MsJayne Garrod

Casual Research Assistant

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Casual Research Assistant
    Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

BIO

PhD researcher exploring the lived experiences of neurodivergent birthing people in childbirth and early parenting.  Graduate Teaching Fellow in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. 

10 years of experience teaching undergraduate sociology units and over 12 years as a casual research assistant and research fellow. 

 

Co-convenor for the Australian Sociological Association's Critical Disability Studies Thematic Group. 


DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Casual Research Assistant
    Deakin University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Independent NDIS Disability Support
    Spiral Support Solutions, Melbourne, Australia20 Sep 2018 - present

DEGREES

  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
    Deakin University
  • Bachelor of Arts with Distinction
    Deakin University
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying)
    Federation University, Ballarat, Australia5 Mar 2018 - 28 Feb 2022

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Sociology
  • People with disability
  • Sociology of family and relationships
  • Sociology of health
  • Sociology of religion
  • Sociology of gender
  • Sociology of inequalities
  • Social work

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Arts and Education

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Humanities and Social Sciences

AREAS OF EXPERTISE