Mandy Wilson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3615479 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mandy Wilson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mandy |
| FAMILY NAME | Wilson |
| SIGNATURE | WILSON M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Curtin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2706-2925 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
From Nourishing to Flourishing
Historically, research involving Indigenous Peoples has been fraught with ethical violations, extractive practices, and power imbalances that have framed Indigenous communities from a deficit lens, overlooking their strengths, knowledges, and capabilities to support community wellbeing. Indigenous Peoples have fought for Indigenous leadership and meaningful community engagement in research, developing ethical protocols and approaches to ensure re…
Connect North
Background: Connect North is the Northern Health and Social Care Trust area wide integrated, needs led, person-centred social prescribing service. It is the result of a comprehensive lens co-design process with stakeholders, service users and carers. Uniquely delivered in partnership by 2 organisations across 2 sectors working as one team combining leadership, resources and expertise for maximum impact. Approach: Our review of services delivering…
Exposure to Childhood Adversity and Intimate Partner Violence in a Sample of Incarcerated Women in Australia
Women who use violence represent one of the fastest growing groups within the Australian prisoner population, including Aboriginal women who are more likely to be incarcerated than non-Aboriginal women for violent crimes. Many incarcerated women report histories of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and intimate partner violence. This exploratory study examines baseline data from a sample of 167 women in 3 Western Australia women’s prisons enro…
Exploring fathers' child and family support during Aboriginal mothers' incarceration
Aboriginal women are one of the fastest-growing subgroups among the Australian incarcerated population. Their incarceration affects increasing numbers of children, families, and communities. Few studies have examined the role of fathers when mothers are incarcerated. Using 49 in-depth interviews with Aboriginal mothers in Western Australian prisons, we explore the types of child and family support fathers provide based on the incarcerated mother'…
Reflecting on micro‐ethics to center the voices of Aboriginal peoples experiencing homelessness
This article shares the micro‐ethical lessons from those researching alongside Aboriginal people experiencing homelessness and Aboriginal Elders in Perth, Western Australia. The article is written from the perspective of the first and second author who are two non‐Aboriginal researchers being mentored in Aboriginal culture. From this positioning, it offers reflections and practical insights into researching “in the right spirit” with Aboriginal c…
Nonfatal Strangulation During Domestic Violence Events in New South Wales
Nonfatal strangulation (NFS) is a common form of domestic violence (DV) that frequently leaves no visible signs of injury and can be a portent for future fatality. A validated text mining approach was used to analyze a police dataset of 182,949 DV events for the presence of NFS. Results confirmed NFS within intimate partner relationships is a gendered form of violence. The presence of injury and/or other (non-NFS) forms of physical abuse, emotion…
A spray bottle and a lollipop stick”
"That's the Lowest Place on Earth!" Experiences of the Carceral Spaces of Australian Police Custody for Marginalized Young Men
Young men are overrepresented among people detained in police custody in Victoria, Australia, a closed institution that has mostly escaped public scrutiny. Our study sheds light on this underexamined place from the perspective of 28 marginalized young men (aged 19-24) detained there prior to adult prison. Drawing on Bacchi's "What's the problem represented to be?" approach and the subdiscipline of carceral geography, we disrupt the assumed purpos…
I Lost Me Visits”
Utilizing Bacchi’s poststructuralist approach, “What’s the problem represented to be?,” we critically examine how the “problem” of drug use in prison is represented within a key initiative—the Identified Drug User program (IDUP)—of prison drug policy in one Australian jurisdiction. We use two data sources for our analysis: interview transcripts of recently incarcerated young men (aged 19–24) with histories of injecting drug use and selected priso…
‘You’re a woman, a convenience, a cat, a poof, a thing, an idiot’
We examine the lived experiences of transgender women in Australian men’s and women’s prisons. We draw on Alice Ristroph’s sexual punishments framework to discuss the diversity and ambiguities of sexual experiences reported by participants, and argue for a need to move beyond the dominant narrative of prison rape
Violence in the Lives of Incarcerated Aboriginal Mothers in Western Australia
Drawing on in-depth interviews with incarcerated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers in Western Australia, we report on the women's use of violence in their relationships with others. Results reinforce that Aboriginal women are overwhelmingly victims of violence; however, many women report also using violence, primarily as a strategy to deal with their own high levels of victimization. The "normalization" of violence in their lives and …
Using narratives to understand progress in youth alcohol and other drug treatment
