Dr Ella Kuskoff
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Social Science
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Researcher biography
Ella is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The University of Queensland. Her research focuses on social and policy responses to inequality and disadvantage, and how these responses may be changed to more effectively address social issues. Her particular areas of interest include domestic violence, gender, and homelessness.
Publications
Journal Articles
Plage, Stefanie, Kuskoff, Ella, Hoang, Nam-Phuong and Povey, Jenny (2022). Educational participation of primary school children with cancer from a Life Course perspective: A critical review of the literature. International Journal of Educational Research, 114 101990, 101990. doi: 10.1016/j.ijer.2022.101990
Kuskoff, Ella, Parsell, Cameron, Plage, Stefanie, Ablaza, Christine and Perales, Francisco (2022). Willing but unable: How resources help low-income mothers care for their children and minimise child protection intervention. The British Journal of Social Work. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcac027
Simpson Reeves, Laura, Clarke, Andrew, Kuskoff, Ella and Parsell, Cameron (2022). Fulfilling and desperately needed: Australian media representations of responses to homelessness. Australian Journal of Social Issues. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.201
Kuskoff, Ella (2021). From aims to actions: a critical analysis of government intervention in cultural drivers of domestic and family violence. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 81 (1) 1467-8500.12486, 111-126. doi: 10.1111/1467-8500.12486
Kuskoff, Ella, Clarke, Andrew and Parsell, Cameron (2021). What about men? The marginalization of men who engage in domestic violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1-23. doi: 10.1177/0886260521997462
Parsell, Cameron, Clarke, Andrew and Kuskoff, Ella (2020). Understanding responses to homelessness during COVID-19: an examination of Australia. Housing Studies, 1-14. doi: 10.1080/02673037.2020.1829564
Kuskoff, Ella and Parsell, Cameron (2020). Striving for Gender Equality: Representations of Gender in "Progressive" Domestic Violence Policy. Violence Against Women, 27 (3-4), 1-19. doi: 10.1177/1077801220909892
Kuskoff, Ella and Parsell, Cameron (2019). Preventing domestic violence by changing Australian gender relations: issues and considerations. Australian Social Work, 73 (2), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/0312407x.2019.1641529
Kuskoff, Ella (2017). The importance of discourse in homelessness policy for young people: an Australian perspective. Journal of Youth Studies, 21 (3), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/13676261.2017.1380789
Conference Papers
Plage, Stefanie, Kuskoff, Ella and Hoang, Nam Phuong (2021). Current knowledge on educational participation in childhood cancer survivorship: a systematic review of the literature. Cancer Survivorship 2021, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 18-19 March 2021.
Kuskoff, Ella (2019). Policy, progress, and (male) privilege: How gendered assumptions influence domestic violence policy. Australian Sociological Association Conference, Sydney, Australia, 25-28 November 2019.
Kuskoff, Ella (2019). Conceptualisations of gender in Queensland’s domestic violence policy. Gender, Sex and Sexualities Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 23-24 September 2019.
Kuskoff, Ella (2019). Striving for gender equality: Representations of gender in progressive domestic violence policy. Australian Social Policy Conference, Sydney, Australia, 8-11 September 2019.
Kuskoff, Ella (2018). Striving for gender equality in Queensland. Stop Domestic Violence Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 3-5 December 2018.
Generic Document
Working Papers
Campbell, A., Baxter, J., Kuskoff, E., Forder, P. and Loxton, D. (2022). Cumulative Violence and Young Women's Unfreedom. LCC Working Paper Series. 2022-09. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.
Kuskoff, Ella (2019). From intentions to implementation: improving alignment between domestic and family violence policy aims and actions. LCC Working Paper Series. 2019-25. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Kuskoff, Ella (2016). A critical discourse analysis of past and present policy representations of youth homelessness in Australia. LCC Working Paper Series. 2016-26. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Kuskoff, Ella and Mallett, Shelley (2016). Young, homeless, and raising a child: a review of existing approaches to addressing the needs of young Australian parents experiencing homelessness. LCC Working Paper Series. 2016-13. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Research Reports
Kuskoff, Ella , Parsell, Cameron , Ablaza, Christine , Perales, Francisco , Clarke, Andrew and Plage, Stefanie (2021). Keeping families together: pilot project study. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Ablaza, Christine, Kuskoff, Ella, Perales, Francisco, Parsell, Cameron and Robinson, Richard (2021). Domestic and Family Violence and Emergency Relief: The Who, The What, and The Where. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.