DrKim Robinson
(she/her)
Associate Professor, Social Work
Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development
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- Associate Professor, Social WorkFaculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development
- +61 3 522 78205 (Work)
- Geelong Waterfront Campus, 1 Gheringhap Street Geelong, Victoria 3220
BIO
I am a social worker, researcher and academic with over three decades of national and international expertise in working with asylum seekers and refugees, and domestic and family violence. I work in collaboration with students and colleagues at both national and international levels that informs policy and practice in these fields. My practice experience is underpinned by social justice, and I have worked in community services, local Government, and NGOs in Australia, Timor Leste and the United Kingdom. I am Discipline Lead for Social Work in the School of Health and Social Development.
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT
- Associate Professor, Social WorkDeakin University, School of Health and Social Development
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Senior Lecturer in Social WorkDeakin University, Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia1 Jun 2015 - 1 Nov 2024
- Lecturer in Health and Social CareUniversity of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom2004 - 2015
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Board MemberRefuge Victoria, Australia1 Jun 2024 - present
DEGREES
- PhDUniversity of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom2005 - 2010
- Master of Health SciencesLa Trobe University, Australia1993 - 1997
- Bachelor of Social WorkLa Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia1987 - 1989
- Bachelor of ArtsLa Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia1983 - 1986
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Post Graduate Certificate in Higher EducationUniversity of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom2004 - 2006
- Post Graduate Diploma in Women's HealthUniversity of Melbourne, Australia1991 - 1992
FIELDS OF RESEARCH
- Social work
- Public health
AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION
- Masters by Research and PhD supervision
AREA/FACULTY
- Faculty of Health
DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE
- School of Health and Social Development