Purpose This paper aims to illustrate how narrative research techniques can be employed to promote greater understanding of young people's experiences of progress in residential alcohol and other drug treatment. Design/methodology/approach Narrative inquiry is used to explore client understandings of what characterises progress in treatment for young people attending a residential detoxification and a residential rehabilitation service in Perth, …
My Journey Map”
Young people with substance misuse issues are at risk of harm from significant negative health and life events. Contemporary research notes both a historical failure to recognize the unique needs of adolescents, and the ongoing need for dedicated adolescent treatment programs and outcome measures. It is concerning that there is so little literature assessing the quality, availability, and effectiveness of adolescent-focused treatment programs, an…
I am the Prince of Pain, for I am a Princess in the Brain
This article explores the formation and construction of transgendered identities, `the various ontological and public narratives in which actors plot or find themselves' (Somers and Gibson, 1994: 67). Research I have conducted in Perth, Western Australia, shows that while a multiplicity of gendered identities circulate in various spaces and places, there is also a pressing need for many transgendered persons to ultimately define themselves within…
I am the Prince of Pain, for I am a Princess in the Brain
This article explores the formation and construction of transgendered identities, `the various ontological and public narratives in which actors plot or find themselves' (Somers and Gibson, 1994: 67). Research I have conducted in Perth, Western Australia, shows that while a multiplicity of gendered identities circulate in various spaces and places, there is also a pressing need for many transgendered persons to ultimately define themselves within…
I Lost Me Visits”
Utilizing Bacchi’s poststructuralist approach, “What’s the problem represented to be?,” we critically examine how the “problem” of drug use in prison is represented within a key initiative—the Identified Drug User program (IDUP)—of prison drug policy in one Australian jurisdiction. We use two data sources for our analysis: interview transcripts of recently incarcerated young men (aged 19–24) with histories of injecting drug use and selected priso…
Violence in the Lives of Incarcerated Aboriginal Mothers in Western Australia
Drawing on in-depth interviews with incarcerated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers in Western Australia, we report on the women's use of violence in their relationships with others. Results reinforce that Aboriginal women are overwhelmingly victims of violence; however, many women report also using violence, primarily as a strategy to deal with their own high levels of victimization. The "normalization" of violence in their lives and …
Using narratives to understand progress in youth alcohol and other drug treatment
Purpose This paper aims to illustrate how narrative research techniques can be employed to promote greater understanding of young people's experiences of progress in residential alcohol and other drug treatment. Design/methodology/approach Narrative inquiry is used to explore client understandings of what characterises progress in treatment for young people attending a residential detoxification and a residential rehabilitation service in Perth, …
Reflecting on micro‐ethics to center the voices of Aboriginal peoples experiencing homelessness
This article shares the micro‐ethical lessons from those researching alongside Aboriginal people experiencing homelessness and Aboriginal Elders in Perth, Western Australia. The article is written from the perspective of the first and second author who are two non‐Aboriginal researchers being mentored in Aboriginal culture. From this positioning, it offers reflections and practical insights into researching “in the right spirit” with Aboriginal c…
Nonfatal Strangulation During Domestic Violence Events in New South Wales
Nonfatal strangulation (NFS) is a common form of domestic violence (DV) that frequently leaves no visible signs of injury and can be a portent for future fatality. A validated text mining approach was used to analyze a police dataset of 182,949 DV events for the presence of NFS. Results confirmed NFS within intimate partner relationships is a gendered form of violence. The presence of injury and/or other (non-NFS) forms of physical abuse, emotion…
I am the Prince of Pain, for I am a Princess in the Brain
This article explores the formation and construction of transgendered identities, `the various ontological and public narratives in which actors plot or find themselves' (Somers and Gibson, 1994: 67). Research I have conducted in Perth, Western Australia, shows that while a multiplicity of gendered identities circulate in various spaces and places, there is also a pressing need for many transgendered persons to ultimately define themselves within…
My Journey Map”
Young people with substance misuse issues are at risk of harm from significant negative health and life events. Contemporary research notes both a historical failure to recognize the unique needs of adolescents, and the ongoing need for dedicated adolescent treatment programs and outcome measures. It is concerning that there is so little literature assessing the quality, availability, and effectiveness of adolescent-focused treatment programs, an…
Using narratives to understand progress in youth alcohol and other drug treatment
