| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Baker, A., & Anderson-Kunert, T. (190315). Journeys in and through sound. Qualitative Research Journal, 19(1), (2-8). |
| 2019 | Baker, A. (190315). Battle for truth: poetic interruptions into symbolic violence through sound portraits. Qualitative Research Journal, 19(1), (29-40). |
| 2017 |
Henderson, D. X., Baker, A., Goings, R. B., & Gordon-Littrean, B. (170901). Exploring Underlying Dimensions of Social Connectedness in the Experiences of Suspended Young People from Ethnically Diverse Populations in the USA. Children and Society, 31(5), (390-402). doi: 10.1111/chso.12210 |
| 2016 | Baker, A. M. (160303). The process and product: Crafting community portraits with young people in flexible learning settings. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 20(3), (309-330). |
| 2016 | Sonn, C., & Baker, A. (160303). Creating inclusive knowledges: Exploring the transformative potential of arts and cultural practice. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 20(3), (215-228). |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Community & liberation psychology
- Community-Based Participatory Research
- Youth identities
- Intercultural relations
- Activism
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
About Alison Baker
Alison Baker, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in Social Pedagogy in the College of Arts, Business, Law, Education and IT at Victoria University in Melbourne, on the land of the Wurundjeri of the Kulin nation.
Her research focuses on the implications of structures that produce inequality in the lives of various disenfranchised groups as well as those in positions of privilege. Her research also focuses on young people’s experiences of racialization and other forms of oppression, particularly their subjectivities, identity and belonging across contexts.
Alison's research draws on theory in critical community and liberation psychologies, in addition to feminist and critical race scholarship. Her research mobilises creative and participatory research methodologies, specifically visual and sound storytelling modalities to explore and develop young people's sense of social justice and capacity for action.
Qualifications
- BA, University of Memphis, USA, 2003
- MSc, North Carolina State University, USA, 2008
- PhD, North Carolina State University, USA 2011
Key publications
Alison has over 55 publications, with a selection listed here.
A more comprehensive list of Alison's publications is available in the VU Research Repository.
Book (showing 2 of 3)
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | te, Riele., Corcoran, T., MacDonald, F., Baker, A., & White, J. (230101). Incarcerated Young People, Education and Social Justice. |
| 2021 | Quadros, A. D., Kelman, D., White, J., Sonn, C. C., & Baker, A. M. (211021). Poking the Wasp Nest: Young People, Applied Theatre, and Education about Race. Innovations and Controversies. |
Book chapter (showing 3)
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Sonn, C. C., Baker, A. M., & Agung-Igusti, R. P. (210101). Promoting Epistemic Justice: Community Arts, Identity and Belonging Among African Diaspora in Australia (pp. 141-157). Springer International Publishing. |
| 2018 | Oke, N., Sonn, C., & Baker, A. (180719). Places of Privilege BRILL. |
| 2017 | Plows, V., & Baker, A. (170101). On the Edge? (pp. 77-94). SensePublishers. |
Journal article (showing 5 of 23)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Please note:
- Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
- Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
- The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.
2023
|
Vingrys - VicHealth
Impact Research Grant: Aboriginal Australian dietary practices and place-making
in public health equity
From: Vic Health Impact Research Grants, Victoria University
Other investigators: Ms Karen Jackson, Dr Megan O'shea, Prof Christopher Sonn, Dr Kristina Vingrys
For period: 2023-2025
|
$296,943 |
|
Gen-Generator
From: Major Transport Infrastructure Authority
For period: 2023-2024
|
$9,955 |
2021
|
Resilience: Regenerative City Living Lab
From: Victorian Higher Education Strategic Investment Fund
Other investigators: Dr Jean Hopman, Prof Debra Smith, Dr Amy Quayle, Dr Daniel Ooi, Ms Karen Jackson, Dr Thinh Nguyen
For period: 2021-2022
|
$590,000 |
2020
|
Developing a place-based youth led action research model: The We Hear YOUth project
From: Thorne Harbour Health, The Foundation For Young Australians
Other investigators: Dr Amy Quayle
For period: 2020-2021
|
Not disclosed |
2019
|
Partnership with Deakin University in the Collaborative Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (CRIS)
From: Research Institute on Social Cohesion
Other investigators: Prof Debra Smith, Dr Mario Peucker, Prof Ramon Spaaij
For period: 2019-2021
|
Not disclosed |
|
Educational Transition from Custody
From: Department of Education and Training, Victoria
Other investigators: Aspr Julie White, Dr Fiona Macdonald
For period: 2019-2020
|
Not disclosed |
2017
|
An evaluation of the Horace Petty Education Engagement Initiative.
From: College of Health and Biomedicine, Stonnington City Council, College of Arts and Education
Other investigators: Prof Christopher Sonn
For period: 2017-2020
|
Not disclosed |
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
Currently supervised research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PhD Integrated | Associate supervisor |
| 1 | PhD | Principal supervisor |
| 1 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
| 1 | Master of Applied Research | Principal supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD Integrated (1) | Associate supervisor |
| PhD (1) | Principal supervisor |
| PhD (1) | Associate supervisor |
| Master of Applied Research (1) | Principal supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PhD by Publication | Associate supervisor |
| 2 | Master of Research | Principal supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD by Publication (1) | Associate supervisor |
| Master of Research (2) | Principal supervisor |
Teaching activities & experience
Alison teaches into the Community Development (undergraduate) and International Community Development (Masters) programs at VU. She currently teaches or coordinates these units:
- Research Methods (AAA5002)
- Migration, Culture and Identity (ASA5012)
- Minor Thesis units in ICD (ASA6003 and ASA6004); coordinator.
Other units she has taught in the area of research methods include: Research Design and Methods in Education, Research and Young People (now ASC 3007), Community-Based Practice and Research (ASA 3001) and Managing and Reporting Community-Based (ASA 3002). She has previously taught Sociological Orientation to Education and Change and Social Justice in Education.
In psychology Alison has guest lectured in VU's Master of Applied Psychology (Community) and has taught units in Social, Developmental and Adolescent psychology (USA).
Key academic roles
| Dates | Role | Department / Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2012 - Present |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
|
The Victoria Institute for Education, Diversity and Lifelong Learning, Victoria University |
| Jan 2011 - Jan 2012 |
Research Fellow in Child Well-Being and Anti-Racism
|
University of Melbourne |
| Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
|---|---|
| Jan 2012 -
Present
|
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
The Victoria Institute for Education, Diversity and Lifelong Learning, Victoria University |
| Jan 2011 -
Jan 2012
|
Research Fellow in Child Well-Being and Anti-Racism
University of Melbourne |
Keynote and invited speeches
| Year | Title/Description |
|---|---|
| 2017 |
From voice to resonance through participatory arts-based research 13th Australasian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference, November 13th -15th, Ballarat, Victoria. |
| 2015 |
Voices of displacement: creating sound portraits of identity and belonging, Micro Keynote presentation Qualitative Methods Conference (hosted by International Institute for Qualitative Methodology), April 28th -30th, Melbourne, Australia. |
