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ProfessorAmy Conley Wright

Professor

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

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  • Professor
    Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

RESEARCH INTERESTs

· Disability

· Child and family policy

· Social work practice with children and families

· Child protection

· Out-of-home care

· Parenting and family support

· Permanency (including restoration, Kinship care, guardianship and open adoption)

· Child advocacy

· Social investment in children and youth

· Program development & evaluation

-Inclusive research design and methodologies

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    Promoting Child and Carer Wellbeing and Placement Stability in Kinship Care
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Conley Wright A,
    • Pasalich D
  • GRANT
    Families with multiple and complex needs: refocusing on early intervention
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • O’Donnell M,
    • Conley Wright A
  • GRANT
    Intersections of out-of-home care and disability: Strengthening evidence-informed practice
    Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences1 Sep 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    • Collings S,
    • Conley Wright A
  • GRANT
    Characteristics and risk profiles for youth who go missing or run away from out-of-home care
    Australian Public Policy Institute1 Jan 2022
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Evaluation of the Family Support and Connect Program
    NSW Department of Communities and Justice1 Jan 2022
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Analysis of linked longitudinal administrative data on child protection involvement for NSW families with domestic and family violence, drug and alcohol use and mental health issues
    Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety5 Feb 2021
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Maintaining father-child relationships using video-visitation in Australian prisons
    Australian Institute of Criminology1 Jan 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Grant L,
    • Hanley N,
    • Conley Wright A,
    • Duursma E
  • GRANT
    Finding digital safe spaces for children's contact with birth family after adoption from care
    British Academy (UK)1 Aug 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Conley Wright A,
    • MacDonald M
  • GRANT
    Upholding the right to cultural connection for children in care
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Hadley F,
    • Grace R,
    • Waniganayake M,
    • Conley Wright A,
    • Blythe S
  • GRANT
    Fostering lifelong connections for children in permanent care
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2023
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Keeping kids connected to culture: Policies and practices in out-of-home care in Australia and Taiwan
    Office of Global Engagement1 Jan 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Chen Y-W,
    • Luu B,
    • Conley Wright A,
    • Terare M,
    • Teyra C
  • GRANT
    SOAR Fellowship
    DVC Research1 Jan 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Conley Wright A
  • GRANT
    Family Group Conferencing (FGC) evaluation
    Department of Family and Community Services (NSW)1 Jan 2019
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Intercountry adoption of Taiwanese-born children by Australian families: Perspectives of adoptees, adoptive families, birth families and professionals
    Office of Global Engagement1 Jul 2017
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Measuring social investment for children in different child welfare permanency pathways: a scoping study
    DVC Research1 Jan 2017
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Strong children, strong families: Building protective factors for children, families and educators in early childhood education & care
    Big Fat Smile Group1 Jan 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Siraj I,
    • Conley Wright A
  • GRANT
    Establishing an Institute of Open Adoption Studies at Sydney University
    Department of Family and Community Services (NSW)1 Apr 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Laing L,
    • Conley Wright A,
    • Baines D
  • GRANT
    The Parent Room: Empowering parents and carers of children with disabilities through a peer support and advocacy intervention
    CareSouth1 Jan 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • Conley Wright A
  • GRANT
    Starting strong: Making children resilient in early childhood
    Big Fat Smile Group1 May 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    • Siraj I,
    • Conley Wright A