Overview
Background
Career counselling: theory and processes; Career development theory; Career programs; Qualitative career assessment; Supervision
Dr McMahon teaches in the areas of career development theory, career guidance and counselling, and supervision. She is particularly interested in the career development of children and adolescents and how young people may be supported by career programs. In the area of career counselling, she is interested in the application of constructivist approaches especially the use of qualitative career assessment. Within the area of supervision, she is interested in assisting guidance officers and school counsellors develop their supervision practices. Her recent focus within this area is on the use of technology to support rural and remote personnel.
Availability
- Dr Mary McMahon is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Postgraduate Diploma, Institution to be confirmed
- Bachelor of Education, Institution to be confirmed
- Masters (Coursework) of Education, Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
Works
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2022
Journal Article
Critical perspectives on childhood career development learning: expanding horizons
Watson, Mark and McMahon, Mary (2022). Critical perspectives on childhood career development learning: expanding horizons. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 50 (3), 474-480. doi: 10.1080/03069885.2022.2063255
2022
Journal Article
A systemic and qualitative exploration of career adaptability among young people with refugee backgrounds
Abkhezr, Peyman, McMahon, Mary and Campbell, Marilyn (2022). A systemic and qualitative exploration of career adaptability among young people with refugee backgrounds. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 22 (2), 363-383. doi: 10.1007/s10775-020-09446-z
2022
Journal Article
The intersections of migration, app-based gig work, and career development: implications for career practice and research
Abkhezr, Peyman and McMahon, Mary (2022). The intersections of migration, app-based gig work, and career development: implications for career practice and research. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 24 (1), 1-19. doi: 10.1007/s10775-022-09556-w
2021
Book Chapter
Career Development from a Systems Perspective: The Systems Theory Framework
McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2021). Career Development from a Systems Perspective: The Systems Theory Framework. Handbook of Systems Sciences. (pp. 1405-1424) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-0720-5_30
2021
Journal Article
Group work in career development: post-school age populations
McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2021). Group work in career development: post-school age populations. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 46 (2), 143-145. doi: 10.1080/01933922.2021.1910441
2021
Journal Article
Group Work in Career Development: Status Quo and Future Agenda
McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2021). Group Work in Career Development: Status Quo and Future Agenda. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 46 (2), 226-234. doi: 10.1080/01933922.2021.1908022
2021
Journal Article
Group Work in Career Development: School Age Populations
Watson, Mark and McMahon, Mary (2021). Group Work in Career Development: School Age Populations. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 46 (1), 1-5. doi: 10.1080/01933922.2020.1862558
2020
Journal Article
Futures of adults with intellectual disability: staff expectations
Cuskelly, Monica, Moni, Karen, McMahon, Mary, Jobling, Anne, Lloyd, Jan and Leggatt-Cook, Chez (2020). Futures of adults with intellectual disability: staff expectations. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 46 (4), 1-10. doi: 10.3109/13668250.2020.1814490
2020
Journal Article
Career development: Profession or not?
