Dr Jane Bullen

Overview

Jane Bullen, BA (Hons), completed her PhD at UTS, in 2010. Jane’s PhD topic was ‘Governing homelessness: the discursive and institutional construction of homelessness in Australia’, and her primary areas of research interest are homelessness and housing policies and services. Jane has extensive experience working in homelessness policy and program areas in both government and non-government organisations in the ACT, NSW and Victoria, in particular in the areas of youth homelessness, homelessness and mental illness; domestic violence and trauma; women’s homelessness; and homelessness prevention and early intervention. This experience includes managing a NSW service for vulnerable homeless women who had experienced child abuse (1998-2006). Jane’s recent research experience includes evaluations of an innovative employment program for ex-offenders and of the NSW Mental Health Housing and Support Initiative (HASI). She is currently involved in an evaluation of the Elizabeth St Common Ground Supportive Housing Project in Victoria.

Publications

Journal Articles
2009 Bullen, J. (2010) ‘Domestic Violence and Homelessness: Notes on the Policy Road so Far’, Parity, 22 (10)

2009 Bullen, J. (2010) ‘Changing Paradigms? Implementing the NSW Homelessness Action Plan’, Parity, 22 (9)

2008 Bullen, J., ‘Beyond the three options’, Parity, 21 (5), 9-10

Reports

2010 Bullen, J., (2010), A Light at the End of the Tunnel: Initial Review of Innovation Fund Project – Post Release Support Service (PRSS), Access Community Group, Wollongong, Job Futures, Sydney

2010 McDermott, S., Eardley, T., Thompson, D., Muir, K., and Bullen, J., (2010), NSW Homelessness Action Plan meta-evaluation and research strategy, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney.

1992 Bullen, J. And Turner, S., Not the Type of Place to Have a Little Baby: housing options for young mothers , ACT Chief Minister’s Youth Advisory Group, Canberra

Conference Papers

2010 Bullen, J. (2010), ‘From transitional housing models to permanent housing models for homeless people: a paradigm shift’, paper presented at the National Homelessness Conference, Brisbane, September.

2010 Bullen, J., ‘Homelessness: a history of the present’, paper presented at the Australasian Welfare History Workshop, Sydney, February.

2004 Bullen, J., Jacobs, J., Martin, M., Smith, C., ‘A collaborative approach to working with women who have experienced sexual assault’, paper presented at the NSW Mental Health Co-ordinating Council Conference, Sydney, May.

1997 Bullen, J., ‘Inanna, a unique service’, paper presented at the Australian National Association for Mental Health Conference, Canberra