Ms Alice Campbell

PhD Candidate

Institute for Social Science Research

alice.campbell@uq.edu.au

Researcher Biography

Alice is a PhD student and Research Assistant at ISSR with a background in social and behavioral sciences and quantitative methodologies. Alice enjoys working in a multidisciplinary environment and is interested in any original theory or research that sheds light on the human experience whether it originates in sociology, genetics, philosophy, sociobiology, psychology, economics etc! Through her PhD studies Alice hopes to develop high level research skills that will ultimately allow her to work across topics and contexts within the broad domain of social research.

PhD title

Inequalities by sexual identity in Australia: The moderating role of micro-level contexts

Advisors

Dr Paco Perales (Principal)
Professor Janeen Baxter (Associate)

Research interests

Caregiving across the lifespan
Caregiving and attachment behavioural systems
Child development
Lifespan development, longitudinal research
Differential susceptibility/vantage sensitivity
Prosocial behavior, altruism
Social and economic inequality
Perceived control over one’s life – causes and consequences
Women’s health, maternity care
Educational & career aspirations

Willis, Linda-Dianne, Povey, Jenny, Hodges, Julie, Campbell, Alice and Carroll, Annemaree (2017). Innovative parent engagement leadership practices across diverse school contexts. In: Parent Engagement Conference Australia with The Smith Family, Maximising every child’s potential, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, (). 6-8 June 2017.

Perales, F., Bouma, G. and Campbell, A. (2017). Unpacking the Influence of Religion and Religiosity on Attitudes Towards Same-Sex Couples in Contemporary Australia. In: Australian Association for the study of Religion Conference, Sydney, Australia, (). 7-8 December 2017.

Povey, J. and Campbell, A. (2017). Showing interest in their adolescents' education: can dads make a difference?. In: ARACY Parent Engagement Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, (). 6-8 June 2017.

Hancock, Kirsten, Mitrou, Francis, Povey, Jenny, Campbell, Alice and Zubrick, Stephen R. (2016). Three-generation education patterns among grandparents, parents and grandchildren: Evidence of grandparent effects from Australia. In: SSLS 2016: Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies International Conference, Bamberg, Germany, (). 6-8 October, 2016.

Hancock, Kirsten, Povey, Jenny, Mitrou, Francis, Campbell, Alice and Zubrick, Stephen R. (2016). What can the frequency of contact between grandparents and grandchildren tell us about 'direct' effects of grandparent education on the academic outcomes of grandchildren?. In: SSLS 2016: Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies International Conference, Bamberg, Germany, (). 6-8 October, 2016.

Povey, Jenny, Campbell, Alice, Hancock, Kirsten and Mitrou, Francis (2016). Academic socialisation and the intergenerational transmission of education advantage. In: SSLS 2016: Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies International Conference, Bamberg, Germany, (). 6-8 October, 2016.

Generic Document

Povey, Jenny , Campbell, Alice Kate , Haynes, Michele , Western, Mark , Bennett, Sarah , Antrobus, Emma and Willis, Linda-Dianne (2016). Parent Engagement in Schools (PES) - All schools summary.

Research Reports

Willis, Linda-Dianne, Povey, Jenny, Hodges, Julie, Carroll, Annemaree, Pedde, Charley and Campbell, Alice (2018) What gives some Principals the edge on parent-school-community engagement? Principal leadership for engaging parents and community in disadvantaged schools: four case studies Brisbane, Queensland: The University of Queensland

Povey, J., Brady, M., Perales, F., Baffour, B., Baxter, J., Pedde, C., Clague, D., Stevenson, S., Campbell, A. and Jarallah, Y. (2017) Interim key findings from the ISSR evaluation of the Nanny Pilot Programme. Prepared for the Commonwealth Department of Education and Training. The University of Queensland, Institute for Social Science Research. :

Povey, J., Brady, M., Perales, F., Baffour, B., Baxter, J., Pedde, C., Clague, D., Stevenson, S., Campbell, A. and Jarallah, Y. (2017) Nanny Pilot Programme Evaluation Interim Technical Report. Prepared for the Commonwealth Department of Education and Training : The University of Queensland, Institute for Social Science Research

Working Papers

Perales, Francisco and Campbell, Alice (2017). Who supports equal rights for same-sex couples? Evidence from Australia. LCC Working Paper Series 2017-20, Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.

Povey, Jenny, Campbell, Alice, Hancock, Kirsten, Mitrou, Francis and Haynes, Michele (2016). Parents’ interest in their child’s education and children’s educational outcomes across the life course: does gender matter?. LCC Working Paper Series 2016-22, Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.

Hancock, Kirsten, Mitrou, Francis, Povey, Jenny, Campbell, Alice and Zubrick, Stephen R. (2016). Three-generation education patterns among grandparents, parents and grandchildren: evidence of grandparent effects from Australia. LCC Working Paper Series 2016-08, Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.

Povey, Jenny, Campbell, Alice, Willis, Linda, Haynes, Michele, Western, Mark, Bennett, Sarah, Antrobus, Emma and Pedde, Charley (2016). Engaging parents in schools and building parent-school partnerships: the role of school and parent organisation leadership. LCC Working Paper Series 2016-07, Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.