Prof Margaret Alston - Researcher Profile

Biography

Margaret works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as a Professor.

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: The University of New South Wales

Year awarded: 1993

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL STUDIES

Institution: University of Sydney

Year awarded: 1992

SOCIOLOGY

Institution: The University of New England (Australia)

Year awarded: 1990

GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

Institution: Riverina-Murray Institute of Higher Education

Year awarded: 1989

Publications

Books

Alston, M., 2012, Research for Social Workers: An introduction to methods., Allen & Unwin, Australia.

Alston, M., Whittenbury, K.L. (eds), 2012, Research, Action and Policy: Addressing the Gendered Impacts of Climate Change, Springer, UK.

Alston, M., 2009, Innovative human services practice: Australia's changing landscape, Palgrave Macmillan, Australia.

Dietsch, E., Davies, C., Shackleton, P., Alston, M., McLeod, M., 2008, 'Luckily we had a torch' : Contemporary birthing experiences of women living in rural and remote NSW, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Science, Charles Sturt University, Australia.

Book Chapters

Alston, M., 2013, Gender-based violence in post-disaster recovery situations, in Gender-based Violence and Public Health: International perspectives on budgets and policies, eds Keerty Nakray, Routledge, UK, pp. 95-107.

Alston, M., 2012, Addressing the effects of climate change on rural communities, in Social Work in Rural Australia, eds Jane Maidment and Uschi Bay, Allen & Unwin, Australia, pp. 204-220.

Alston, M., Besthorn, F., 2012, Environment and Sustainability, in The Sage Handbook of International Social Work, eds Karen Lyons, Terry Hokenstad, Manohar Pawar, Nathalie Huegler and Nigel Hall, Sage, UK, pp. 56-69.

Alston, M., 2012, Gender and Climate Change in Australia and the Pacific, in Research, Action and Policy: Addressing the Gendered Impacts of Climate Change, eds Margaret Alston and Kerri Whittenbury, Springer, UK, pp. 175-188.

Alston, M., 2012, Introducing Gender and Climate Change: Research Policy and Action, in Research, Action and Policy: Addressing the Gendered Impacts of Climate Change, eds Margaret Alston and Kerri Whittenbury, Springer, UK, pp. 3-14.

Alston, M., 2012, Social Work: Providing health care to people, families and communities, in Understanding the Australian Health Care System, eds Eileen Willis, Louise Reynolds, Helen Keleher, Elsevier, Australia, pp. 319-329.

Alston, M., 2010, Australia's rural welfare policy: overlooked and demoralised, in Welfare Reform in Rural Places. Comparative Perspectives, eds Paul Milbourne, Emerald Group Publishing, UK, pp. 199-217.

Alston, M., 2009, Gender and climate change, in Climate Change in Regional Australia: Social Learning and Adaptation, eds John Martin, Maureen Rogers and Caroline Winter, VURRN Press, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, pp. 45-64.

Alston, M., 2009, Health and the environment, in Social Work and Global Health Inequalities: Practice and policy development, eds Paul Bywaters, Eileen McLeod and Lindsey Napier, Policy Press, Great Britain, pp. 51-62.

Alston, M., 2009, Working with communities, in Social Work Contexts and Practice, eds Marie Connolly and Louise Harms, Oxford University Press, Australia, pp. 345-359.

Alston, M., Dietsch, E., 2008, Collaborative Health Care practice within the Rural Context, in Health Care Practice in Australia: Policy, Context and Innovations, eds Sandra Taylor, Michele Foster, Jennifer Fleming, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, pp. 185-201.

Alston, M., 2007, Maintaining vibrant rural communities, in Redesigning animal agriculture : the challenge of the 21st century, eds David L. Swain, CABI, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, pp. 18-29.

Alston, M., 2006, Gender implications of water management in Australian agriculture, in Fluid Bonds: views on gender and water, eds Kuntala Lahiri-Dutta, National Institute for Environment, ANU, India/Canberra, pp. 246-257.

Alston, M., 2006, The gendered impact of drought, in Rural Gender Relations: Issues and case Studies, eds Bettina B. Bock, Sally Shortall, CABI Publishing, Oxfordshire, pp. 204-220.

Alston, M., 2005, Drought and Social Exclusion, in Participation and Governance in Regional Development: Global Trends in an Australian Context, eds Robyn Eversole and John Martin, Ashgate Publishing, Burlington, VT, pp. 221-234.

Alston, M., 2005, working with women, in Social Work Fields of Practice, eds Margaret Alston and Jennifer McKinnon, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, pp. 19-31.

