Dr Kristy Muir

Overview

Dr Kristy Muir is the Associate Dean (Research) of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and a Senior Research Fellow with the Social Policy Research Centre at the University of New South Wales. Her research focuses on social policy and vulnerable individuals, families and communities. She has specific research interests in social inclusion and mental health, disability, young people and families.

Kristy has expertise in undertaking large-scale, qualitative and quantitative research projects and evaluations. She works closely with government departments and non-government organisations to inform social policies, programs and services. Kristy was previously the Director of the Disability Studies and Research Centre, UNSW. She has a PhD in social history and, prior to joining academia, worked in the not-for-profit sector.

Teaching

HDR Supervision: Kristy Muir is keen to supervise Higher Degree Research candidates with an interest in social policy and mental health, disability, families and young people.

Publications

Recent Journal Articles

Muir, K., Powell, A. and McDermott, S. (2011), ‘"They don't treat you like a virus": youth friendly lessons from the Australian National Youth Mental Health Foundation’, Health & Social Care in the Community, Online version 19 September 2011.

Muir, K. and Goldblatt, B. (2011), ‘Complementing or conflicting human rights conventions? Realizing an inclusive approach to families with a young person with a disability and challenging behaviour’, Disability and Society, vol. 26, no. 5.

Purcal, C., Muir, K., Patulny, R., Thomson, C. and Flaxman, S. (2011), ‘Does partnership funding improve coordination and collaboration among early childhood services? Experiences from the Communities for Children program’, Child and Family Social Work, Online issue 11 April 2011.

Edwards, B., Gray, M., Wise, S., Hayes, A., Katz, I., Muir, K. and Patulny, R. (2011), ‘Early impacts of Communities for Children on children and families: findings from a quasi-experimental cohort study', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Muir, K., Katz, I., Edwards, B., Gray, M., Wise, S., and Hayes, A. (2010), 'The National Evaluation of the Communities for Children Initiative', Family Matters, 84, 35-42.

Muir, K., Fisher, K.R., Dadich, A. and Abelló, D. (2010), ‘“I didn’t like just sittin’ around all day”: facilitating social and community participation among people with mental illness and high levels of psychiatric disability’, Journal of Social Policy, 39 (3), 375-391.

Sawrikar, P. and Muir, K. (2010), ‘‘The Myth of a “Fair Go”: barriers to sport and recreational participation among Indian and other ethnic minority women in Australia', Sport Management Review, 13 (4), 355-367.

Sawrikar, P., Griffiths, M. and Muir, K. (2009), ‘Culturally appropriate mentoring for Horn of African young people in Australia’, Youth Studies Australia, 28 (2), June: 32-40.

Dadich, A. and Muir, K. (2009), ‘Tricks of the trade in community mental health research: Working with mental health services and clients’, Evaluation & the Health Professions, 32 (1), 38-58.

Muir, K., Fisher, K, Dadich, A., Abelló, D. (2008), ‘Challenging the exclusion of people with mental illness: the Mental Health Housing and Accommodation Support Initiative (HASI)', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 43 (2), 271-290.

Muir, K. (2007), ‘The predisposition theory, human rights and Australian psychiatric casualties of war', Australian Journal of Human Rights, 13 (1), 195-219.

Muir, K. (2007), 'Public Peace, Private Wars: the psychological effects of war on Australian veterans', War and Society, 26 (1), May, pp. 61-78.

Muir, K. and Fisher, K.R. (2007), 'Stable housing, the foundation of improved mental health: findings from the Housing and Accommodation Support Initiative (HASI)', Parity and New Paradigm: The Australian Journal on Psychosocial Rehabilitation, September, 50-53.

Recent Book Chapter

Muir, K. (2006), '"That Bastard's Following Me!" - Mentally ill veterans struggling to maintain control', in Turner, D. and Stagg, K. (eds), Social Histories of Disability and Deformity, Social History of Medicine Series, Routledge Press, London.

Refereed Conference Presentation

Muir, K. and Dadich, A. (2006), 'Complexities and challenges in conducting research with the mental health community', ACSPRI Social Science Methodology Conference Proceedings, December 2006.

Recent Research Reports
McDermott, S., Bruce, J., Oprea, I., Fisher, K.R. and Muir, K. (2011), Evaluation of the Whole of Mental Health, Housing and Accommodation Support Initiative (HASI), Second Report, SPRC Report 5/11, prepared for NSW Health and Housing NSW, December 2010, http://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/File/SPRC_Report_511.pdf.

