Professor Wojtek Tomaszewski
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Wojtek Tomaszewski

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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

Applied sociology, program evaluation and social impact assessment Education Education assessment and evaluation Education systems Higher education Human Society Primary education Secondary education Sociology Sociology of education

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, European University Institute

Research interests

  • Educational inequalities

  • Employment

  • Socio-economic disadvnatage and equity

  • Wellbeing

  • Methods for statistical analysis in the social sciences

Search Professor Wojtek Tomaszewski’s works on UQ eSpace

198 works between 2006 and 2025
All (198) Journal Article (44) Book Chapter (7) Conference Publication (40) Book (9) Other Outputs (98)

141 - 160 of 198 works

2016

Journal Article

Timing of return to work and breastfeeding in Australia

Xiang, Ning, Zadoroznyj, Maria, Tomaszewski, Wojtek and Martin, Bill (2016). Timing of return to work and breastfeeding in Australia. Pediatrics, 137 (6) e20153883, e20153883-e20153883. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-3883

Timing of return to work and breastfeeding in Australia

2016

Conference Publication

Identifying school engagement practices that facilitate higher education participation of students from low-socioeconomic background in Australia

Tomaszewski, W. and Perales, F. (2016). Identifying school engagement practices that facilitate higher education participation of students from low-socioeconomic background in Australia. ISA RC28 2016 Summer Meeting, Bern, Switzerland, 29-31 August 2016.

Identifying school engagement practices that facilitate higher education participation of students from low-socioeconomic background in Australia

2016

Conference Publication

Socio-economic background, student engagement and academic achievement among secondary school students in Australia

Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Xiang, Ning, Western, Mark and Rampino, Tina (2016). Socio-economic background, student engagement and academic achievement among secondary school students in Australia. ISA RC28 Meeting, Singapore, 26-28 May 2016.

Socio-economic background, student engagement and academic achievement among secondary school students in Australia

2016

Journal Article

Drivers of household income distribution dynamics in the Philippines

Martinez, Arturo, Western, Mark, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Haynes, Michele, Manalo, Maria Kristine and Sebastian, Iva (2016). Drivers of household income distribution dynamics in the Philippines. Philippine Statistician, 65 (1), 53-84.

Drivers of household income distribution dynamics in the Philippines

2015

Journal Article

How Income Segmentation Affects Income Mobility: Evidence from Panel Data in the Philippines

Martinez, Arturo, Western, Mark, Haynes, Michele and Tomaszewski, Wojtek (2015). How Income Segmentation Affects Income Mobility: Evidence from Panel Data in the Philippines. Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies, 2 (3), 590-608. doi: 10.1002/app5.96

How Income Segmentation Affects Income Mobility: Evidence from Panel Data in the Philippines

2015

Other Outputs

Should we be concerned about income inequality in Australia? An empirical investigation of inequality of opportunities

Martinez, Arturo, Western, Mark, Tomaszewski, Wojtek and Rampino, Tina (2015). Should we be concerned about income inequality in Australia? An empirical investigation of inequality of opportunities. LCC Working Paper Series. 2015-19. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.

Should we be concerned about income inequality in Australia? An empirical investigation of inequality of opportunities

2015

Other Outputs

Exploring what drives household income distribution dynamics

Martinez, Arturo, Western, Mark, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Haynes, Michele and Manalo, Maria Kristine (2015). Exploring what drives household income distribution dynamics. LCC Working Paper Series. 2015-17. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.

Exploring what drives household income distribution dynamics

2015

Journal Article

Work and social well-being: the impact of employment conditions on quality of life

Boreham, Paul, Povey, Jenny and Tomaszewski, Wojtek (2015). Work and social well-being: the impact of employment conditions on quality of life. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 27 (6), 593-611. doi: 10.1080/09585192.2015.1027250

Work and social well-being: the impact of employment conditions on quality of life

2015

Conference Publication

Diverging trends in educational and labour market performance in different cohorts of young Australian migrants with different origins?

Tomaszewski, Wojtek and Dronkers, Jaap (2015). Diverging trends in educational and labour market performance in different cohorts of young Australian migrants with different origins?. ISA RC28 Annual Spring Meeting, Tilburg, The Netherlands, 28-30 May 2015.

Diverging trends in educational and labour market performance in different cohorts of young Australian migrants with different origins?

2015

Conference Publication

Developments in educational and occupational mobility in Australia: are the chances of young people from low socio-economic backgrounds improving?

Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Western, Mark and Martinez, Arturo Jr (2015). Developments in educational and occupational mobility in Australia: are the chances of young people from low socio-economic backgrounds improving?. ISA RC28 Annual Spring Meeting, Tilburg, The Netherlands, 28-30 May 2015.

