Overview
Background
Jenny Maturi is a social scientist. Jenny’s research interests include gendered violence, refugee and migrant studies, social movements and institutions, and feminist theory. Prior to academia Jenny worked in the human services for 15 years, mostly in domestic violence and refugee resettlement organisations. Building on this work experience, Jenny’s research has a particular focus on strategies addressing gendered violence at the level of policy, advocacy and front-line service delivery. Her work to date examines the inclusion and exclusion of marginalised groups from mainstream systems and institutions, and explores what can be done differently to address social inequalities. Jenny has published in international journals on intimate partner violence and refugee communities; gender, race, ethnicity and culture; and gendered violence in a broader context of structural inequalities aimed at addressing issues of social justice.
Availability
- Dr Jennifer Maturi is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum and Pedagogy, The University of Queensland
Research impacts
Jenny’s research has contributed knowledge to mainstream policy and front-line interventions addressing gendered violence and has the potential for high impact research to industry translation. This impact is evidenced by ongoing partnerships with organisations addressing gendered violence and invited engagements on industry reference groups, networks and events.
Works
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2022
Journal Article
How the ‘culture’ in ‘culturally and linguistically diverse’ inhibits intersectionality in Australia: a study of domestic violence policy and services
Maturi, Jenny and Munro, Jenny (2022). How the ‘culture’ in ‘culturally and linguistically diverse’ inhibits intersectionality in Australia: a study of domestic violence policy and services. Journal of Intercultural Studies, 44 (2), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/07256868.2022.2102598
2020
Other Outputs
Should Australia criminalise coercive control: fighting domestic violence and unintended consequences
Maturi, Jennifer and Munro, Jenny (2020, 11 09). Should Australia criminalise coercive control: fighting domestic violence and unintended consequences Policy Forum
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Jennifer Maturi is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Policy and front-line responses addressing gender-based violence
Might include
- alternatives alternatives to law
- transformative justice
- community solutions addressing domestic, family and sexual violence
- a focus on the intersections of gender with multiple inequalities, such as race, disability and class
- the inclusion and exclusion of marginalised groups
This PhD would require you to apply for a UQ scholarship. If you are interested in this project and want more information, please contact j.maturi@uq.edu.au.
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Multiculturalism, refugee resettlement, human rights and international development
Might include:
- a focus on gender equality with other intersecting inequalities
- social work and policy responses to refugees and migrants in resettlement contexts, such as Australia
- humantarian responses in conflict settings
- human rights law and implementation
- international development agendas, such as the sustainable development goals
This PhD would require you to apply for a UQ scholarship. If you are interested in this project and want more information, please contact j.maturi@uq.edu.au.
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Social policy and front-line interventions in social work and the human services
Might include:
- the inclusion and exclusion of marginalised groups
- social work theories and their operationalisation, using a critical theory/praxis lens
- histories of social work
- experiences of front-line workers, or related topics such as the conditions that front-line workers operate in
- governmentality
This PhD would require you to apply for a UQ scholarship. If you are interested in this project and want more information, please contact j.maturi@uq.edu.au.
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