O’Reilly, Val, McMahon, Mary and Parker, Polly (2020). Career development: Profession or not?. Australian Journal of Career Development, 29 (2), 79-86. doi: 10.1177/1038416219898548
2020
Journal Article
Aspirations held by young adults with intellectual disabilities and their mothers
McMahon, Mary, Moni, Karen, Cuskelly, Monica, Lloyd, Jan and Jobling, Anne (2020). Aspirations held by young adults with intellectual disabilities and their mothers. Australian Journal of Career Development, 29 (2), 107-116. doi: 10.1177/1038416220916813
2020
Journal Article
Exploring the boundary between narrative research and narrative intervention: Implications of participating in narrative inquiry for young people with refugee backgrounds
Abkhezr, Peyman, McMahon, Mary, Campbell, Marilyn and Glasheen, Kevin (2020). Exploring the boundary between narrative research and narrative intervention: Implications of participating in narrative inquiry for young people with refugee backgrounds. Narrative Inquiry, 30 (2), 317-342. doi: 10.1075/ni.18031.abk
2020
Journal Article
Career counselling and sustainable decent work: relationships and tensions
McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2020). Career counselling and sustainable decent work: relationships and tensions. South African Journal of Education, 40 (Suppl 1) 1881, S1-S9. doi: 10.15700/saje.v40ns1a1881
2020
Book Chapter
Back to the future: child career development
Watson, Mark B. and McMahon, Mary (2020). Back to the future: child career development. International handbook of career guidance. (pp. 291-304) edited by James A. Athanasou and Harsha N. Perera. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-25153-6_13
2019
Journal Article
Developing a self-help career resource for international Chinese doctoral students in Australia
Lee, Myra CY, McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2019). Developing a self-help career resource for international Chinese doctoral students in Australia. Australian Journal of Career Development, 28 (3), 174-185. doi: 10.1177/1038416219833028
2019
Book Chapter
People with refugee backgrounds: innovating career research and practice through systems and narrative approaches
McMahon, Mary, Watson, Mark and Abkhezr, Peyman (2019). People with refugee backgrounds: innovating career research and practice through systems and narrative approaches. Handbook of Innovative Career Counselling. (pp. 375-389) Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-22799-9_21
2019
Journal Article
A dialogic approach to working inclusively in a Research Reference Committee
Lloyd, Janette, Jobling, Anne, White, Emma Louise, Labosse, Michel, Moni, Karen, Cuskelly, Monica and McMahon, Mary (2019). A dialogic approach to working inclusively in a Research Reference Committee. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 47 (1), 35-41. doi: 10.1111/bld.12253
2019
Journal Article
Qualitative career assessment: a review and reconsideration
McMahon, Mary, Watson, Mark and Lee, Myra C. Y. (2019). Qualitative career assessment: a review and reconsideration. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 110, 420-432. doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2018.03.009
2019
Conference Publication
Visual supports to enhance the participation in research of adults in intellectual disability
Jobling, A., Cuskelly, M., Lloyd, J., Moni, K. and McMahon, M. (2019). Visual supports to enhance the participation in research of adults in intellectual disability. IASSIDD 2019, Glascow, Scotland, 6-9 August 2019. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2019
Journal Article
Integrating storytelling and quantitative career assessment
McMahon, Mary, Bimrose, Jenny, Watson, Mark and Abkhezr, Peyman (2019). Integrating storytelling and quantitative career assessment. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 20 (3), 523-542. doi: 10.1007/s10775-019-09415-1
2018
Journal Article
Narrative career counselling: a tension between potential, appeal, and proof. Introduction to the special issue
McMahon, Mary (2018). Narrative career counselling: a tension between potential, appeal, and proof. Introduction to the special issue. Australian Journal of Career Development, 27 (2), 57-64. doi: 10.1177/1038416218785537
Funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Mary McMahon is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Social Sciences Research Commercialisation: The Case of One Australian University
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Martie-Louise Verreynne
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Becoming a mother and mattering in early 21st century Australia: An exploration of women's perinatal transitions and equity in wellbeing
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Carmen Mills
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Professional standards and professional identity: Perspectives of career development practitioners in Australia and New Zealand
Principal Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring International RHD students' lived transition experiences of studying abroad and returning home.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Martin Mills
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Lifelong Career Mobility and Change Options in Knowledge Occupations: Career Pathway Implications of Initial Qualification Choices
Principal Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Journeying to the West: Understanding international career transitions to develop career support for international Chinese doctoral research students in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Martin Mills, Honorary Professor Mark Watson
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
An investigation on students' educational and occupational aspirations in Brunei Darussalam: Teaching and counselling implications
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robyn Gillies
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Parental Influence on Children's Career Development in Middle Childhood in Mainland China: Perspectives of Parents and Children
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Mark Watson
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Generation Y teachers' perceptions of and aspirations for leadership in Victorian Independent Schools
Principal Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
EFL teachers' beliefs, instructional practices and professional development about corrective feedback in Saudi universities
Associate Advisor
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2010
Master Philosophy
Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Case Studies of the Academic, Behavioural, and Social Differences Over Time of Five Young People in a Flexible Learning Centre
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Annemaree Carroll
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Potential intrapersonal conflicts between Christianity and homosexuality: Better understanding through a resilience perspective
Associate Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Gender, Relationships: Male Teachers in Primary Education
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Martin Mills
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