Overview
Background
Nikita is a quantitative researcher with extensive experience working with large-scale surveys, longitudinal datasets, and administrative records. Her current research helps nonprofits understand their impact and informs their program design and practice to support disadvantaged people. Her work focuses on the integration of immigrants and refugees, volunteer turnover, disaster recovery, labour market inclusion, and wellbeing.
Availability
- Dr Nikita Sharma is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Economics, University of Calcutta
- Masters (Coursework) of Economics, University of Calcutta
- Doctor of Philosophy of Applied Economics, The University of Queensland
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Book Review: Migrants, Television and Australian Stories: A New History by Kate Darian-Smith, Sue Turnbull, Sukhmani Khorana and Kyle Harvey
Sharma, Nikita (2025). Book Review: Migrants, Television and Australian Stories: A New History by Kate Darian-Smith, Sue Turnbull, Sukhmani Khorana and Kyle Harvey . Media International Australia 1329878X251405606. doi: 10.1177/1329878x251405606
2025
Other Outputs
Cultural stratification in the labor market outcomes of university-educated migrants in Australia: the relevance of cultural and linguistic proximity
Zając, Tomasz, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Sharma, Nikita and Western, Mark (2025). Cultural stratification in the labor market outcomes of university-educated migrants in Australia: the relevance of cultural and linguistic proximity. LCC Working Paper Series. 2025-21. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland Australia. doi: 10.14264/cc68c35
2025
Other Outputs
Community organisations, volunteers, and the road to disaster recovery
Sharma, Nikita, Kuskoff, Ella and Parsell, Cameron (2025). Community organisations, volunteers, and the road to disaster recovery. LCC Working Paper Series. 2025-13. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland Australia. doi: 10.14264/94ab4f6
2025
Other Outputs
Support That Lasts: An Investigation of St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland’s Disaster Assistance Program
Sharma, Nikita, Kuskoff, Ella and Parsell, Cameron (2025). Support That Lasts: An Investigation of St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland’s Disaster Assistance Program. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2025
Conference Publication
Crises within crisis: Addressing Australia’s housing crisis through a digital network of individual vulnerability data
Ahearn, Elizabeth-Rose, Sharma, Nikita, Kuskoff, Ella, Plage, Stefanie and Parsell, Cameron (2025). Crises within crisis: Addressing Australia’s housing crisis through a digital network of individual vulnerability data. International Research Society for Public Management, Bologna, Italy, 7-9 April 2025.
2025
Other Outputs
Tenant engagement with Common Ground Queensland
Parsell, Cameron, Perrier, Robert, Anderson, Melissa, Donohue, Brendon, Plage, Stefanie, Constantine, Skye, Sharma, Nikita and Kuskoff, Ella (2025). Tenant engagement with Common Ground Queensland. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland Mental Health Commission.
2025
Journal Article
‘Moving, moving, moving’: the social forces that perpetuate housing instability for women experiencing intimate partner violence
Kuskoff, Ella, Sharma, Nikita, Stambe, Rose-Marie, Plage, Stefanie and Parsell, Cameron (2025). ‘Moving, moving, moving’: the social forces that perpetuate housing instability for women experiencing intimate partner violence. Housing Studies, 40 (8), 1710-1731. doi: 10.1080/02673037.2024.2367650
2024
Other Outputs
My health for life—Evaluation Summary
Young, C., Yousef, N., Burger, S-. A, Zulfiqar, A., MacCormick, J., Maravilla, J., Rossa, K., Dyce, C., Moriarty, S., Sharma, N. and Robinson, M. (2024). My health for life—Evaluation Summary. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: ISSR, University of Queensland.
2024
Other Outputs
Disasters and Individual Wellbeing: Evidence from Australia
Sharma, Nikita, Kuskoff, Ella, Parsell, Cameron and Middlebrook, Nathan (2024). Disasters and Individual Wellbeing: Evidence from Australia. LCC Working Paper Series. 2024-35. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland Australia. doi: 10.14264/a7a822d
2024
Other Outputs
What does it take and mean to sustain a tenancy and prevent homelessness?
Parsell, Cameron, Sharma, Nikita, Stambe, Rose, Kuskoff, Ella, Davidraj, Paul and Kozionas, Jade (2024). What does it take and mean to sustain a tenancy and prevent homelessness?. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2024
Other Outputs
A survey of the people contributing to the St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland 2024
Sharma, Nikita, Kuskoff, Ella, Hill, Samantha and Parsell, Cameron (2024). A survey of the people contributing to the St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland 2024. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2024
Other Outputs
My health for life—Evaluation report. Part of Health and Wellbeing Queensland’s Strategic Evaluation of Prevention Programs project
Young, Charlotte, Yousef, Noor, Burger, Sarah-Ann, Zuliqfar, Asma, MacCormick, Jack, Maravilla, Joemer, Rossa, Kalina, Dyce, Chloe, Moriarty, Stephanie, Sharma, Nikita and Robinson, Mark (2024). My health for life—Evaluation report. Part of Health and Wellbeing Queensland’s Strategic Evaluation of Prevention Programs project. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: ISSR, University of Queensland.
2024
Other Outputs
Relief, recovery and resilience: learning from disasters
Sharma, Nikita and Middlebrook, Nathan (2024). Relief, recovery and resilience: learning from disasters. LCC Working Paper Series. 2024-04. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland Australia. doi: 10.14264/2722a16
2024
Other Outputs
Cracking the Rainbow Glass Ceiling: Insights from Social Science
Sharma, Nikita, Perales, Francisco and Campbell, Alice (2024). Cracking the Rainbow Glass Ceiling: Insights from Social Science. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: ACON Pride in Diversity.
2024
Other Outputs
Supportive housing for families in Brisbane: Successes and challenges of the housing model
Kuskoff, Ella, Stambe, Rose, Sharma, Nikita, Plage, Stefanie and Parsell, Cameron (2024). Supportive housing for families in Brisbane: Successes and challenges of the housing model. LCC Working Paper Series. 2024-02. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/7a4d8f6
2023
Other Outputs
Keeping families together: 2023 study report
Kuskoff, Ella, Stambe, Rose, Sharma, Nikita, Plage, Stefanie and Parsell, Cameron (2023). Keeping families together: 2023 study report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Micah Projects.
2023
Other Outputs
Ending homelessness through permanent supportive housing: a cost offset update
Parsell, Cameron, Sharma, Nikita and Kuskoff, Ella (2023). Ending homelessness through permanent supportive housing: a cost offset update. LCC Working Paper Series. 2023-27. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland Australia. doi: 10.14264/31b3388
2023
Conference Publication
The (un)making of multicultural Australia
Sharma, Nikita and Simpson Reeves, Laura (2023). The (un)making of multicultural Australia. TASA 2023, Sydney, Australia, 28-29 November 2023.
2023
Other Outputs
Keeping up with the best: a review of emergency relief delivery practices in Australia
Sharma, Nikita and Middlebrook, Nathan (2023). Keeping up with the best: a review of emergency relief delivery practices in Australia. LCC Working Paper Series. 2023-23. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland Australia. doi: 10.14264/fbc84b8
2023
Conference Publication
Research infrastructure for the social sciences – the next ten years
Lawrence, Amanda, Ceron, Isabel, Sharma, Nikita and McEachern, Steven (2023). Research infrastructure for the social sciences – the next ten years. eResearch Australasia 2023 Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 16-20 October 2023.
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