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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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
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
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
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.
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
2018
Journal Article
Adults changing careers through university education: making meaning of quantitative career assessment scores through an integrative structured interview
McMahon, Mary, Watson, Mark and Zietsman, Louis (2018). Adults changing careers through university education: making meaning of quantitative career assessment scores through an integrative structured interview. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 44 a1487. doi: 10.4102/sajip.v44i0.1487
2018
Journal Article
Career assessment and creativity: potential complementarity or a contradiction in terms?
Watson, Mark and McMahon, Mary (2018). Career assessment and creativity: potential complementarity or a contradiction in terms?. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 48 (1), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/03069885.2018.1476835
2018
Journal Article
Supporting the career decisions of Australian-based international Chinese doctoral students
Lee, Myra C. Y., McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2018). Supporting the career decisions of Australian-based international Chinese doctoral students. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 18 (3), 257-277. doi: 10.1007/s10775-018-9360-y
2018
Journal Article
Career decisions of international Chinese doctoral students: The influence of the self in the environment
Lee, Myra C. Y., McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2018). Career decisions of international Chinese doctoral students: The influence of the self in the environment. Australian Journal of Career Development, 27 (1), 29-39. doi: 10.1177/1038416217743023
2018
Journal Article
Systemic thinking in career development theory: contributions of the Systems Theory Framework
McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2018). Systemic thinking in career development theory: contributions of the Systems Theory Framework. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 46 (2), 229-240. doi: 10.1080/03069885.2018.1428941
2018
Book Chapter
Contemporary career development theories: Expanding international perspectives
Arthur, Nancy and McMahon, Mary (2018). Contemporary career development theories: Expanding international perspectives. Contemporary Theories of Career Development. (pp. 241-257) Abingdon, Oxon United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315276175-20
2018
Book Chapter
Women and Social Justice: Does Career Guidance Have a Role?
Bimrose, Jenny, McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2018). Women and Social Justice: Does Career Guidance Have a Role?. Career Guidance for Emancipation: Reclaiming Justice for the Multitude. (pp. 17-32) New York, NY United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315110486-2
2018
Book Chapter
Career development theory
McMahon, Mary and Arthur, Nancy (2018). Career development theory. Contemporary Theories of Career Development. (pp. 3-19) Abingdon, Oxon United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315276175-2
2017
Journal Article
Finding voice through narrative storytelling: An exploration of the career development of young African females with refugee backgrounds
Abkhezr, Peyman, McMahon, Mary, Glasheen, Kevin and Campbell, Marilyn (2017). Finding voice through narrative storytelling: An exploration of the career development of young African females with refugee backgrounds. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 105, 17-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2017.09.007
2017
Journal Article
Implementing Online Counselling in Australian Secondary Schools: What Principals Think
Glasheen, Kevin, McMahon, Mary, Campbell, Marilyn, Rickwood, Debra and Shochet, Ian (2017). Implementing Online Counselling in Australian Secondary Schools: What Principals Think. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 40 (1), 1-12. doi: 10.1007/s10447-017-9307-x
2017
Journal Article
Work and why we do it: a systems theory framework perspective
McMahon, Mary (2017). Work and why we do it: a systems theory framework perspective. Career Planning and Adult Development Journal, 33 (2), 9-15.
2017
Journal Article
Narrative career counselling for people with refugee backgrounds
Abkhezr, Peyman and McMahon, Mary (2017). Narrative career counselling for people with refugee backgrounds. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 39 (2), 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s10447-017-9285-z
2017
Book Chapter
The rise of constructivist career counselling
McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2017). The rise of constructivist career counselling. Career counselling: constructivist approaches. (pp. 270-273) edited by Mary McMahon. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
2017
Book Chapter
Constructivism: what does it mean for career counselling?
Patton, Wendy and McMahon, Mary (2017). Constructivism: what does it mean for career counselling?. Career counselling: constructivist approaches. (pp. 3-16) edited by Mary McMahon. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
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
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: Dr Melissa Johnstone, Associate Professor Carmen Mills
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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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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
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
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
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
Doctor Philosophy
Potential intrapersonal conflicts between Christianity and homosexuality: Better understanding through a resilience perspective
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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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Gender, Relationships: Male Teachers in Primary Education
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Martin Mills
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