Ms Ann Lawless

I am a PhD student with CREEW (Cn Research Education, Equity and Work) at Mawson Lakes investigating activism in the higher education workforce.

My research question is: What radical change processes have been used by higher education workers in Australia?

I currently teach in the David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research at UniSA.

Link to Adult Learning Australia website

Link to Higher Education Research and Development Society Australasia

Link to Australian Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Association

Link to Association Tertiary Management Education

Link to International Journal of Critical Pedagogy

Link to Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies

• Cultural Perspectives on Health NURS 1036
• Lifespan Development NURS 1034
• I am currently involved in cultural awareness development with University Adelaide (2004-current) via the Centre for Learning and Professional Development.

Refugee Health Network (South Australia)

Adult Learning Australia

South Australian Council of Social Services

Higher Education Research and Development Society Australasia

Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation

Australian Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Association

Association Tertiary Management Education

Australasian Network of Students With Disabilities

Graduate Diploma Education (Education and Training Adults), UniSA, 1998

Bachelor of Arts, Murdoch, 1978

Certificates inc OH&S (TUTA, 89), Book-keeping (TAFE, 83), Project Management Techniques (Australian Institute of Management, 1999)

• Equity and Health (especially culture and its interplay with gender and class)
• Well-being and socio-emotional health as concepts and as lived experience
• Equity and Education - social justice perspectives and practices
• Critical Theory -especially Habermas
• Postcolonial Theory
• Epistemology
• Transcultural and transnational feminism
• Interplay of gender, race and class
• Diversity and anti-racism, including critical whiteness studies

Lawless, A. 2007. Culture Counts. Inspirations for introducing culture into medicine. in Taking up the challenge: Critical race and whiteness studies in a postcolonising nation. (ed) Riggs, D 2006. Adelaide, Crawford House.

Lawless A 2007 Are the Black Irish Black? Australian Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Association Conference "Transforming Bodies, Nations and Knowledges", Adelaide 2007

Lawless A & Sedorkin B. 2007. Entering Research. Australian Journal of Adult Learning, april 2007, vol 47, no 1.

Lawless, A. 2007 february. Brief Reviews, Education Review Journal, a journal of book reviews. Book Review of Constantine and Sue "Addressing racism: facilitating cultural competence in mental health and educational settings"

Rogers G, Lawless A and Moulding N. 2006, October. Just how does male circumcision prevent transmission of HIV to women? Australasian Society HIV Medicine Conference 2006, Melbourne.

Lawless, A. November 2006. Book Review of M Newman’s “Teaching Defiance” Australian Journal of Adult Learning, vol 46, no 3, pp 459-465.

Lawless, A. November 2006. Book Review of K King’s Bringing transformative learning to life. Australian Journal of Adult Learning, vol 46, no 3, pp 440-444.

Lawless, A. 2006. Universities are funny places! Australian Journal Adult Learning, August 2006.

Lawless A. 2006. Culturally Competent Research: Conversations. Division EASS Research Forum 2006.

Lawless A, Tonkin A, Leaton T & Ozolins I. 2005. Integrating gender and culture into medical curricula: putting principles into practice. Diversity in Health and Social Care Journal, vol 2, no 2, june 2005, pp 143-150.

Ambanpola L, Colville D, Eisenbruch M, Lawless A, Wainer J. 2005 june. Achieving Gender and Cultural Competency by Australia’s medical workforce. Report to the Office Status of Women.

Rogers G, Barton C, Pekarsky B, Lawless A, Oddy J, Hepworth R, and Beilby J. Caring for a marginalised community: the costs of engaging with culture and complexity. Medical Journal Australia Supplement October, 2005. MJA 183(10):S59-63, 2005

Lawless, A. Editor’s desk, Australian Journal of Adult Learning, vol 45, no 2, July 2005.

Gary Rogers, Michael Curry, Chris Barton, Brita Pekarsky, Ann Lawless, Joy Oddy, Justin Beilby. Primary Health Care for homosexually active men: Successful but no more costly. Public Health Association of Australia Annual Conference, 2005.

Lawless A. September 2005. “Demanding Choices” MP Feminist Journal Online. Vol 1, Issue 3 September 27th 2005. http://www.academinist.org/mp/

Lawless A and McGowan U. 2005. Handbook for Cultural Awareness Workshop for the staff of the University of Adelaide.

Lawless A. 2005. Radical Wisdom: Creating safe spaces for dangerous conversations. HERDSA Conference 2005. Abstract, sole author.

Lawless A. 2005. Diversity in medical education – flying pigs and other UFO’s? HERDSA Conference 2005. Abstract, sole author.

Lawless A. 2005. Resistance is meaningful: exploring the research question. Division Research Forum 2005, University of South Australia.

