Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
The State of Sexual Violence: Prevalence and Barriers to Reporting and Help Seeking within South Australia, Women's and Children's Health Network Incorporated, 16/09/2025 - 31/03/2026
Exploration of barriers to reporting and help seeking following adult rape and sexual assault in South Australia, SA Dept of Health, 01/07/2024 - 31/05/2025
Responding to the needs of kinship carers in South Australia, Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation of SA, 01/01/2024 - 31/03/2025
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
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| 2024 |
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Shabbar, F. 2015 ‘Storytelling as a research method: Iraqi women narrating their life stories’ in L Bryant (ed), Critical and Creative Research Methodologies, Ashagate, UK.
Shabbar, F. 2014 ‘Motherhood as a Space of Political Activism: Stories from Iraq’ in D Cooper & C Phelan (eds), Motherhood and War, Palgrave Macmillan, USA.
Shabbar F. 2014 'Iraq-GCC relations in the New Middle East: Closing the Political Gap' in O Al-Ubaydli & A Plebani (eds), GCC-Iraq Post-War Relations, The Gulf Research Centre, UK.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sharjah | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
ANZSWWER Research Achievement AwardAustralian & New Zealand Social Work & Welfare Education & Research |
2023 |
Featured speakerThe Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom |
2021 |
Expert PanellistAustralian Services to Survivors of Torture and Trauma |
2017 |
Invited speakerDoha International Family Institute |
2016 |
Invited presentationGulf Research Meeting, Cambridge University, UK |
2014 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
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| An investigation of the factors affecting the integraton of Middle Eastern refugee youth in Australia | Current |
| Is Family Dispute Resolution a Dam or a Bridge to Court for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse People? | Current |
| The Effects of Gender and Social Class Dynamics on Long-term Sibling Relationships Following Childhood Emotional Abuse | Current |
| 'This is how I learn', an investigation into how student trauma experiences inform learning perspectives during social work training. | Current |
| Lived experiences of Papuan parents: perceptions and practices | Completed |
