Profiles And Contributions To This Article
qualifications: Master of Social Work
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript
position: PhD Student
qualifications: PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision
position: Teaching Fellow
qualifications: PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision
position: Director Social Inclusion and Social Policy Research Unit
Professor Philip Mendes is a nationally and internationally recognised researcher in several social policy areas. His research has had a significant impact on contemporary social policy debates and outcomes through providing an evidence base for informing change. The impact of his work has been especially evident in two areas, namely, young people transitioning from forms of out-of-home care (OOHC) such as foster, kinship and residential care, and social security payments including particularly conditional welfare as manifested in the compulsory income management program.