Conference papers
2010
National
Correa-Velez, I. and the SettleMEN team. “The dynamic nature of resettlement: Changes over time in health status and use of health services among recently arrived men from refugee backgrounds”. Diversity in Health Conference 2010, Melbourne, June 2010.
Goj, P.C. and Correa-Velez, I. “Investigating the perceptions of suicide and self-harm among young people from refugee backgrounds: A digital story telling project”. 4th Asia Pacific Regional Conference of the International Association for Suicide Prevention. Brisbane, November 2010.
Kay, M. Farley, R. Askew, D. Sackey, D. Peterson, P. and Correa-Velez, I. “Caring for refugees in primary health care – a qualitative study of general practices and newly-arrived refugees in Brisbane”. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the Australian Association of Practice Managers combined national conference – GP10. Cairns, October 2010.
McMichael, C. “Sexual health of resettled young people with refugee backgrounds”. Paper presentation at the Diversity in Health Conference, Melbourne. 8 June 2010.
Peterson, P. Sackey, D. and Correa-Velez, I. ‘Understanding the experiences of recently arrived refugees in accessing primary health care in Brisbane’. Diversity in Health Conference 2010, Melbourne, June 2010.
International
Correa-Velez, I and Gifford, S. “Longing to belong: Social inclusion and wellbeing among resettled refugee communities in Australia”. The Sixth World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders. Washington D.C. November 2010.
Sampson, R. “Alternatives to immigration detention: An international overview” Invited expert speaker at the Sub-regional roundtable on Alternatives to Detention of Asylum Seekers and Refugees with the governments of South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand hosted by UNHCR and the Republic of Korea, Seoul, South Korea. April 2010.
Sampson, R. “Refugee integration in Australia” Invited speaker and panel member at the Sub-Regional Symposium on Refugee Protection in East Asia. Seoul, South Korea. April 2010.
Wilmsen, B. “Progress, Problems and Prospects: Involuntary Resettlement in the People's Republic of China”. 15th International Metropolis Conference, The Hague, Netherlands. October 2010.
2009
National
McDonald-Wilmsen, B. ‘Refugee Resettlement in Regional and Rural Victoria’ (with Sue Casey from The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture Inc.) La Trobe Settlement Planning Committee, La Trobe University, Melbourne VIC. (June).
Correa-Velez, I. ‘From ‘queue jumpers’ to ‘integration potential’: Our response to the global issue of refugee health and settlement’. Invited speaker, Australian Medical Students Association – AMSA Global Health Conference 2009, Brisbane QLD. (July).
McDonald-Wilmsen, B. ‘Refugee Resettlement in Regional and Rural Victoria: A report on impacts and policy issues’ (with Sue Casey from The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture Inc.) (PDF 726KB) 17th Ministerial Rural Health Forum, Melbourne VIC. (July).
Correa-Velez, I. and Onsando, G. ‘SettleMEN: Health status and use of health services among recently arrived adult men from refugee backgrounds.’ 1st Australasian Refugee Health Conference, Themhs, Perth WA. (September).
McMichael, C ‘Promoting sexual health amongst young people with refugee backgrounds’. Public Health Association Conference, Canberra ACT. (September).
Sampson, R. and Gifford ‘Place-making, settlement and wellbeing: The therapeutic landscapes of recently resettled youth with refugee backgrounds”. 1st Australasian Refugee Health Conference, Themhs, Perth WA. (September).
Correa-Velez, I. and Onsando, G. Education, employment and social inclusion among African men from refugee backgrounds: A comparative analysis of urban and regional settlement in Southeast Queensland. African Studies Association of Australia and the Pacific – AFSAAP 32nd Annual Conference, Brisbane QLD. (October).
Correa-Velez, I. and Onsando, G. Education and employment outcomes among recently arrived men from refugee backgrounds: A comparative analysis of urban and regional settlement in Southeast Queensland. Federation of Ethnic Community Councils of Australia – FECCA Conference: Strengthening Multiculturalism and Building Social Inclusion, Shepparton VIC. (October).
McDonald-Wilmsen, B. ‘Reconfiguring refugee families: the psychosocial impacts of family separation and the implications for settlement’. GP Refugee Health Forum, Melbourne VIC. (October).
McMichael, C. ‘Climate change, displacement and health’. Australian Sociological Association Conference 2009 – Health Day, Canberra ACT. (December).
International
Omar, Y. S. “Integration experiences and youth perspectives: an exploratory study between school-going Somali youth in Melbourne, Australia, and Minneapolis, USA”. Forced migration and shifting borders – Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies 2nd Annual Conference, University of Ottawa, Canada. (June).
Omar, Y.S. “Experiences of employment and social integration among young Somali men living in Minneapolis, USA and Melbourne, Australia”. IASFM12, University of Nicosia, Cyprus. (July).
