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Dr Zoe Staines
Dr

Zoe Staines

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Overview

Background

Zoe Staines is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Science at The University of Queensland. Her research is deeply interdisciplinary, critically examining social policy, gender and work, welfare conditionality, coloniality, and rural/remote crime and governance, with a central focus on addressing structural injustice. Before entering academia, she held senior research and policy roles in government and the not-for-profit sector. She is currently Co-Editor-In-Chief of leading interdisciplinary journal, the Australian Journal of Social Issues (Q1).

Availability

Dr Zoe Staines is:
Not available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology

Research interests

  • Welfare conditionality

  • Gender and work

  • (Universal) Basic Income

Works

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96 works between 2009 and 2025

61 - 80 of 96 works

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

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

2019

Other Outputs

Submission to Productivity Commission Inquiry into an Indigenous Evaluation Strategy

Bond, Chelsea, Brady, Karla, Hassall, Keryn, Macoun, Alissa, Mukandi, Bryan, Singh, David, Staines, Zoe and Strakosch, Elizabeth (2019). Submission to Productivity Commission Inquiry into an Indigenous Evaluation Strategy. Brisbane, QLD Australia: University of Queensland.

Submission to Productivity Commission Inquiry into an Indigenous Evaluation Strategy

2019

Journal Article

Crime and colonisation in Australia’s Torres Strait Islands

Staines, Zoe and Scott, John (2019). Crime and colonisation in Australia’s Torres Strait Islands. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 53 (1), 000486581986904-43. doi: 10.1177/0004865819869049

Crime and colonisation in Australia’s Torres Strait Islands

2019

Other Outputs

A road to reconciliation: the case for a voice to Parliament

Staines, Zoe and Gordon, Sean (2019, 07 11). A road to reconciliation: the case for a voice to Parliament The Policy Forum

A road to reconciliation: the case for a voice to Parliament

2019

Other Outputs

Caught up in CDP's punitive web: what remote women have to win (or lose) on May 18

Staines, Zoe (2019, 04 23). Caught up in CDP's punitive web: what remote women have to win (or lose) on May 18 The Power to Persuade

Caught up in CDP's punitive web: what remote women have to win (or lose) on May 18

2019

Journal Article

An analysis of outlaw motorcycle gang crime: are bikers organised criminals?

Lauchs, Mark and Staines, Zoe (2019). An analysis of outlaw motorcycle gang crime: are bikers organised criminals?. Global Crime, 20 (2), 69-89. doi: 10.1080/17440572.2019.1583107

An analysis of outlaw motorcycle gang crime: are bikers organised criminals?

2019

Journal Article

Complexity and hybrid effects in the delivery and evaluation of youth programs in a remote Indigenous community

Staines, Zoe and Moran, Mark (2019). Complexity and hybrid effects in the delivery and evaluation of youth programs in a remote Indigenous community. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 79 (1) 1467-8500.12371, 3-25. doi: 10.1111/1467-8500.12371

Complexity and hybrid effects in the delivery and evaluation of youth programs in a remote Indigenous community

2019

Conference Publication

Income management and crime: rethinking evidence and theory

Staines, Zoe (2019). Income management and crime: rethinking evidence and theory. Australian Social Policy Conference, Sydney, Australia, 9-11 September.

Income management and crime: rethinking evidence and theory

2019

Book Chapter

Social policy

Marston, Greg and Staines, Zoe (2019). Social policy. Australian politics and policy. (pp. 547-559) edited by Chen, Peter, Barry, Nicholas, Butcher, John, Clune, David, Cook, Ian, Garnier, Adele, Haigh, Yvonne, Motta, Sara and Taflaga, Marija. Sydney, NSW Australia: Sydney University Press.

Social policy

2019

Conference Publication

Demonstrate your impact! The realities of evaluating social outcomes under outcome-focused funding frameworks

Staines, Zoe (2019). Demonstrate your impact! The realities of evaluating social outcomes under outcome-focused funding frameworks. AIATSIS National Indigenous Research Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 1-3 July 2019.

Demonstrate your impact! The realities of evaluating social outcomes under outcome-focused funding frameworks

2019

Book Chapter

Social policy

Marston, Greg and Staines, Zoe (2019). Social policy. Australian politics and policy. (pp. 687-706) edited by Peter Chen, Nicholas Barry, John Butcher, David Clune, Ian Cook, Adele Garnier, Yvonne Haigh, Sara C. Motta and Marija Taflaga. Sydney, Australia: Sydney University Press. doi: 10.30722/sup.9781743326671

Social policy

2019

Conference Publication

Crime and justice in the Torres Strait Region

Scott, John and Staines, Zoe (2019). Crime and justice in the Torres Strait Region. Senior Torres Strait Islander Police Forum, Thursday Island, Torres Strait Islands, 19 December 2019. Queensland Police Service.

Crime and justice in the Torres Strait Region

2019

Other Outputs

Crime and justice in the Torres Strait Region

Scott, John, Staines, Zoe and Morton, James (2019). Crime and justice in the Torres Strait Region. Australian Institute of Criminology Research and Public Policy Series Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Institute of Criminology.

Crime and justice in the Torres Strait Region

2018

Other Outputs

Strategic review of Cape York Income Management

Scott, John, Higginson, Angela, Staines, Zoe, Zhen, Liuissa, Ryan, Vanessa and Lauchs, Mark (2018). Strategic review of Cape York Income Management. Department of Social Services: Australian Government. doi: 10.5204/rep.eprints.123533

Strategic review of Cape York Income Management

Funding

Past funding

  • 2024
    Leaving welfare conditionality behind: exploring perceptions regarding (universal) basic income in Australia
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards
    Open grant
  • 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:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    From Access to Advancement: Exploring Women's Career Trajectories within Bangladesh's Digitally Transforming Banking Sector

    Principal Advisor

  • 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

    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

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Lynda Cheshire

  • 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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