DrSacha Jamieson

Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Policy Studies

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

  • Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Policy Studies
    Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

BIO

PhD (Social Work) (UNSW), BSW (Hons Class 1 and the University Medal) (UNSW), BA (History) (UNSW)

Sacha is a qualitative researcher of health, carcerality, and the moral-political activity of professional work. Her work examines the intersections of structural oppression, institutional discourse and practices, ethics, and health equity. Using critical methodologies, her research aims to inform theory, policy and practice by examining the construction of health and social issues and centreing the experiences of service users. Sacha has practiced as a social worker in acute mental health services and as a researcher on projects focused on the health and social and emotional wellbeing of criminalised and incarcerated women.

SCHOOL

  • School of Education and Social Work

FIELDS OF RESEARCH (2020)