Overview
Background
Professor Wojtek Tomaszewski is Deputy Director (Research) and a Research Group Leader at the Institute for Social Science Research, and is also Chief Investigator in the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course (the Life Course Centre). He holds a BSc and MSc in Mathematics, as well as an MA in Sociology from the University of Warsaw, Poland and a PhD in Social Sciences from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. Wojtek joined UQ from the National Centre for Social Research in London and has specialist expertise in quantitative research methods and advanced statistical analysis.
Wojtek has a strong research interest in the impact of disadvantage on educational and labour market outcomes in young people. He has undertaken a number of research projects for the State and Commonwealth Governments in Australia, and previously for the British Government. He has published in high-profile international academic journals across the fields of social sciences, education, and beyond.
Availability
- Professor Wojtek Tomaszewski is:
- Not available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, European University Institute
Research interests
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Educational inequalities
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Employment
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Socio-economic disadvnatage and equity
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Wellbeing
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Methods for statistical analysis in the social sciences
Works
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2023
Other Outputs
School-to-work pathways: a longitudinal analysis of linked administrative data. Technical report
Zając, Tomasz, Curry, Matthew and Tomaszewski, Wojtek (2023). School-to-work pathways: a longitudinal analysis of linked administrative data. Technical report. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2023
Other Outputs
Drivers of underrepresentation in Australian higher education
Kubler, Matthias and Tomaszewski, Wojtek (2023). Drivers of underrepresentation in Australian higher education. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2023
Conference Publication
Exploring the Multidimensionality of Student Experience in Australian Higher Education: A Comparison between Domestic and International Students
Tabosa, Josi, Johnstone, Melissa, Zajac, Tomasz and Tomaszewski, Wojtek (2023). Exploring the Multidimensionality of Student Experience in Australian Higher Education: A Comparison between Domestic and International Students. 2023 SRHE International Research Conference, Online, 4 December 2023.
2023
Journal Article
Diverging labour‐market trajectories of Australian graduates from advantaged and disadvantaged social backgrounds: a longitudinal analysis of population‐wide linked administrative data
Zajac, Tomasz, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Perales, Francisco and Xiang, Ning (2023). Diverging labour‐market trajectories of Australian graduates from advantaged and disadvantaged social backgrounds: a longitudinal analysis of population‐wide linked administrative data. International Labour Review, 162 (4), 561-585. doi: 10.1111/ilr.12391
2023
Journal Article
Disparité des trajectoires professionnelles des diplômés australiens en fonction de leur origine sociale: étude longitudinale à partir de données administratives couplées couvrant l'ensemble de la population
Zając, Tomasz, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Perales, Francisco and Xiang, Ning (2023). Disparité des trajectoires professionnelles des diplômés australiens en fonction de leur origine sociale: étude longitudinale à partir de données administratives couplées couvrant l'ensemble de la population. Revue internationale du Travail, 162 (4), 615-643. doi: 10.1111/ilrf.12290
2023
Journal Article
Trayectorias laborales divergentes de los graduados australianos socialmente favorecidos y desfavorecidos. Análisis longitudinal
Zając, Tomasz, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Perales, Francisco and Xiang, Ning (2023). Trayectorias laborales divergentes de los graduados australianos socialmente favorecidos y desfavorecidos. Análisis longitudinal. Revista Internacional del Trabajo, 142 (4), 611-638. doi: 10.1111/ilrs.12291
2023
Other Outputs
Targeted review of student equity in higher education programs and system level policy levers. Appendix: work package 3 - consultation survey
Kubler, M. and Tomaszewski, W. (2023). Targeted review of student equity in higher education programs and system level policy levers. Appendix: work package 3 - consultation survey. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2023
Other Outputs
Final report: targeted review of student equity in higher education programs and system level policy levers
Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Johnstone, Melissa, Robinson, Mark, Curry, Matthew and Kubler, Matthias (2023). Final report: targeted review of student equity in higher education programs and system level policy levers. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2023
Conference Publication
The student equity in higher education evaluation framework: transforming evaluative practice in Australia
Robinson, Mark, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Kubler, Matthias, Johnstone, Melissa, Clague, Denise, Zajac, Tomasz, Povey, Jenny and Salom, Caroline (2023). The student equity in higher education evaluation framework: transforming evaluative practice in Australia. Evidence and Implementation Summit 2023, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 9-11 October 2023.
