I work as a lecturer and researcher in Social Work. I have a special interest in working with students who are first in their family to attend university and love working with, and learning from international students. My research to date has focussed on the experiences of women leaving prison, the connection between gendered violence, mental health and substance use and the experiences of women who are studying in the social sciences who are first in family to study at university. My PhD thesis, titled Radically rethinking imprisonment: A Photovoice exploration of life in and after prison in South Australia was conferred in 2018 and was awarded the Flinders University Vice Chancellors Prize for Thesis Excellence. When I am not teaching,... Read more
About me
I work as a lecturer and researcher in Social Work. I have a special interest in working with students who are first in their family to attend university and love working with, and learning from international students. My research to date has focussed on the experiences of women leaving prison, the connection between gendered violence, mental health and substance use and the experiences of women who are studying in the social sciences who are first in family to study at university. My PhD thesis, titled Radically rethinking imprisonment: A Photovoice exploration of life in and after prison in South Australia was conferred in 2018 and was awarded the Flinders University Vice Chancellors Prize for Thesis Excellence. When I am not teaching, researching or writing, I volunteer with Seeds of Affinity: Pathways for Women, a community group which supports criminalised women as they leave, or prepare to leave prison. I am passionate about challenging and undoing the harm caused by prisons for families and communities, understanding the overlapping oppressions of gender, race and class, and the interconnections between humans and the environment
Michele's Teaching Philosophy: Access to education is a human right and as my own experience tells me, education can be both liberative and empowering. But, if delivered uncritically, formal education can reproduce and perpetuate the same systems and ideologies of power which deny people’s rights in the first place. I aim to create a community in my classroom and use multiple, creative and interactive methods to encourage learning. I model good social work practice and principles when working alongside students in the classroom and, while I have high expectations in terms of their participation and submitted work, this is reciprocal in that I create topic content that is organised, detailed and engaging. I am respectful of the lived experiences students bring to the classroom and value the process of seeking and incorporating student feedback to improve my teaching.
About me
Date | Title |
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26/04/2022 |
Jarldorn, M. & Emery, S. Getting ID after exiting prison is harder than you might think. So we built a chatbot to help. The Conversation. , https://theconversation.com/getting-id-after-exiting-prison-is-harder-than-you-might-think-so-we-built-a-chatbot-to-help-180570 |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Flinders University
Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) Flinders University
Bachelor of Social Planning Flinders University
I am currently working on research with colleagues from UniSA Creative where we are developing a technology-based-solution to improve the health and mental wellbeing of formerly incarcerated women.
I am currently working on a project exploring the benfits of peer support for young women experiencing mental health challenges
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Lived experience informing housing and homelessness policy and service design, Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 01/04/2023 - 01/05/2024
Empowering young women through mental health peer support, Breakthrough Mental Health Foundation/UniSA ¿ Seed Funding, 28/02/2022 - 30/11/2023
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.
Year | Output |
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2020 |
8
5
|
2020 |
17
13
7
|
2018 |
24
2
|
2017 |
2
2
|
2016 |
Open access
|
Year | Output |
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2018 |
24
2
|
Year | Output |
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2024 |
|
2024 |
1
|
2022 |
Open access
3
|
2022 |
Open access
|
2018 |
Open access
|
2015 |
|
Year | Output |
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2024 |
Open access
2
2
|
2024 |
Open access
2
|
2024 |
Open access
1
|
2024 |
Open access
4
4
6
|
2023 |
Open access
4
6
11
|
2022 |
Open access
3
|
2022 |
Open access
|
2020 |
Open access
1
|
2020 |
8
5
|
2020 |
17
13
7
|
2017 |
2
2
|
2016 |
8
9
2
|
2016 |
Open access
|
2016 |
9
8
|
2015 |
|
2015 |
7
4
4
|
2014 |
Open access
|
Year | Output |
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2023 |
Open access
|
2021 |
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Jarldorn, M, January 3, 2020, Organise against social and environmental suffering, Re-Imagining Social Work in Aotearoa New Zealand, https://www.reimaginingsocialwork.nz/2020/01/organise-against-social-and-environmental-suffering/
Research
I am currently working on research with colleagues from UniSA Creative where we are developing a technology-based-solution to improve the health and mental wellbeing of formerly incarcerated women.
I am currently working on a project exploring the benfits of peer support for young women experiencing mental health challenges
In 2023 my volunteering was recognised by having my name added to the South Australian Women's Honour Roll for my service to community Acknowledging and celebrating the achievements of South Australian women
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Seeds of Affinity | AUSTRALIA |
Southern Cross University | AUSTRALIA |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Auckland | NEW ZEALAND |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Chair, Board of ManagementSeeds of Affinity, Pathways for Women |
2020 |
MemberAustralian & New Zealand Social Work & Welfare Education & Research (ANZSWWER) |
2020 |
Chair, Board of ManagementSeeds of Affinity, Pathways for Women |
2019 |
MemberAustralian & New Zealand Social Work & Welfare Education & Research (ANZSWWER) |
2019 |
Chair, Board of ManagementSeeds of Affinity, Pathways for Women |
2018 |
Invited SpeakerGender & Sexualities Postgrad Conference |
2018 |
Invited Speaker, Intersection between criminal justice system and domestic violenceOnkaparinga Collaborative Approach |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Association of Social Workers (AASW) |
2018 |
MemberAustralian & New Zealand Social Work & Welfare Education & Research (ANZSWWER) |
2018 |
Chair, Board of ManagementSeeds of Affinity, Pathways for Women |
2017 |
Invited SpeakerSouthern Zonta |
2017 |
MemberAustralian Association of Social Workers (AASW) |
2017 |
Member, National Research CommitteeAustralian Association of Social Workers (AASW) |
2017 |
Deputy ChairSeeds of Affinity, Pathways for Women |
2016 |
Invited SpeakerPara Hills & Salisbury Neighbourhood Watch Zones |
2016 |
Invited SpeakerSouthern Zonta |
2016 |
Invited SpeakerFUSA International Womens Day Brunch |
2016 |
Invited SpeakerSoroptimist International, Adelaide Branch |
2016 |
MemberAustralian Association of Social Workers (AASW) |
2016 |
Member, National Research CommitteeAustralian Association of Social Workers (AASW) |
2016 |
Board MemberSeeds of Affinity, Pathways for Women |
2015 |
MemberAustralian Association of Social Workers (AASW) |
2015 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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Development, Wellbeing, and Relationships Beyond Residential Care: Implications for Extended Care Service Responses and Practice Approaches to Care-Experienced Emerging Adults | Current |
Social contextual analysis of psychosis behaviours and modern alternative treatments | Current |
Young women's autobiographical accounts of attempted suicide: a narrative analysis | Current |
Unearthing gender injustice in farming family inheritance: listening to daughters' voices | Completed |