Griffith University

BSW (hons), PhD

Lecturer (Social Work)

Dr Boddy is an early career researcher who has established a solid research profile since joining Griffith University in 2009. She has previously worked with NSW Health as a counsellor, and holds the values of social justice, human dignity and worth, and integrity at the forefront of her teaching and research. She has maintained an active role in social work practice, mentoring practitioners on scholarly endeavours. She has successfully produced high quality publications in health and welfare and she is currently working on several studies that explore the psychosocial affects of chronic illness, community capacity building, and advance care planning.

Contact details for Dr Jennifer Boddy

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Social Work), awarded 2009, University of Newcastle
• Bachelor of Social Work (honours), awarded 2002, University of Newcastle
  

Current teaching areas

• Applied Research Methods
• Social Work in Context
• Social Work 1: The role of theory in social work practice
• Social Work 2: The socio-political-economic context of social work practice
  

Research expertise

• Childrens and families
• Women's health and wellbeing
• Community capacity building
• Feminism, social activism, and eco-social work
• Advance care planning
  

Publications

Selected Project Experience

• ‘Chronic Illness and Parenting’, a qualitative study investigating the lived experience of parents with chronic illness, funded by a Griffith University New Researcher Grant.  
• ‘Advance care planning: Barriers and Opportunities’, a qualitative study investigating the perspectives of hospital staff and patients, and community members, regarding advance care planning, funded by the Griffith Health Institute and Gold Coast Hospital Foundation.
• Longitudinal Bachelor of Social Work student experience survey funded by Australian Association of Social Work and Welfare Education grant.
• 'Going bush: Making rural and remote Work Integrated Learning experiences accessible to students' funded by a Griffith Grants for Learning and Teaching.
• 'Communities for Children Service Strategy 2010: Findings from community consultations' with the Northern Gold Coast Communities for Children
• Map Your Future: Design, implementation and evaluation of a mentoring program for women from socioeconomically disadvantaged communities funded by a University Collaborative Grant, the NSW Department of Housing, and the NSW Premier’s Department
  

Selected Publications

Journal articles

• Hall, G., Boddy, J., Chenoweth, L., & Davie, K. (in press). Mutual benefits: Developing relational service approaches within Centrelink. Australian Social Work.
• Gray, M. & Boddy, J. (2010). Making sense of the waves: Wipeout or still riding high?. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work. 25(4), 368-389.
• Le Bon, G. & Boddy, J. (2010). Working with vulnerably primary school aged children and their families: A review of the Australian literature on key principles, issues, and community level approaches. Journal of Social Inclusion. 1(1), pp. 53-73.
• Boddy, J. (2009). Challenging gender role stereotypes and creating pathways for goal achievement: A study of a group mentoring program for women from disadvantaged communities. Qualitative social work. 8(4), pp. 489–508.
• Boddy, J., Agllias, K., Gray, M., and Gibbons, J. (2008) Athena’s legacy: Preparing women for a mentoring program. Social Work with Groups. 31(2), pp. 203-222.
  

Invited publications

• Boddy, J. (2007). Demystifying research: A primer for novice researchers [Review of the book]. Qualitative Research Journal, 7(1), pp. 97-99.
• Boddy, J. (2006). Researching real-world problems: A guide to methods of inquiry [Review of the book]. Qualitative Research Journal, 6(1), pp.160-162.
  

Book Chapters

• Hetherington, T & Boddy, J. (forthcoming). Social work interventions with marginalised populations affected by climate change. In M. Gray, J. Coates, & T. Hetherington (Eds.), Environmental Social Work. Routledge.

Refereed conference proceedings

• Boddy, J., Daly, M., & Munch, S. (2010). The writing series project: A model for supporting social work clinicians in health and mental health settings to disseminate valuable practice knowledge. Paper presented at the Changing Health 2010: The 6th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health. Dublin, Ireland, 28 June – 2 July 2010.
• Boddy, J. & Gray, M. (2010). Mapping feminist practice: Implications for contemporary social work practice. Paper presented at the 2010 Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development. Hong Kong, 10 – 14 June 2010.
• Boddy, J. (2010). Hearing children's voices: Using Photovoice to plan service delivery. Poster presented at the 2010 Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development. Hong Kong, 10 – 14 June 2010.
• Gray, M. & Boddy, J. (2010). Making sense of the waves: Wipeout or still riding high? Poster presented at the 2010 Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development. Hong Kong, 10 – 14 June 2010.
• Boddy, J., Daly, M., & Munch, S. (2009). Sage meets scientist: Bringing together practice wisdom and experimental evidence. Paper presented at the AASW (Qld & Nth Qld) Conference 2009: Social Work, From Scientism to Sophism: The Ethics of Evidence and the Evidence of Ethics. Noosa, Australia, 5 – 8 November 2009.
• Boddy, J., Daly, M., & Munch, S. (2009). The Writing Series Project: A model for supporting allied health professionals to disseminate valuable practice knowledge. Paper presented at the National Allied Health Conference 2009. Canberra, Australia, 25 – 27 October 2009
• Boddy, J. (2006). Overcoming social inequalities through mentoring relationships: An intervention research project aimed at assisting women to achieve their potential. Paper presented at the 33rd Congress of Social Work, Growth and Inequality: Scenarios and Challenges of Social Work in the XXI Century. Santiago, Chile, 28 August - 1 September 2006.
• Boddy, J. (2005). Map Your Future: An intervention research project aimed at assisting women to achieve their potential through mentoring relationships. Paper presented at the 4th Family and Community Strengths Conference Evidence Driving Practice, Newcastle, 5-8 December 2005.
  

Presentations

• Boddy, J. (2006). Helping women achieve their goals through mentoring: A program with women from disadvantaged communities. Presentation at the Hunter Region Working Women’s Group Annual General Meeting, Newcastle, 5 December 2006.

Journal reviewer

• Journal of Social Inclusion
• International Journal of Social Welfare
• Australian Journal of Primary Health
  

Research Higher Degree Supervision

• Co-principal supervisor, Topic: Relational social work

• Associate supervisor, Topic: Complaints about counselling, psychotherapy and case work