2023
Journal Article
Machine learning to predict poor school performance in paediatric survivors of intensive care: a population-based cohort study
Gilholm, Patricia, Gibbons, Kristen, Brüningk, Sarah, Klatt, Juliane, Vaithianathan, Rhema, Long, Debbie, Millar, Johnny, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Schlapbach, Luregn J., Ganeshalingam, Anusha, Sherring, Claire, Erickson, Simon, Barr, Samantha, Raman, Sainath, Long, Debbie, Schlapbach, Luregn, Gibbons, Kristen, George, Shane, Singh, Puneet, Smith, Vicky, Butt, Warwick, Delzoppo, Carmel, Millar, Johnny, Gelbart, Ben, Oberender, Felix, Ganu, Subodh, Letton, Georgia, Festa, Marino, Harper, Gail and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) Centre for Outcomes & Resource Evaluation (CORE) and ANZICS Paediatric Study Group (ANZICS PSG) (2023). Machine learning to predict poor school performance in paediatric survivors of intensive care: a population-based cohort study. Intensive Care Medicine, 49 (7), 785-795. doi: 10.1007/s00134-023-07137-1
2023
Conference Publication
The effects of educational capital, cultural and linguistic proximity, and age of arrival on the labour market outcomes of foreign-born university graduates in Australia
Zajac, Tomasz, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Sharma, Nikita and Western, Mark (2023). The effects of educational capital, cultural and linguistic proximity, and age of arrival on the labour market outcomes of foreign-born university graduates in Australia. ISA RC28 Spring Meeting, Paris, France, 23-26 May 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
The effects of educational capital, cultural and linguistic proximity, and age of arrival on the labour market outcomes of foreign-born university graduates in Australia
Zajac, Tomasz, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Sharma, Nikita and Western, Mark (2023). The effects of educational capital, cultural and linguistic proximity, and age of arrival on the labour market outcomes of foreign-born university graduates in Australia. RC28 Spring Meeting 2023 'Education and Social Inequality across the Life Course', Paris, France, 24-26 May 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Pay disparities between male and female university graduates in Australia: where is the gap greatest?
Perales, Francisco, Zając, Tomasz, Tomaszewski, Wojtek and Johnstone, Melissa (2023). Pay disparities between male and female university graduates in Australia: where is the gap greatest?. RC28 Spring Meeting 2023 'Education and Social Inequality across the Life Course', Paris, France, 24-26 May 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Pay disparities between male and female university graduates in Australia: Where is the gap greatest?
Perales, Francisco, Zając, Tomasz, Tomaszewski, Wojtek and Johnstone, Melissa (2023). Pay disparities between male and female university graduates in Australia: Where is the gap greatest?. ISA RC28 Spring Meeting, Paris, France, 23-26 May 2023.
2023
Other Outputs
The impact of explicit teaching practices on academic achievement when mediated by student engagement
Huang, Yanshu, Xiang, Ning, Tomaszewski, Wojtek and Rankin, Peter (2023). The impact of explicit teaching practices on academic achievement when mediated by student engagement. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2023
Journal Article
Explaining achievement gaps between students from regional and metropolitan areas: accounting for socio-demographic and school climate factors
Perales, Francisco, Johnstone, Melissa, Xiang, Ning and Tomaszewski, Wojtek (2023). Explaining achievement gaps between students from regional and metropolitan areas: accounting for socio-demographic and school climate factors. Australian Journal of Education, 67 (1), 76-93. doi: 10.1177/00049441231152943
2023
Journal Article
School climate, student engagement and academic achievement across school sectors in Australia
Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Xiang, Ning and Huang, Yangtao (2023). School climate, student engagement and academic achievement across school sectors in Australia. The Australian Educational Researcher, 51 (2), 1-29. doi: 10.1007/s13384-023-00618-8
2023
Journal Article
Student mental health and dropout from higher education: an analysis of Australian administrative data
Zając, Tomasz, Perales, Francisco, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Xiang, Ning and Zubrick, Stephen R. (2023). Student mental health and dropout from higher education: an analysis of Australian administrative data. Higher Education, 87 (2), 325-343. doi: 10.1007/s10734-023-01009-9
2023
Conference Publication
Pay disparities between male and female tertiary-education graduates in Australia: where is the gap greatest?
Perales, Francisco, Zając, Tomasz, Tomaszewski, Wojtek and Johnstone, Melissa (2023). Pay disparities between male and female tertiary-education graduates in Australia: where is the gap greatest?. XX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 25 June-1 July 2023.
2023
Other Outputs
Integrated Research Infrastructure for the Social Sciences. Work Package 3. Technical Report 2: Demonstrator #1
González, Germán, Perez, Pascal, Rahimi, Masoud, Tomasz Zając, Kubler, Matthias, Clague, Denise, Corcoran, Jonathan and Tomaszewski, Wojtek (2023). Integrated Research Infrastructure for the Social Sciences. Work Package 3. Technical Report 2: Demonstrator #1. Melbourne, VIC Australia: AURIN.
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Wojtek Tomaszewski is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Managing Odds: Addressing educational disadvantage through school accountability and better HRM practices
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jenny Povey
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Doctor Philosophy
International Students' Experience in the Australian Higher Education: the impacts of COVID-19 and the institutional response
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Melissa Johnstone, Dr Tomasz Zajac
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Doctor Philosophy
International Students' Experience in the Australian Higher Education: the impacts of COVID-19 and the institutional response
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Melissa Johnstone, Dr Tomasz Zajac
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Doctor Philosophy
On-demand Dataset Builder
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Shazia Sadiq, Dr Hassan Khosravi
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Same-same but different? Country of origin and labour market outcomes of immigrants in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Janeen Baxter, Associate Professor Jenny Povey
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Determinants of participation in childcare amongst fathers who work very long hours
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lynda Cheshire
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Beyond parental school choice: Understanding parental engagement in the context of school choice policies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Western, Associate Professor Jenny Povey
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The Impact of Learning Environment on Successful Intelligence: Beyond the Understanding of Socioeconomic Status
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robyn Gillies, Associate Professor Jenny Povey
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Good jobs versus Bad jobs: An empirical analysis of job quality in Indonesia's informal economy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Western
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
A Longitudinal Approach to Measuring Income Mobility among Filipino Households
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Western
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