DrKim Robinson

(she/her)

Associate Professor, Social Work

Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development

  • Associate Professor, Social Work
    Faculty 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 Work
    Deakin University, School of Health and Social Development

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Senior Lecturer in Social Work
    Deakin University, Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia1 Jun 2015 - 1 Nov 2024
  • Lecturer in Health and Social Care
    University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom2004 - 2015

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Board Member
    Refuge Victoria, Australia1 Jun 2024 - present

DEGREES

  • PhD
    University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom2005 - 2010
  • Master of Health Sciences
    La Trobe University, Australia1993 - 1997
  • Bachelor of Social Work
    La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia1987 - 1989
  • Bachelor of Arts
    La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia1983 - 1986

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education
    University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom2004 - 2006
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Women's Health
    University 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