Dr Stuart Robertson

Lecturer - School of Health

Phone: +61 2 67732493

Biography

Dr Stuart Robertson is the lecturer of Community Services within the School of Health and a full member of Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA). Stuart has extensive work experience within the community service sector, ranging from direct care work, community development roles, case management in both disability and child protection leading a Local Area Coordination (LAC) as part of the NDIS.

Stuart’s PhD research focused on the conditions required to enable remote mining communities remain viable post mining. The research highlighted the dependency upon those mining communities by surrounding communities and the impact upon service delivery as the mining workforce changed in it nature and size.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology), PhD (UNE)

Teaching Areas

Stuart’s current teaching areas are;

HLTH101 Information and Evidence in Health and Social Care

HLTH104 The Context of the Health and Community Services

HSSW168 Responding to Disability and Ageing

HLTH201 Community Services Fieldwork 1

HLTH301 Community Services Fieldwork 2

HLTH305 Special Topic in Health and Social Care

HLTH310/510 Foundations for Mental Health Practice

Research Interests

Stuart’s main area of research is the delivery of services in regional and remote Australia and how communities are adapting to the changes in the delivery of services. A key and current focus is on the changes that are occurring for service providers, families and people with a disability in regional and remote Australia following the implementation of the NDIS.

Publications

Recent Book Chapters

Robertson, S., & Argent, N. (2016). The potential value of lifecycle planning for resource communities and planning for the enduring community value from mining. In F McKenzie (Ed.), Labour force mobility in the Australian resources industry: Socio-economic and regional impact. Melbourne: Springer.

Recent Journals

Robertson S, Blackwell B& McFarlane J (2017). The viability of remote mining communities: insights from community perceptions and employment impact assessments, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 53(4), 310-324.

Blackwell, B.D. and S. Robertson (2016), ‘Enduring value for remote communities from mining: Synthesising production, employment, populations, and reform opportunities’, Learning Communities: International Journal of Learning in Social Contexts, Special Issue: Synthesis & Integration Writing from the Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation, April, No. 19, pp. 116-147.

Robertson, S., & Blackwell, B. (2015). Remote Mining Towns on the Rangelands: Determining Dependency within the Hinterland. The Rangeland Journal, 37(6), 583-596.

Robertson, S., & Blackwell, B. (2014). Mine lifecycle planning and enduring value for remote communities. International Journal of Rural Law and Policy(1).

Buitrago, I., & Robertson, S. (2014). Mine lifecycle planning: creating lasting value for communities. Proceddings of the Life of Mine 2014 Conference, Pullman Brisbane King George Square, Brisbane.

Memberships

ACWA