Journal Articles

Alston, M., 2013, Environmental Social Work: Accounting for gender in climate disasters, Australian Social Work [P], vol on-line, Routledge, UK, pp. 1-16.

Alston, M., 2013, Gender Mainstreaming and climate change, Women's Studies International Forum [P], vol on-line, Elsevier, USA, pp. 1-8.

Alston, M., Whittenbury, K.L., 2012, Does climatic crisis in Australia's food bowl create a basis for change in agricultural gender relations?, Agriculture And Human Values [P], vol On-line, Springer, USA, pp. 1-14.

Alston, M., Whittenbury, K.L., 2012, Does climatic crisis in Australia's food bowl create a basis for change in agricultureal gender relations, Agriculture And Human Values [P], vol Online, Springer, Australia, pp. 1-14.

Alston, M., 2012, Rural male suicide in Australia, Social Science and Medicine [P], vol 74, issue 4, Pergamon, UK, pp. 515-522.

Alston, M., 2012, Synthesis paper on socioeconomic factors relating to agriculture and community development, Crop & Pasture Science [P], vol 63, issue 3, C S I R O Publishing, Australia, pp. 232-239.

Flynn, C.A., Alston, M., Mason, R.A., 2012, Trafficking in women for sexual exploitation: building Australian knowledge, International Social Work [P], vol E, Sage Publications, UK, pp. 1-16.

Alston, M., Jones, J., Curtin, M., 2012, Women and traumatic brain Injury: It's not visible damage, Australian Social Work [P], vol 65, Routlege, Australia, pp. 39-53.

Dietsch, E., Martin, T., Shackleton, P., Davies, C., McLeod, M., Alston, M., 2011, Australian Aboriginal kinship: A means to enhance maternal well-being, Women and Birth [P], vol 24, issue 2, Elsevier BV, The Netherlands, pp. 58-64.

Alston, M., Whittenbury, K., 2011, Climate change and water policy in Australia's irrigation areas: A lost opportunity for a partnership model of governance, Environmental Politics [P], vol 20, issue 6, Routlege, UK, pp. 899-917.

Curtin, M., Jones, J., Tyson, G.A., Mitsch, V., Alston, M., McAllister, L., 2011, Outcomes of participation objective, participation subjective (POPS) measure following traumatic brain injury, Brain Injury [P], vol 25, issue 3, Informa Healthcare, UK, pp. 266-273.

Alston, M., Jones, J., Curtin, M., 2011, Women and traumatic brain injury: ''It's not visible damage'', Australian Social Work [P], vol E, Routledge, Australia, pp. 1-15.

Alston, M., 2010, Gender and climate change in Australia, Journal of Sociology [P], vol 47, issue 1, Sage Publications, Australia, pp. 53-70.

Sachs, C., Alston, M., 2010, Global shifts, sedimentations, and imaginaries: An introduction to the special issue on women and agriculture, Signs [P], vol 35, issue 2, The University of Chicago Press, USA, pp. 277-287.

Dietsch, E., Shackleton, P., Davies, C., Alston, M., McLeod, M., 2010, 'Mind you, there's no anaesthetist on the road': women's experiences of labouring en route., Rural and remote health [electronic resource]. [P], vol 10, issue 2, AHREN, Australia, pp. 1-9.

Allan, J., Ball, P., Alston, M., 2010, What is health anyway?: Perceptions and experiences of health and health care from socio-economically disadvantaged rural residents, Rural Society [P], vol 20, issue 1, eContent Management Pty Ltd, Australia, pp. 85-97.

Dietsch, E., shackleton, P., Davies, C., McLeod, M., Alston, M., 2010, 'You can drop dead': midwives bullying women, Women and Birth [P], vol 23, Elsevier, Australia, pp. 53-59.

Alston, M., 2009, Drought policy in Australia: gender mainstreaming or gender blindness?, Gender Place And Culture [P], vol 16, issue 2, Routledge, London UK, pp. 139-154.

Allan, J., Ball, P., Alston, M., 2009, Following the policy pathway: the impact of policy processes on children's access to healthcare in rural Australia, International Journal of Child Health and Human De..., vol 2, issue 2, Nova Science Publisher, New York, USA, pp. 105-113.

Alston, M., Kent, J., 2009, Generation X-pendable: The social exclusion of rural and remote young people, Journal of Sociology [P], vol 45, issue 1, Sage Publications Ltd, UK, Australia, pp. 89-107.

Alston, M., Dietsch, E., Davies, C., Shackleton, P., McLeod, M., 2009, The bush, birthing and the baby bonus, Just Policy [P], vol 50, Victorian Council of Social Science, Australia, pp. 9-15.