2008
National
Bisht TC. “Displacement, Resettlement and Everyday Life: An Ethnographic Study of People Displaced by Tehri Dam in India.” Asia-Pacific Research Week Conference, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. (January/February).
Omar, Y. “Integration Experiences and Youth Perspectives: A Comparative Study between Somali Youth in Melbourne, Australia, and Minneapolis, USA” Africans in Australia and Outsiders in Africa, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. (January/February).
Bisht TC. “Ecological and Human Consequences of Large Dams: An Indian Case.” Community Development and Ecology Conference, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. (March).
Omar, Y. ‘Pathways to understanding Somali community, family and youth in Australia’, Refugee Health Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia (March).
Bisht TC. “Development, Displacement and Caste – Ethnographic Insights from the Study of the People Displaced by Tehri Dam in India.” The Cultural Politics of Disadvantaged Castes in India, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Bisht TC. “Development-Induced Displacement in India: A Gender-Based Perspective”. 17th Biennial Conference: Is this the Asian Century? Organized by Asian Studies Association of Australia, Melbourne, Australia. (July).
Correa-Velez I and Gifford S M. “Psychosocial determinants of wellbeing among recently-arrived refugee youth in Australia”. From Margins to Mainstream, 5th World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and the Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders. Melbourne, Australia. (September).
Mendel J and Correa-Velez I. “Development of a maternity care model for women with a refugee background: Stakeholders’ perspectives.” National Refugee Primary Health Care Conference – “Caring Nationally,” – Queensland Integrated Refugee Community Health Clinic (QIRCH), Mater Health Services, Brisbane, Australia. (November).
Omar, Y. “Cultural adaptation in school context: Somali youth in Australia and USA” Building Common Future: Africa and Australasia, 31st Annual Conference of African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. (November).
Ryan J and Correa-Velez I. “Best practice model of maternity service delivery for women with a refugee background.” Australasian Midwifery Expo 2008 – Welcome to the Real World, Brisbane, Australia. (November).
Omar, Y. “Integration experiences and youth perspectives: A comparative study of Somali boys in Melbourne, Australia and Minneapolis, USA” New Research on Refugees and Asylum Seekers: The Way Forward Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference, Melbourne University, Australia. (December).
Plontz, A., Williams, B., Gifford, S.M. and Correa-Velez, I. “The Well-Being of Adolescent Refugees involved in the Good Starts study during the first two years of their resettlement in Melbourne, Australia.” 43rd Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society, Hobart, Australia.
International
Omar, Y. “the Role of Somali youth in Diaspora” Community debate organized BBC-Somali section, the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA. (June).
Omar, Y. “Somali youth at risk” the American experience: a national summit to promote the well-being of Muslim Youth conference in Minneapolis Foundation, Minneapolis, USA. (June).
Nunn, C. “A Space to Speak: Challenging representations of Sudanese Australians”, Multiculturalism, Conflict and Belonging. Organized by Interdisciplinary.net, Mansfield College, Oxford University, UK. (September).
McFarlane C. “Direct Services for Survivors of Torture and Trauma: Preliminary Evidence about Service Delivery Outcomes for Clients.” 8th International Society for Health and Human Rights Conference, Lima, Peru. (November).
Gifford SM. “Rethinking Settlement in an Unsettled World”. Thesis Eleven Research Symposium, India. (December).
2007
National
Bakopanos, C. (July) ‘Unpacking the settlement experiences of refugee youth’. MRC SE ‘Unpacking the suitcase’ Conference, Melbourne, July.
Bakopanos, C. (May) ‘Good Starts for Refugee Young People: Contexts and psychosocial factors that support health and wellbeing in the first years of settlement’. National Youth Affairs Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
Bakopanos C. (May) ‘Good Starts for Refugee Young People: Contexts and psychosocial factors that support health and wellbeing in the first years of settlement.’ National Youth Affairs Conference. Melbourne, Australia
Gifford, SM. (August) “Settlement Needs of Refugee Elders.” Future Bound Conference, Action on Disability and Ethnic Communities, Melbourne, Australia
Plontz A, Williams B, and Gifford SM. (September) “Policy-Oriented Refugee Research: analysing small sample survey data from a culturally heterogeneous population of new refugee arrivals in Victoria.” 42nd Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society. Brisbane, Australia.
Sampson R. (September) “Producing a Multicultural Society in Regional Victoria: The role of Iraqi settlement and implications for future policy.” Cultural Diversity and Social Harmony: The Goulburn Valley Experience, La Trobe University, Shepparton, Australia.
Gifford SM. (October) “Integration and Australian youth.” Truth, Lies and Mediascapes, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.
Gifford SM. (November) “Wellbeing and Resettlement for Refugee Youth.” Asylum Seekers Conference, University of Melbourne, Australia.
Dawborn T. (November) “Pathways: Tertiary education experiences of students from refugee backgrounds.” Health Sciences Post Graduate Research Festival, Melbourne, Australia.