Purpose This paper aims to illustrate how narrative research techniques can be employed to promote greater understanding of young people's experiences of progress in residential alcohol and other drug treatment. Design/methodology/approach Narrative inquiry is used to explore client understandings of what characterises progress in treatment for young people attending a residential detoxification and a residential rehabilitation service in Perth, …
‘You’re a woman, a convenience, a cat, a poof, a thing, an idiot’
We examine the lived experiences of transgender women in Australian men’s and women’s prisons. We draw on Alice Ristroph’s sexual punishments framework to discuss the diversity and ambiguities of sexual experiences reported by participants, and argue for a need to move beyond the dominant narrative of prison rape
Violence in the Lives of Incarcerated Aboriginal Mothers in Western Australia
Drawing on in-depth interviews with incarcerated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers in Western Australia, we report on the women's use of violence in their relationships with others. Results reinforce that Aboriginal women are overwhelmingly victims of violence; however, many women report also using violence, primarily as a strategy to deal with their own high levels of victimization. The "normalization" of violence in their lives and …
I Lost Me Visits”
Utilizing Bacchi’s poststructuralist approach, “What’s the problem represented to be?,” we critically examine how the “problem” of drug use in prison is represented within a key initiative—the Identified Drug User program (IDUP)—of prison drug policy in one Australian jurisdiction. We use two data sources for our analysis: interview transcripts of recently incarcerated young men (aged 19–24) with histories of injecting drug use and selected priso…
A spray bottle and a lollipop stick”
"That's the Lowest Place on Earth!" Experiences of the Carceral Spaces of Australian Police Custody for Marginalized Young Men
Young men are overrepresented among people detained in police custody in Victoria, Australia, a closed institution that has mostly escaped public scrutiny. Our study sheds light on this underexamined place from the perspective of 28 marginalized young men (aged 19-24) detained there prior to adult prison. Drawing on Bacchi's "What's the problem represented to be?" approach and the subdiscipline of carceral geography, we disrupt the assumed purpos…
Nonfatal Strangulation During Domestic Violence Events in New South Wales
Nonfatal strangulation (NFS) is a common form of domestic violence (DV) that frequently leaves no visible signs of injury and can be a portent for future fatality. A validated text mining approach was used to analyze a police dataset of 182,949 DV events for the presence of NFS. Results confirmed NFS within intimate partner relationships is a gendered form of violence. The presence of injury and/or other (non-NFS) forms of physical abuse, emotion…
Reflecting on micro‐ethics to center the voices of Aboriginal peoples experiencing homelessness
This article shares the micro‐ethical lessons from those researching alongside Aboriginal people experiencing homelessness and Aboriginal Elders in Perth, Western Australia. The article is written from the perspective of the first and second author who are two non‐Aboriginal researchers being mentored in Aboriginal culture. From this positioning, it offers reflections and practical insights into researching “in the right spirit” with Aboriginal c…
Exposure to Childhood Adversity and Intimate Partner Violence in a Sample of Incarcerated Women in Australia
Women who use violence represent one of the fastest growing groups within the Australian prisoner population, including Aboriginal women who are more likely to be incarcerated than non-Aboriginal women for violent crimes. Many incarcerated women report histories of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and intimate partner violence. This exploratory study examines baseline data from a sample of 167 women in 3 Western Australia women’s prisons enro…
Exploring fathers' child and family support during Aboriginal mothers' incarceration
Aboriginal women are one of the fastest-growing subgroups among the Australian incarcerated population. Their incarceration affects increasing numbers of children, families, and communities. Few studies have examined the role of fathers when mothers are incarcerated. Using 49 in-depth interviews with Aboriginal mothers in Western Australian prisons, we explore the types of child and family support fathers provide based on the incarcerated mother'…
From Nourishing to Flourishing
Historically, research involving Indigenous Peoples has been fraught with ethical violations, extractive practices, and power imbalances that have framed Indigenous communities from a deficit lens, overlooking their strengths, knowledges, and capabilities to support community wellbeing. Indigenous Peoples have fought for Indigenous leadership and meaningful community engagement in research, developing ethical protocols and approaches to ensure re…
Connect North
Background: Connect North is the Northern Health and Social Care Trust area wide integrated, needs led, person-centred social prescribing service. It is the result of a comprehensive lens co-design process with stakeholders, service users and carers. Uniquely delivered in partnership by 2 organisations across 2 sectors working as one team combining leadership, resources and expertise for maximum impact. Approach: Our review of services delivering…
Psychology (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Criminology (7 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Prison (4 works)