Qian Fang received her PhD in Social Policy in 2018. She was a post-doctoral research fellow at the Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales (2018-2021) before she joined UniSA Justice and Society, University of South Australia in 2022.
Qian’s expertise is in culturally responsive disability policy and practice for people with disability and their families from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, particularly focusing on peer support networks run by and for people with disability and their families from CALD backgrounds, disability organisations working with CALD communities for culturally responsive practice and comparative research on the international Chinese community.
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About me
Qian Fang received her PhD in Social Policy in 2018. She was a post-doctoral research fellow at the Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales (2018-2021) before she joined UniSA Justice and Society, University of South Australia in 2022.
Qian’s expertise is in culturally responsive disability policy and practice for people with disability and their families from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, particularly focusing on peer support networks run by and for people with disability and their families from CALD backgrounds, disability organisations working with CALD communities for culturally responsive practice and comparative research on the international Chinese community.
Qian brings to teaching her engagement with disability and CALD communities to help students understand cultural responsiveness in working with people from various cultural backgrounds, a key knowledge and skill for a social worker in the time of globalisation.
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 06/03/2024 |
What kind of NDIS reform do we need?, https://www.sbs.com.au/language/chinese/zh-hans/article/ndis-is-set-for-reform-but-what-support-do-those-from-non-english-speaking-backgrounds-need/9mmvga9iq |
| 21/09/2021 |
Chinese Australians with disability: Different lives, same brilliance, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_88qvV73cOI&ab_channel=ABC%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87 |
| 07/10/2020 |
Latest research on culturally responsive disability support for people with disability and their families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds within the NDIS, https://www.sbs.com.au/chinese/mandarin/zh-hans/audio/ndis-service-in-chinese-community-interview-with-qianfang |
| 11/12/2019 |
Culturally and linguistically diverse families could benefit more from the NDIS, https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2019/12/culturally-and-linguistically-diverse-families-could-benefit-mor |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy (Social Policy) The University of New South Wales
culturally responsive disability policy and practice for people with disability and their families from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds
peer support networks run by and for people with disability, older people and carers from CALD backgrounds
disability servcies organisations in Australia working with CALD communities
international Chinese community comparative research
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Enhancing Access to Culturally Responsive Mental Health Support for Chinese Elderlies in Adelaide, Australia Post, 14/12/2023 - 30/09/2024
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, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
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| 2025 |
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| 2023 |
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| 2024 |
Open access
1
5
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| 2024 |
Open access
1
1
3
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| 2024 |
Open access
2
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| 2021 |
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| 2021 |
Open access
4
4
14
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| 2020 |
5
5
4
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| 2018 |
11
8
1
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· Fang, Q., Fisher, K.R., Poon, AWC., Duong, J., Lee, JS., Li, B. (2022). Australian Chinese Disability Peer Support Groups in Sydney. Sydney: Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney. https://apo.org.au/node/316306
· Fang, Q., Fisher, K. R. (2019). Culturally responsive disability support-Community Access Network (CAN). Sydney: Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney. http://doi.org/10.26190/5d805638467d7
· Purcal, C; Giuntoli, G; Wehbe, A; Fang, Q; Kayess, R; Fisher, K; Johnson, K. (2018). Outcome evaluation of icare lifetime care Community Participation Grants, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney. http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5b83387b77e50
Research
culturally responsive disability policy and practice for people with disability and their families from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds
peer support networks run by and for people with disability, older people and carers from CALD backgrounds
disability servcies organisations in Australia working with CALD communities
international Chinese community comparative research
Board Member, Diversity and Disability Alliance, 2021-current
Boar Member, Chinese Disability Peer Support Group, 2023-current
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Beijing University of Technology | CHINA |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| National Taipei University | TAIWAN |
| Private Individual | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Sun Yat-Sen University | CHINA |
| TaiYuan City Social Welfare Institute | CHINA |
| University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
Teaching & student supervision