Lawless A. 2005. Radical Wisdom: Caring for the spirit of democracy. CREEW seminar series, September 16th 2005.

Lawless A 2004 abstract The challenges of introducing cultural issues in medical undergraduate curriculum. Adult Learning Australia annual conference.

Lawless A 2004. abstract. Culture Counts. Conference: Medicine and the Humanities.

Lawless A 2004. abstract Changing Culture in Medicine 44th Adult Learning Australia annual conference.

Lawless, A with others 2004, major revision. Clinical Practice Portfolio: Clinical Skills 3. Dept General Practice, University Adelaide.

Lawless, A 2004, February. Interplay: Teaching Culture and Gender at the University of Adelaide. Verbal presentation to the Australian Federation of Medical Women meeting in Sydney.

Wilson I and Lawless A 2004. Critical reflection in (very) young undergraduate medical students. ANZAME 2004, abstract, workshop.

Lawless A, Tonkin A, Leaton T and Ozolins I 2004. Inclusion of teaching about gender and diversity in an integrated medical curriculum. ANZAME 2004, abstract, workshop.

Ozolins I and Lawless A 2004. International Innovations in Teaching Gender & Diversity in Medicine. Presentation to the Department Research Series, Department of General Practice, University of Adelaide.

Ozolins I and Lawless A 2004, May. International Innovations in Teaching Gender & Diversity in Medicine. Presentation to the Education research seminar series, Medical Education Unit.

Ozolins I and Lawless A 2004. International Innovations in Teaching Gender & Diversity in Medicine. Invited Paper and Presentation to the Gender Roundtable, April 2004, Dept Labour and Gender Studies, University Adelaide.

Yerxa J, Lawless A with others, 2004. Learning Portfolio for the Rural Cohort. Adelaide, Spencer Gulf Rural Health School

Yerxa J, Lawless A with others, 2003. Learning Portfolio for the Rural Pilot Fifth Year program. Adelaide, Spencer Gulf Rural Health School

Lawless, A with others 2003. Learning Portfolio: Fourth Year. Medical Education Unit, University Adelaide.

Lawless, A with others 2003, minor revision. Clinical Practice Portfolio: Clinical Skills 3. Dept General Practice, University Adelaide.

Newbury J, Shannon S, Jones A, Wilson A, Lawless A. 2003. What is the key to quality learning in rural placements for undergraduates? Education Research Seminar Series, Medical Education Unit, September.

Wilson I, Lawless A and Shannon S 2003. Teaching Clinical Skills to early year undergraduates in community settings. Education Research Seminar Series, Medical Education Unit, September.

Lawless A 2003, May. Portfolio-based learning. Education Research Seminar series, Medical Education Unit, University Adelaide.

Harkin N and Lawless A 2003. Interim Report to the Deputy Vice Chancellor: Indigenous Perspectives of Best Practice in Cross-Cultural Education of Health Professionals. University Adelaide.

Harkin N and Lawless A 2003. abstract, workshop Beyond Awareness: cross cultural communication and diversity in health Diversity in Health 2003.

Newbury J, Shannon S, Jones A, Wilson A, Lawless A. What is the key to quality learning in rural placements for undergraduates? ANZAME 2003, abstract, workshop.

Wilson I, Lawless A and Shannon S 2003. Teaching Clinical Skills to early year undergraduates in community settings. ANZAME 2003, abstract, workshop.

Lawless, A with others 2002. Clinical Practice Portfolio: Clinical Skills 3. Dept General Practice, University Adelaide.

Lawless, A 2002 My feral career: How Habermas led me up the garden path. In Australian Journal of Adult Learning pp 413-415 vol 42, number 3.

C.E.M. O’Driscoll, J. Beilby, A. Lawless, R. Peterson, K. Pile, and I. Wilson, 2002. Ottawa Medical Education Conference. Development and evaluation of a clinical practice portfolio for medical students

Lawless, A 2001. Is Bullying an Issue for Adult Educators? Invited Guest Commentary, Adult Learning Australia.

O’Driscoll E and Lawless A 2001. Using portfolios to guide student learning. Learning Symposium 2001, University of Adelaide.

Lawless A 1997. Witnessing Racism on Campus in “Are You a Racist?” Flinders University, Bedford Park.

Lawless, A. 1997. Leading Ideas. Report of research into concepts of leadership held by leaders at the University of S.A. Adelaide. EO Unit, UniSA.

DETYA website: Lawless, A. 1997. Submission to the Review of Higher Education and Policy. Bedford Park, Flinders University Postgraduate Students Association.

Lawless, A & Quick, P. 1997, October. Health Outcomes: An Exercise with Women. in Stateing Womens Health.