Alston, M., Kent, J., 2008, Education for isolated children: challenging gendered and structural assumptions, Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol 43, issue 3, Australian Council Social Service, Australia, pp. 427-440.

Alston, M., Kent, J., 2008, The Big Dry: The link between rural masculinities and poor health outcomes for farming men, Journal of Sociology [P], vol 44, issue 2, Sage, UK/Australia, pp. 133-147.

Alston, M., Mason, R., 2008, Who determines access to Australia's water? Social flow, gender, citizenship and stakeholder priorities in the Australian water crisis, Rural Society, vol 18, issue 3, EContent Management Pty Ltd, Australia, pp. 214-219.

Alston, M., Mason, R.A., 2008, Who turns the taps off? Introducing social flow to the Australian water debate, Rural Society [P], vol 18, issue 2, Centre for Rural Social Research, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, pp. 131-139.

Allan, J., Ball, P., Alston, M., 2008, 'You have to face your mistakes in the street': the contextual keys that shape health service access and health workers' experiences in rural areas., Rural and remote health [electronic resource]. [P], vol 8, issue 1, Australian rural Health Education Network, Australia, pp. 1-10.

Alston, M., 2007, "It's really not easy to get help": Services to drought-affected families, Australian Social Work [P], vol 60, issue 4, Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, Australia, pp. 421-435.

Allan, J., Alston, M., Ball, P., 2007, Developing sustainable models of rural health care: a community development approach., Rural and remote health [electronic resource]. [P], vol 7, issue 4, Deakin University, On-line, pp. 1-13.

Alston, M., 2007, Gender and climate Change: variable adaptations of women and men, Just Policy [P], vol 46, issue December, VCOSS, Victoria, Australia, pp. 29-36.

Alston, M., 2007, Globalisation, rural restructuring and health service delivery in Australia: policy failure and the role of social work?, Health and Social Care in the Community [E], vol 15, issue 3, Blackwell Publishing, United Kingdom, pp. 195-202.

Allan, J., Crockett, J., Ball, P., Alston, M., Whittenbury, K.L., 2007, It's all part of the package in rural allied health work: A pilot study of rewards and barriers in rural pharmacy and social work, The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice [P], vol 5, issue 3, Nova South Eastern University, United States, pp. 1-11.

Alston, M., 2007, Rural and Regional Developments in Social Work Higher Education, Australian Social Work [P], vol 60, issue 1, Routledge: Taylor and Francis Group, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 107-121.

Alston, M., Allan, J., Dietsch, E., Wilkinson, J., Shankar, Y., Osburn, L., Bell, K., Muenstermann, I., Giorgas, D., Moore, E., Jennett, C., Ritter, L.A., Gibson, R., Wallace, J., Harris, J., Grantley, J., 2006, Brutal neglect: Australian rural women's access to health services., Rural and remote health [electronic resource]. [P], vol 6, issue 1, Deakin University, Australia, pp. 1-19.

Alston, M., 2006, Gender Mainstreaming in Practice: a view from rural Australia, NWSA Journal, vol 18, issue 2, Indiana University Press, Indiana, pp. 123-147.

Alston, M., 2006, 'I'd Like to Just Walk Out of Here': Australian Women's Experience of Drought, Sociologia Ruralis [P], vol 46, issue 2, Blackwell publishing, UK, pp. 154-170.

Gray, I., Alston, M., 2006, Regional development policy, Farm Policy Journal [P], vol 3, issue 3, Australian Farm Institute, Sydney, pp. 37-43.

Alston, M., Allan, J., Bell, K., Brown, A., Dowling, J., Hamilton, P., McKinnon, J., McKinnon, N., Mitchell, R., Whittenbury, K.L., Valentine, B., Wicks, A., Willams, R., 2005, 'SERPS Up': support, engagement and retention of postgraduate students - a model of postgraduate support, Australian Journal of Adult Learning [P], vol 45, issue 2, Adult Learning Australia Inc, Canberra, pp. 172-190.

Alston, M., 2005, forging a new paradigm for Australian rural social work practice, Rural Society [P], vol 15, issue 3, Centre for Rural Social Research, Wagga Wagga, pp. 276-283.

Alston, M., Kent, J., 2004, Coping with a crisis: Human services in times of drought, Rural Society [P], vol 14, issue 3, Centre for Rural Social Research, Wagga Wagga, pp. 214-227.