Levi M. (November) “Mothering in a New Country.” New Research on Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Researchers for Asylum Seekers Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference, University of Melbourne, Australia.
Plontz A, Williams B, and Gifford SM. (November) “Policy-Oriented Refugee Research: Analysing small sample survey data from a culturally heterogeneous population of refugee youth recently resettled in Melbourne, Australia.” Postgraduate Festival, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
Sampson R. (November) “Excluding Asylum Seekers from Adequate Health Care: Implications for removal.” Health, Bioethics and the Law: Inclusions and exclusions, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Correa-Velez I. (December) “The Exclusion of Non-Citizens: Primary health care use among community based asylum seekers living in Melbourne.” The Australasian Bioethics Association/Australian and New Zealand Institute of Health, Law and Ethics 2007 Joint Conference – Health, Bioethics and the Law: Inclusions & Exclusions. Melbourne, Australia.
2006
National
Bakopanos, C. (December) ‘The Good Starts Study for Refugee Youth: Determinants of wellbeing and settlement and implications for policy and practice’. Australian Sudanese Youth Conference, Melbourne.
International
Gifford, S. M. (June) ‘Psychosocial determinants of refugee youth health in Melbourne, Australia’. (Invited seminar) The Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims, Denmark.
Giffor, S. M. (May) ‘Innovation in the care of forced migrations: Perspectives from Australia’. (Invited keynote address) Workshop in the European MA in Migration, Mental Health and Social Care, University of Kent, UK.
2005
National
Gifford, S. M. and Correa-Velez, I. (November) ‘The impact of pre-migration experiences on health’. Female Genital Mutilation, Human Rights, Community and Health Response National Conference, Brisbane.
Correa-Velez, I. and Gifford, S. M. (November) ‘Displacement and refugees’ health’. Female Genital Mutilation, Human Rights, Community and Health Response National Conference, Brisbane.
Gifford, S. M., Bakopanos, C. and Correa-Velez, I. (November) ‘Family, friends and community supporting wellbeing among newly arrived refugee youth in the first year of settlement.’ Hopes fulfilled or dreams shattered? Refugee resettlement conference, Sydney.
Correa-Velez, I. (November) ‘Listening to refugee men: The experience of a pilot study of refugee men’s health and resettlement’. Hopes fulfilled or dreams shattered? Refugee resettlement conference, Sydney.
Bakopanos, C., Correa-Velez, I. and Gifford, S. (October) ‘Good Starts: Indicators of wellbeing for recently-arrived refugee youth’. Diversity in Health 2005, Melbourne.
Bakopanos, C. (October) ‘Psycho-social determinants of subjective health and wellbeing for recently arrived refugee youth.’ Diversity in Health 2005, Melbourne.
Correa-Velez, I. (October) ‘”I know what people’s power means”: Engaging refuges in participatory action research.’ Diversity in Health 2005, Melbourne.
Gifford, S.M. and Bakopanos, C. (June) ‘Methodological challenges of longitudinal studies: Good Starts Study of newly arrived refugee youth’. Refugee Health Research Centre Conference, Melbourne.
Correa-Velez, I. (June) ‘Methodological Challenges: Addressing the need for longitudinal studies in refugee health’. Researching Refugee Health in Australia, Melbourne.
International
Correa-Velez, I. and Gifford, S. M. ‘Rebuilding trust against the odds: Challenges and dilemmas faced by Australian NGOs providing services to community-based asylum seekers’. Pathways for Reconciliation and Global Human Rights International Conference, Sarajevo: Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Gifford, S.M. ‘Building partnerships and community strengthening through applied research into refugee health and wellbeing’. Seventh International Conference on Health and Human Rights, Vadodara, Gujarat: India.
Gifford, S. M., Kaplan, I. and Correa-Velez, I. ‘A framework for recovery’. (Invitational workshop) Pathways for Reconciliation and Global Human Rights International Conference, Sarajevo: Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Mitchell, J., Gifford, S. M. and Kaplan, I. ‘Building the wellbeing of individuals and communities: A continuum of responses to the impacts of human rights violations’. (Symposium) Seventh International Conference on Health and Human Rights, Vadodara, Gujarat: India.
2004
Bakopanos, C. and Gifford, S. (November) ‘Researching the wellbeing of newly-arrived refugee youth during their first five years in Australia’. APS International Conflict Resolution Centre Conference - The Health and Wellbeing of Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Melbourne.
Correa-Velez, I. and Gifford, S. (October) ‘Researching asylum seekers’ access to health care: Challenges, dilemmas and surprises’. National Refugee Health Care Conference: Worldwide issues and local responses, Queensland Integrated Refugee Community Health Clinic, Brisbane.
2003
Platt, M., Gifford, S., Bakopanos, C. and Kaplan, I. (October) 'Connections to People, Places and Self: Innovative methods in Refugee Youth Research'. Diversity in Health 2003, Sydney.