Developments in educational and occupational mobility in Australia: are the chances of young people from low socio-economic backgrounds improving?

2014

Other Outputs

PPL evaluation: Final report

Martin, Bill, Baird, Marian, Brady, Michelle, Broadway, Barbara, Hewitt, Belinda, Kalb, Guyonne, Strazdins, Lyndall, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Zadoroznyj, Maria, Baxter, Janeen, Chen, Rachael, Foley, Meraiah, McVicar, Duncan, Whitehouse, Gillian and Xiang, Ning (2014). PPL evaluation: Final report. ISSR10012 and ISSR 10333 Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.

PPL evaluation: Final report

2014

Other Outputs

Happier with the same: job satisfaction of disadvantaged workers

Perales, Francisco and Tomaszewski, Wojtek (2014). Happier with the same: job satisfaction of disadvantaged workers. LCC Working Paper Series. 2014-04. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.

Happier with the same: job satisfaction of disadvantaged workers

2014

Other Outputs

Inequalities in objective and subjective social wellbeing

Western, Mark and Tomaszewski, Wojtek (2014). Inequalities in objective and subjective social wellbeing. LCC Working Paper Series. 2014-01. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.

Inequalities in objective and subjective social wellbeing

2014

Journal Article

Who settles for less? Subjective dispositions, objective circumstances, and housing satisfaction

Tomaszewski, Wojtek and Perales, Francisco (2014). Who settles for less? Subjective dispositions, objective circumstances, and housing satisfaction. Social Indicators Research, 118 (1), 181-203. doi: 10.1007/s11205-013-0420-x

Who settles for less? Subjective dispositions, objective circumstances, and housing satisfaction

2014

Journal Article

Exiting unsheltered homelessness and sustaining housing: a human agency perspective

Parsell, Cameron, Tomaszewski, Wojtek and Phillips, Rhonda (2014). Exiting unsheltered homelessness and sustaining housing: a human agency perspective. Social Service Review, 88 (2), 295-321. doi: 10.1086/676318

Exiting unsheltered homelessness and sustaining housing: a human agency perspective

2014

Journal Article

Is there income mobility in the Philippines?

Martinez, Arturo, Western, Mark, Haynes, Michele and Tomaszewski, Wojtek (2014). Is there income mobility in the Philippines?. Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, 28 (1), 96-115. doi: 10.1111/apel.12047

Is there income mobility in the Philippines?

2014

Journal Article

Multiple job holding and income mobility in Indonesia

Martinez Jr, Arturo, Western, Mark, Haynes, Michele, Tomaszewski, Wojtek and Macarayan, Erlyn (2014). Multiple job holding and income mobility in Indonesia. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 37, 91-104. doi: 10.1016/j.rssm.2013.09.008

Multiple job holding and income mobility in Indonesia

2014

Conference Publication

When ‘non-standard’ is the norm: women’s employment and careers in female occupations

Matin, Bill, Tomaszewski, Wojtek and Hewitt, Belinda (2014). When ‘non-standard’ is the norm: women’s employment and careers in female occupations. TASA (The Australian Sociology Association) Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 24-27 November 2014.

When ‘non-standard’ is the norm: women’s employment and careers in female occupations

2014

Conference Publication

Multidimensional Poverty Dynamics in Contemporary Australia

Martinez, Arturo, Perales, Francisco, Western, M., Haynes, M. and Tomaszewski, Wojciech (2014). Multidimensional Poverty Dynamics in Contemporary Australia. Summer School on Advanced Poverty Research, University of Bremen, September 2014.

Multidimensional Poverty Dynamics in Contemporary Australia

2014

Conference Publication

Who settles for less at work? Subjective dispositions, job characteristics, and job satisfaction

Perales, F. and Tomaszewski, W. (2014). Who settles for less at work? Subjective dispositions, job characteristics, and job satisfaction. ISA World Congress of Sociology, Yokohama, Japan, 14 July 2014.

Who settles for less at work? Subjective dispositions, job characteristics, and job satisfaction

