Adjunct Associate Professor
Julie King
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
T1 Res. Centre - CI, Edu & Social Justice (U91),
Centre for Justice
Biography
Dr Julie King is a senior lecturer in the School of Public Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health,Queensland University of Technology. Before joining the academy Dr King was a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse Manager in the areas of ophthalmology, disability, rehabilitation and palliative care. Her Master of Public Health (Tropical Health) from UQ was awarded the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine Medal and a Dean’s commendation for academic excellence. She also has a PhD in medical anthropology from QUT. Dr King is a medical anthropologist with a strong interest in disability and gender in low and middle income countries. She takes a human rights and inclusive development approach to working in numerous countries in the Asia-Pacific and Africa. She has researched in Thailand and Cambodia and conducted training in Nepal, Fiji, Cambodia and Tanzania in the areas of disability, human rights and gender. Throughout her career, Dr King led the design and development of many Department of Defence and Trade Australia Award Fellowships for participants from Africa, Asia and the Pacific in areas of disability, gender and inclusive disaster management. In 2013, Dr King led a team in the development of a gender-mainstreaming training manual for the Ministry of Health in Fiji. Dr King teaches in the areas of human rights, disability, international social work and research methods. She supervises HDR students both domestic and international with a focus on cross-cultural research and international field work. She has supervised students from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ghana, Solomon Islands and Vietnam. She also supervises social work students on professional placement overseas. Interests:
- Disability in low and middle income countries
- Gender issues in low and middle income countries including violence, trafficking and human rights
- Inclusive development practice
- Inclusive/community-based disaster management
- Access and sustainable transport for persons with disability, especially in low and middle income countries
- International health
- Refugee health, in particular disability and chronic health issues
- International social work
Personal details
Positions
- Adjunct Associate Professor
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
T1 Res. Centre - CI, Edu & Social Justice (U91),
Centre for Justice
Keywords
Human rights, International development, Disability, Gender, Inclusive disaster risk management, People from refugee backgrounds, International health, Cross-cultural studies
Research field
Social work, Anthropology, Public health
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD, Master of Public Health (Tropical Health) (Queensland University of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
- American Anthropological Association
- Society of Medical Anthropology
- Road Traffic Injuries Research Network
- Association for Women's Rights in Development
- Management Committee Board Member: AMPARO Advocacy Inc
Teaching
Dr King is committed to inclusive teaching practices and has been working with the Academic Language and Learning Support team to ensure support for students from CaLD and international backgrounds. She is also interested in virtual simulated learning environments. In 2011, Dr King won a QUT Teaching and Learning Grant to develop animations around disability in global and local contexts with Creative Industries. She co-ordinates and teaches into:
- SWB105 Introduction to Human Rights and Ethics
- SWB306 People, Community and Disability
- SWB312 International Social Work
- SWN001 Planning, literacy and Research
- She also supervises social work students doing international professional placements through PUB875
Dr King also specialises in customised short courses which have been undertaken for Australia Award Fellowship training or have been delivered overseas for government and non-government agencies, including in Tanzania and Cambodia. All customised courses are developed to be context specific and address the needs and learning styles of the participants. Topics include:
- Disability and disability inclusive development
- Gender
- Access and inclusion
- Inclusive disaster risk management
Publications
- King, J., King, M., Edwards, N., Carroll, J., Watling, H., Anam, M., Bull, M. & Oviedo-trespalacios, O. (2021). Exploring women's experiences of gender-based violence and other threats to safety on public transport in Bangladesh. International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 10(4), 158–173. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/226678
- King, J., King, M., Edwards, N., Hair, S., Cheang, S., Pearson, A. & Coelho, S. (2018). Addressing transport safety and accessibility for people with a disability in developing countries: a formative evaluation of the Journey Access Tool in Cambodia. Global Health Action, 11(1), 1–11. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/122932
- King, J., Edwards, N., Correa-Velez, I., Hair, S. & Fordyce, M. (2016). Disadvantage and disability: Experiences of people from refugee backgrounds with disability living in Australia. Disability and the Global South (DGS), 3(1), 843–864. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/221765
- Anaman, J., King, J. & Correa-Velez, I. (2017). Barriers and facilitators of cervical cancer screening practices among African immigrant women living in Brisbane, Australia. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 31, 22–29. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/112651
- Nguyen, T., King, J., Edwards, N. & Dunne, M. (2021). 'Under great anxiety': Pregnancy experiences of Vietnamese women with physical disabilities seen through an intersectional lens. Social Science and Medicine, 284. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/212612
- King, J., Brough, M. & Knox, M. (2014). Negotiating disability and colonisation: the lived experience of Indigenous Australians with a disability. Disability and Society, 29(5), 738–750. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/65510
- King, J., Edwards, N., Watling, H. & Hair, S. (2019). Barriers to disability-inclusive disaster management in the Solomon Islands: Perspectives of people with disability. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 34, 459–466. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/124178
- Nguyen, T., King, J., Edwards, N. & Dunne, M. (2022). 'Nothing suitable for us': experiences of women with physical disabilities in accessing maternal healthcare services in Northern Vietnam. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(4), 573–581. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/202741
- King, J., Edwards, N., Correa-Velez, I., Darracott, R. & Fordyce, M. (2016). Restrictive practices on refugees in Australia with intellectual disability and challenging behaviours: a family's story. Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 10(4), 222–232. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/221997
- King, J., Edwards, N. & Watling, H. (2023). Leadership for change: pathways to activism for African women with disability. Disability & Society, 38(7), 1164–1185. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/214203
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Julie, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2017
- Details
- Vice-Chancellor's Performance Award
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Invited keynote address at The Realising Hopes and Dreams of Parents with Intellectual Disabilty Symposium - Brisbane,2012
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2004
- Details
- Dean's commendation for performance in Master of Public Health (Tropical Health)
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2004
- Details
- Awarded the Austrasian College of Tropical Medicine Medal for overall performance in Master of Public Health (Tropical Health)
Selected research projects
- Title
- International Social Work Student Exchange: Facilitating Good Practice in Australia and the Asia-Pacific
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- ID14-3721
- Start year
- 2015
- Keywords
- Curriculum Design; International Student Exchange; Internationalisation; Social Work; Social Work Education
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Insider accounts of abattoirs in Australia: a critical narrative inquiry
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Heather Fraser
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- "Double wahala for dead body": Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among Persons with Disabilities Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Nigeria (2024)
- "The Journey to Warrior Mothers": Lived Experiences of Warrior Mothers of Children with Physical Disability in Bangladesh (2022)
- Polluted Identity and Obstructed Escape: A Critical Analysis of the Therapeutic Alliance in a Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Unit (2022)
- Women with Physical Disabilities in Northern Vietnam: The Lived Experiences of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Maternal Healthcare (2021)
- Birds Dying in the Sky: Older Transgender Women's Constructions, Understanding and Experiences of Ageing in Thailand (2018)
- Developing Effective Policies to Reduce Disability from Road Crashes in Cambodia (2017)
- A Transformative Journey of Cultural Recovery: Te Ao Maori (2016)
- Barriers to and Facilitators of Cervical Screening Practice among African Immigrant Women from Refugee and Non-Refugee Backgrounds Living in Brisbane (2016)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.