Goldblatt, B., Muir, K., Meltzer, A., Dinning, B. (2010), Evaluation of Continuous Care Pilot, Multiple Sclerosis Limited, Sydney, http://www.mssociety.org.au/documents/CCCPilot/CCCPilot-NSW-Evaluation-UNSW-Exec-Summary.pdf.

McDermott, S., Bruce, J., Muir, K., and Johansson, K. (2010), Evaluation of the Mental Health, Housing and Accommodation Support Initiative (HASI): First Report, SPRC Report 6/10, prepared for NSW Health Housing NSW, July 2010. Also available in Rich Text Format.

Muir, K., Powell, A., Patulny, R., Flaxman, S., McDermott, S., Oprea, I., Gendera, S., Vespignani, J., Sitek, T., Abello D. and Katz, I. (2009), headspace evaluation report: independent evaluation headspace: the National Youth Mental Health Foundation, SPRC Report 19/09, report for headspace, November 2009.

Edwards, B., Wise, S., Grey, M., Hayes, A., Katz, I., Misson, S., Patulny, R. and Muir, K. (2009), Stronger Families in Australia (SFIA) study: the impact of Communities for Children, FaHCSIA Occasional Paper No. 25, Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia.

Muir, K., Katz, I., Purcal, C., Patulny, R., Flaxman, S., Abello, D., Cortis, N., Thomson, C., Opera, I., Wise, S., Edwards, B., Hayes, A. (2009), National evaluation (2004–2008) of the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy 2004–2009, Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, FaHCSIA Occasional Paper No. 24, Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia.

Flaxman, S., Muir, K. and Oprea, I. (2009), Indigenous families and children: coordination and provision of services (PDF), FaHCSIA Occasional Paper No. 23, Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia.

Hamilton, M., Gendera, S. and Muir, K. (2009), NSW Carers Action Plan Evaluation Framework: Stakeholder consultation report, SPRC report prepared for NSW Health, unpublished, April 2009.

Hamilton, M., Muir, K. and Rajkovic, M. (2009), Building Capacity in Community Mental Health Family Support and Carer Respite Project Evaluation, SPRC report prepared for Psychiatric Disability Services of Victoria, unpublished, July 2009.

McDermott, S., Bruce, J., Fisher, K., Muir, K. (2009), Evaluation of the whole of mental health, Housing and Accommodation Support Initiative (HASI), Evaluation Plan, SPRC Report 17/09, report for NSW Health and Housing NSW, July 2009.

Muir, K., McDermott, S., Gendera, S., Flaxman, S., Patulny, R., Sitek, T., Abello, D., Oprea, I., and Katz, I. (2009), Independent evaluation of headspace (the National Youth Mental Health Foundation): interim report, SPRC report 05/09 prepared for headspace: National Youth Mental Health Foundation, The University of Melbourne, Submitted December 2008, published June 2009.

Muir, K., Mullan, K., Powell, A., Flaxman, S., Thompson, D. and Griffith, M. (2009), State of Australia’s Young People: A report on the social, economic, health and family lives of young people, Commonwealth of Australia: Canberra.

Powell, A., Muir, K. Gendera, S., Hamilton, M. and Sitek, T. (2009), NSW Carers Action Plan Evaluation Framework, SPRC report prepared for NSW Health, unpublished, April 2009.

Sawrikar, P., Griffith, M. And Muir, K. (2008), Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Young People and Mentoring: the case of Horn of African young people in Australia, SPRC Report prepared for the National Youth Affairs Scheme, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.

Muir, K., McDermott, S., Katz, I., Patulny, R., Flaxman, S., Gendera, S. (2008), Independent Evaluation of headspace: The National Youth Mental Health Foundation, Evaluation Plan, Prepared for headspace and University of Melbourne, SPRC Report 20/08, UNSW.

Abello, D. and Muir, K. (2008), ‘Quality of Life’ outcomes reporting for younger people with disabilities in residential aged care, SPRC final report prepared for FaHCSIA, unpublished.

Muir, K., Tudball, J., and Robinson, S., (2008), Family resilience where families have a child (0-8 years) with disability: Final report (PDF), SPRC Report 10/08, report prepared for the Disability Policy and Research Working Group (DPRWG), Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement Australian Government, June 2008.

Muir, K. (2008), Family resilience where families have a child (0-8 years) with a disability: literature review (PDF), Report prepared for the National Disability Administrators, SPRC Report 9/08, Social Policy Research Centre, December 2006.

Cortis N., and , (2008), 'Participation in sport and recreation by culturally and linguistically diverse women- stakeholder consultation report (PDF), SPRC Report 8/08, prepared for the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, June 2008.