Dr Catherine Flynn - Researcher Profile

Biography

Catherine works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as a Senior Lecturer; she teaches Social Work Research in both undergraduate and post-graduate courses and coordinates the Social Work Honours program. Her research affiliations are with both the Criminal Justice Research Consortium (CJRC) and the Gender, Leadership and Social Sustainability (GLASS) unit.

Catherine completed her doctoral study examining the impact of maternal incarceration on adolescents in 2009.  This has led to broader ARC funded research examining the care planning needs and experiences of children when their primary carer is incarcerated.   Catherine is also actively engaged in a range of collaborative research projects: she is currently involved in examining women’s experiences exiting from prison in Victoria; evaluating men’s behaviour change programs; and investigating the Honours experience for Social Work students.   She maintains an interest in gendered experiences of social problems; this has spanned a number of years, beginning with her Honours thesis in 1990 which examined social role expectations of women addicted to minor tranquilizers.

Before joining the Social Work Department at Monash, Catherine worked in direct practice for ten years sharing her time between Australia and Northern Ireland.   Her direct practice experiences and interests include:  casework with young people ‘at risk’ and  in contact with the juvenile justice system; young parents and family violence.   Catherine is a current member of the international editorial board for Child Abuse Review, a multi-disciplinary journal of the British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect.  

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2009

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1990

Publications

Book Chapters

Sheehan, R.J., Flynn, C.A., 2007, Women prisoners and their children, in What Works with Women Offenders, eds Rosemary Sheehan, Gill McIvor, Chris Trotter, Willan Publishing, UK, pp. 214-239.

Journal Articles

Flynn, C.A., 2013, Mothers Facing Imprisonment: Arranging care for their adolescent children, Women and Criminal Justice [P], vol 23, issue 1, Routledge, UK, pp. 43-62.

Flynn, C.A., 2013, Understanding the risk of offending the children of imprisoned parents: A review of the evidence, Children and Youth Services Review [P], vol 35, Elsevier, UK, pp. 213-217.

Flynn, C.A., 2012, Caring for children of imprisoned mothers: exploring the role of fathers, Child Abuse Review [P], vol 21, issue 4, John Wiley and Sons, UK, pp. 285-298.

Brydon, K.A., Kamasua, J., Flynn, C.A., Mason, R.A., Au, R., Ayius, D., Hampson, R., 2012, Developing an international social work education collaboration: A partnership approach between Monash University, Australia and University of Papua and New Guinea, International Social Work [P], vol September, Sage Publications, UK, pp. 1-21.

Kostos, J., Flynn, C.A., 2012, Father absence: exploring the experiences of young people in regional Western Australia, Children Australia [P], vol 37, Cambridge, UK, pp. 170-176.

McLean, A., Flynn, C.A., 2012, It's not just a pap-smear: Women speak of their experiences of hospital treatment after miscarriage, Qualitative Social Work [P], vol Online, Sage Publications, UK, pp. 1-17.

Flynn, C.A., 2012, Responding to the children of women in prison: Making the invisible visible, Family Relationships Quarterly [E], vol 19, Australian Government, Australia, pp. 1-6.

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.

Kamasua, J., Brydon, K.A., Flynn, C.A., Mason, R.A., 2011, Papue New Guinea: Challenges from rural practice, New Community Quarterly [P], vol 9, issue 4, New Community Quarterly, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 33-37.

Flynn, C., 2010, Young people who have experienced maternal imprisonment: ensuring their well being and voice in research, Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education [P], vol 12, issue 1, A.A.S.W.W.E., Australia, pp. 53-72.

Flynn, C.A., Lawlor, J., 2008, Building a therapeutic care team - Foster care intervention when a mother is imprisoned - case study, Children Australia, vol 33, issue 4, Oz Child - Children Australia, Australia, pp. 24-30.

Conference Proceedings

Flynn, C.A., 2009, Spending Time While Mum is Doing Time: How young people cope when their mothers go to prison, Here, Now & Next, Youth Affairs Council of Victoria, Victoria, p. 41.

Devos, A.M., Benson, R.L., Hewitt, L.D., Heagney, M., Crosling, G.M., Flynn, C.A., 2007, Building international collaborations in the scholarship of learning and teaching: a work in progress, Proceedings of the Annual HERDSA Conference 2007, 8 July 2007 to 11 July 2007, HERDSA, Milperra NSW Australia, pp. 47-48.

Heagney, M., Devos, A.M., Benson, R.L., Hewitt, L.D., Crosling, G.M., Flynn, C.A., 2007, Diversity and achievement: how non-traditional entry students succeed in higher education, EOPHEA 2007 Conference. Ethics and Equity: Revaluing Social Responsibility in Education, 19 November 2007 to 22 November 2007, EOPHEA, Melbourne, pp. 91-100.

Other

Flynn, C.A., Hewitt, L.D., 2007, Community Bubs Program: Evaluation Report, Southern Family Life Service Association Inc., Victoria, Australia, pp. 3-53.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Disrupted childhoods: the care needs of children of incarcerated mothers with mental illness.

Supervisors:

Flynn, C (Main), Mccauley, K (Associate), Trotter, C (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Settlement of African refugees and humanitarian entrants in Australia: expectations, experiences and (community) integration.

Supervisors:

Flynn, C (Main), Kneebone, S (Associate).