Research

This lecture given by Mark Stephens on 20 February 2026, is about social housing, and the role that it might play in tackling Australia’s housing crisis.
While scholars have documented the punishment regime inflicted on unhoused people, less research has focused on the private citizens, often organized as mutual aid groups, who intervene to counteract—and help encampment residents survive—this regime.
This research report presents key findings from a mixed-methods study investigating the physical and mental health effects of housing previously homeless individuals in regional New South Wales.

From the AHURI inquiry: Inquiry into developing a long-term governance and resource framework for sustainable and effective Indigenous housing. What…

This is a rapid review of literature on transitional supportive housing for veterans, and a co-design of the RSL LifeCare Homes for Heroes program.
This study analyzes the HOPE VI program, a $17 billion initiative to revitalize 262 distressed public housing developments, to determine if low-economic-mobility neighborhoods can be transformed into high-mobility areas.
This research explores workplace trauma in Australia’s social housing and homelessness services, including its extent, causes and impacts, and examines current practices to address this trauma, options to mitigate it, and guiding principles for response.
This essay critically examines the intersection of Adverse Childhood Experiences with Social Determinants of Health, exploring the role of social workers in co-creating Protective and Compensatory Experiences through their practice to support children’s lifelong positive health outcomes.