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2028
    Social Science Research Infrastructure Network
    Australian Research Data Commons Limited
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Footprints in Time: the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) Transition to Secondary School Research Report
    Commonwealth Department of Social Services
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Towards a School-Community Based Approach to Addressing Student Absenteeism
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    FamilyLinQ Evaluation Framework and Plan
    Queensland Department of Education
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2026
    ARC Training Centre for Information Resilience
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2027
    ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024
    Enhancing Metadata for Inclusive Research on Entrenched Disadvantage: pilot project
    Australian Research Data Commons Limited
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Investigating relationships between first-in-family status, equity groups, and university access
    Student Equity in Higher Education Research Grants Program
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Implementation of the Student Equity in Higher Education Evaluation Framework: Phase 1 (Sector Consultation and Forward Planning)
    Curtin University
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2024
    Targeted Review of Student Equity in Higher Education Programs and System Level Policy Levers
    The National Priorities Pool Program
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Building capabilities for success: Targeting preparedness for ongoing learning (Commonwealth Department of Education Regional Partnerships seed project led by James Cook University)
    James Cook University
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    The impact of effective teaching practices on academic achievement when mediated by student engagement
    New South Wales Department of Education
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Integrated data analysis supports
    Commonwealth Department of Education, Skills and Employment
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Investigating the construct of student wellbeing and its drivers among NSW public school students
    New South Wales Department of Education
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Review of TTFM parent survey questionnaire
    New South Wales Department of Education
    Open grant
  • 2022
    School-level factors and long-term outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and students from low socio-economic backgrounds: Evidence from two national cohort studies
    Education Horizon
    Open grant
  • 2022
    School-level factors and long-term outcomes for Indigenous students, students from low socio-economic backgrounds, and students from regional areas: Novel evidence from three Australian cohort studies
    Queensland Department of Education
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Integrated Research Infrastructure for Social Science (Australin Research Data Commons grant led by ANU)
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2021
    Sense of belonging at school in Australia: the relevance of student, school, family and community factors
    New South Wales Department of Education
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    School-to-work pathways: A longitudinal analysis of linked administrative data
    New South Wales Department of Education
    Open grant
  • 2021
    Drivers of Attendance
    New South Wales Department of Education
    Open grant
  • 2021
    Identifying school-level factors that drive long-term outcomes for students from regional, rural and remote areas: evidence from two large-scale national cohort studies
    Education Horizon
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Student equity in higher education evaluation framework
    Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program
    Open grant
  • 2021
    Student equity in higher education evaluation framework
    Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program
    Open grant
  • 2021
    Drivers of Attendance
    New South Wales Department of Education
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Building Capacity for Quality Teaching in Australian Schools - New Jurisdictions (Paul Ramsay Foundation Grant led by The University of Newcastle)
    University of Newcastle
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Investigating the relevance of mental health for the current Equity Groups framework using multi-agency linked-administrative data
    Student Equity in Higher Education Research Grants Program
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Responding to the Educational Needs of Students Experiencing Disadvantage in the COVID-19 Recovery
    Paul Ramsay Foundation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Machine learning to predict future educational outcomes in critically ill children
    The Children's Hospital Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Evaluation of the Beyond the Broncos Girls Academy Program
    Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Club Limited
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Understanding the higher-education experiences of humanitarian migrants in Australia
    Curtin University
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Investigating the effects of cumulative factors of disadvantage
    Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Low SES Student Deferrals (Australian Government Department of Education and Training Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program grant administered by La Trobe University)
    La Trobe University
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Investigating Higher Education expectations and engagement of low-SES students
    New South Wales Department of Education
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2020
    Impact of life-threatening illness on education outcomes in Queensland children: A population-based study to identify risk factors and pathways to intervention
    Education Horizon
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2020
    Young Achievers Program Evaluation
    UQ Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Identifying school engagement practices facilitating academic achievement of Catholic school students
    Archdiocese of Brisbane Catholic Education
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Evaluation of the Try, Test and Learn Fund
    Commonwealth Department of Social Services
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Beyond graduation: Long-term socio-economic outcomes amongst equity students
    Curtin University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Transition costs: Optimising young people's career choices and post-school pathways
    Queensland Department of Education and Training
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Review of Identified Equity Groups
    Commonwealth Department of Education and Training
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Engaging schools: What works to keep young people engaged in meaningful learning in low SES schools
    Education Horizon
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Research on effective strategies for improving school attendance
    Queensland Department of Education and Training
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Identifying school engagement practices facilitating university participation of equity students
    Curtin University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Student Engagement Research and Analysis
    New South Wales Department of Education
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Widening Participation Longitudinal Study - scoping study
    Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Research on Disengaged Students
    Queensland Department of Education, Training and Employment
    Open grant
  • 2012
    UQ Category 2 Travel Award - Wojciech Tomaszewski
    UQ Travel Awards for International Collaborative Research (Category 2)
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Evaluation of the Street to Home Initiative
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    The impact of the place of living on social participation and well-being in older age: Australia in a cross-national perspective
    UQ Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Wojtek Tomaszewski is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Managing Odds: Addressing educational disadvantage through school accountability and better HRM practices

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Jenny Povey

  • 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

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    On-demand Dataset Builder

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Shazia Sadiq, Dr Hassan Khosravi

Completed supervision

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