Shooters: A Comparative Analysis of Mass Shooting Events in America and New Zealand

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Suzanna Fay

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Older private renters and evictions in Queensland, Australia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Lynda Cheshire

Media

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