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Dr Mary McMahon
Dr

Mary McMahon

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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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254 works between 1997 and 2025

21 - 40 of 254 works

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

Critical perspectives on childhood career development learning: expanding horizons

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

A systemic and qualitative exploration of career adaptability among young people with refugee backgrounds

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

The intersections of migration, app-based gig work, and career development: implications for career practice and research

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

Career Development from a Systems Perspective: The Systems Theory Framework

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

Group work in career development: post-school age populations

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

Group Work in Career Development: Status Quo and Future Agenda

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

Group Work in Career Development: School Age Populations

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

Futures of adults with intellectual disability: staff expectations

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

Career development: Profession or not?

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

Aspirations held by young adults with intellectual disabilities and their mothers

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

Exploring the boundary between narrative research and narrative intervention: Implications of participating in narrative inquiry for young people with refugee backgrounds

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

Career counselling and sustainable decent work: relationships and tensions

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

Back to the future: child career development

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

Developing a self-help career resource for international Chinese doctoral students in Australia

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

People with refugee backgrounds: innovating career research and practice through systems and narrative approaches

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

A dialogic approach to working inclusively in a Research Reference Committee

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

Qualitative career assessment: a review and reconsideration

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.

Visual supports to enhance the participation in research of adults in intellectual disability

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

Integrating storytelling and quantitative career assessment

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

Narrative career counselling: a tension between potential, appeal, and proof. Introduction to the special issue

Funding

Past funding

  • 2015
    UQ Travel Award 2015 - Dr Nancy Arthur
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Managing dual careers: Visioning the career support needs of elite athletes
    Queensland Academy of Sport
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2016
    Constructing futures: An investigation of the aspirations of young adults with an intellectual disability and their parents
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012
    UQ Category 1 Travel Award - Jenny Bimrose
    UQ Travel Awards for International Collaborative Research (Category 1)
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Building capacity for online counselling for schools: Developing and evaluating an online school counselling program (ARC Linkage Project administered by QUT)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2011
    UQ Travel Awards Category 2 - Dr Mary Lianne McMahon
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2010
    UQ Travel Awards Category 1, Mark Watson
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2008
    UQ Travel Awards Category 2 - Mary McMahon
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    Examining the influences on the career development of children and adolescents
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    Career Development of Rural Queensland Children
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

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Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Completed supervision

Media

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