Alston, M., Duncan, G., Boetto, H., 2004, Empowering rural young women: the provision of a social work service for young women in a disadvantaged school, Women in Welfare Education [E], vol 7, University of Sydney : Women in Welfare Education, Sydney, pp. 51-63.

Alston, M., 2004, Who is down on the farm? Social aspects of Australian agriculture in the 21st century, Agriculture And Human Values [P], vol 21, issue 1, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands, pp. 37-46.

Alston, M., 2004, 'you don't want to be a check-out chick all your life': the out-migration of young people from Australia's small rural towns, Australian Journal of Social Issues [P], vol 39, issue 3, Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS), Sydney, pp. 299-313.

Alston, M., Kent, J., 2003, Educational access for Australia's rural young people: a case of social exclusion, Australian Journal of Education [P], vol 47, issue 1, Australian council for educational research, Australia, pp. 5-17.

Alston, M., 2003, Women in Agriculture: the 'new entrepreneurs', Australian Feminist Studies [P], vol 18, issue 41, Carfax publishing, Sydney, pp. 163-171.

Alston, M., 2003, Women's representation in an Australian rural context, Sociologia Ruralis [P], vol 43, issue 4, Blackwell Publishers, Europe, pp. 474-487.

Conference Proceedings

Alston, M., Kent, J., 2004, Dirt, drought and drudge: Australian women's experience of drought, Wellbeing of women conference proceedings, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, pp. 1-11.

Alston, M., 2003, Gender dimensions of the triple bottom line, Social Dimensions of the Triple Bottom Line in Rural Australia, Commonwealth of Australia BRS, Canberra, p. 1.

Wilkinson, J., Gray, I., Alston, M., 2003, Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Community Sustainability in Rural Australia, Centre for Rural Social Research, Wagga Wagga, pp. 135-169.

Alston, M., 2000, Rural policy in Australia: Time for a Rethink, European rural policy at the crossroads, Arkleton Centre, Aberdeen, pp. 1-14.

Other

Curtin, M., Jones, J., Mitsch, V., Alston, M., McAllister, L., Ginnivan, D., Salmon, L., Winkworth, A., Neumayer, B., Trevethan, R., 2008, Participation following traumatic brain injury for people residing in rural and regional areas of NSW, Charles Sturt University, Australia, pp. 1-107.

Alston, M., Witney-Soanes, K., 2008, Social impacts of drought and declining water availability in the Murray Darling Basin, Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, NSW Australia, pp. 5-86.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

A Gender and Class Analysis of Australia's Paid Parental Leave Policy.

Supervisors:

Alston, M (Joint-co), Mendes, P (Joint).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Agricultural and rural restructuring in the Northern Mallee: gendered perspectives..

Supervisors:

Alston, M (Main), Whittenbury, K (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Can philanthropy facilitate sustainable agriculture in Australia.

Supervisors:

Alston, M (Main), Whittenbury, K (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Citizen engagement with government policy in remote communities: the Wild Rivers deliberations in the Lake Eyre Basin.

Supervisors:

Alston, M (Main), Whittenbury, K (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Civil society and community capacity building: how organisations can facilitate resilience and adapt.

Supervisors:

Alston, M (Joint-co), Bay, U (Joint), Western, D (Associate), Whittenbury, K (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Critical analysis of the child welfare regime in Nepal.

Supervisors:

Alston, M (Joint), Sheehan, R (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Exploring leadership from a feminist perspective within the Queensland mining sector.

Supervisors:

Whittenbury, K (Main), Alston, M (Joint).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Gendered adaptation to increasing flooding events: the case of fishing and rice communities in rural Philippines..

Supervisors:

Alston, M (Main), Bay, U (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

How effective are development programs in alleviating poverty.

Supervisors:

Alston, M (Main), Bay, U (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Nanna technology, storytelling and social sustainability.

Supervisors:

Whittenbury, K (Main), Alston, M (Associate), Bay, U (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

People and place in post bushfire decision-making..

Supervisors:

Alston, M (Main), Mcdermott, F (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Rural women taking action to address the impacts of climate change in Victoria.

Supervisors:

Alston, M (Main), Whittenbury, K (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The evidentiary base of policy and legislation.

Supervisors:

Brown, T (Main), Alston, M (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The love ethic in international rural community work.

Supervisors:

Alston, M (Main), Sheehan, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Vulnerability, connectedness and resilience: The experience Of Women seeking Asylum by Boat.

Supervisors:

Alston, M (Main).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Brydon, K.

Program of Study:

A changing face for social work: globalisation, internationalisation and the Monash BSW in Singapore 2004 - 2006. (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

Liddell, M (Main), Alston, M (Associate).