Institute for Social Science Research

Ms Nikita Sharma

PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Social Science
+61 7 336 52839

Researcher Biography

After completing her Master’s degree in Economics, Nikita gained work experience in research firms, academics, and not-for-profit organizations. Her academic and work experience made her realize the importance of academic research in determining government policies and actions. Her research interests are fueled by her academic training spanning undergraduate to post-graduate days and, thoughts and ideas that have shaped her both intellectually and personally. 

Phd title

Empirical Investigation of Horizontal Inequalities in Education and its Impact

Advisors

  • Dr Wojtek Tomaszewski (Principal)
  • Professor Janeen Baxter (Associate)
  • Dr Jenny Povey (Associate)

Research interests

  • Inequality
  • Education
  • Public Service Delivery
  • Development Economics

Publications

Conference Papers (7)
Working Paper (1)
Thesis (1)
Research Report (1)

Conference Papers

Lawrence, Amanda, Ceron, Isabel, Sharma, Nikita and McEachern, Steven (2023). Research infrastructure for the social sciences – the next ten years. eResearch Australasia 2023 Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 16-20 October 2023.
Sharma, Nikita, Ceron, Isabel and Hatherly, Chris (2023). Back to basics: a framework to understand the building blocks of social science research infrastructure. Australian Social Policy Conference 2023, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 11 - 13 September 2023.
Zajac, Tomasz, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Sharma, Nikita and Western, Mark (2023). The effects of educational capital, cultural and linguistic proximity, and age of arrival on the labour market outcomes of foreign-born university graduates in Australia. RC28 Spring Meeting 2023 'Education and Social Inequality across the Life Course', Paris, France, 24-26 May 2023.
Zajac, Tomasz, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Sharma, Nikita and Western, Mark (2023). The effects of educational capital, cultural and linguistic proximity, and age of arrival on the labour market outcomes of foreign-born university graduates in Australia. ISA RC28 Spring Meeting, Paris, France, 23-26 May 2023.
Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Zając, Tomasz, Western, Mark and Sharma, Nikita (2023). Labour market outcomes of university graduates of migrant background in australia: the relevance of cultural, linguistic, and educational capital in the country of origin. XX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 25 June-1 July 2023.
Sharma, Nikita (2021). Does quality matter? Immigrants and job satisfaction in Australia. 2021 International Society for Quality of Life Studies (ISQOLS) Conference, Online, 24-28 August 2021.
Sharma, Nikita (2018). The economic assimilation of immigrants in Australia: a reappraisal. The Asian and Australasian Society of Labour Economics (AASLE) Conference, Seoul, South Korea, 13-15 December 2018.

Working Paper

Sharma, Nikita and Middlebrook, Nathan (2023). Keeping up with the best: a review of emergency relief delivery practices in Australia. LCC Working Paper Series. 2023-23. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland Australia. doi: 10.14264/fbc84b8

Thesis

Sharma, Nikita (2023). Same-same but different? Country of origin and labour market outcomes of immigrants in Australia. PhD Thesis, Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/e49eb10

Research Report

Povey, Jenny, Cook, Stephanie, O'Flaherty, Martin, Burger, Sarah-Ann, Lee, Rennie, Liudmila Druzenko, Karlee O'Donnell, Sharma, Nikita, Lata, Lutfun Nahar, Young, Charlotte, San Martin Porter, Macarena, Hoffstaedter, Gerhard, Martin, Sean, Edwards, Ben, Baxter, Janeen and Reddel, Tim (2022). CRISP Evaluation Plan. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.