McNamara P Changed forever: a victim’s friends reflect on intimate partner homicide – accepted as invited paper for Special Edition Journal of Family Studies on Family Violence, Accepted for publication, October, 2008 

McNamara, P and Neve, E  Engaging Italian and Australian Social workers in evaluation –International Social Work Accepted for publication 2009 - 52(1)

McNamara P Feminist ethnography: Storytelling that makes a difference. Accepted for publication late 2008/early 2009 in Qualitative Social Work

Neve E and McNamara P (2007) Servizio sociale: Australia e Italia a confronto ( Social service systems: Italy and Australia compared) in Studi Zancan: Politiche e servizi all persone Novembre/Dicembre 6:26-60

Berry M, Brandon M, Fernandez E, Grietens H, Lightburn A, McNamara P, Warren Adamson C and Zeira A (2006a) International research on community centres for children and families: The importance of sensitive outcomes in evaluation Introduction to Special Issue International Journal of Child and Family Welfare 1-2:1- 9

McNamara P (2006b) Mapping change in a child and family centre in Melbourne, Australia International Journal of Child and Family Welfare 9, 1-2: 41-52

McNamara P with Dr John McCormack (2005a) Australian Social Work graduate and postgraduate employment outcomes 2004. Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education: 7 (1):93-98

Opinion pieces

McNamara P (2008) Comment: Sorrowing in the sisterhood. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy 29 (1):  48-50

McNamara P (2007) Keeping families safe from violence. in Eureka Street (E journal) Vol 7 Number 20 (Online Journal)

McNamara P (2005b) Ethical guidance. in Directions in Education 14 (7): 2-3

Conference proceedings

McNamara P and Neve E (2008) Italian and Australian evaluation experience: Building evidence through effective collaboration in Assessing the evidence base of intervention for vulnerable children and their families English (ISBN: 22-22243-24-8 and Italian version (ISBN: 88-88843-25-8) Padova, Italy (March)

McNamara P (2008) Negotiating welfare and mental health systems: The experience of former adolescent milieu residents over fifteen years. in Assessing the evidence base of intervention for vulnerable children and their families English (ISBN: 22-22243-24-8 and Italian version (ISBN: 88-88843-25-6) Padova, Italy (March)

McNamara P (2007) Contemporary perspectives on foster care published in the proceedings of the foster care training program for Instituto Bambini e Adolescenti –  Regione Veneto

McNamara P (2006) Fifteen years on: Conversations with former adolescent inpatients presented at the International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Allied Professions Conference Melbourne, September