Catherine Weiss

Dr. Catherine Weiss is a Lecturer in Sociology at Charles Sturt University's School of Social Work and Arts, based at the Albury-Wodonga Campus. Her academic profile spans feminist and anti-racist theory, qualitative research methodologies, and intersections of gender, work, and migration.

• BSc, University of Melbourne
• DipLang, University of Melbourne
• MIR, University of Melbourne
• PhD, RMIT University
• GradCert, RMIT University

Her research focuses include: theorizing relationships between sexuality and care work, analyzing contemporary lesbian identity constructions, exploring gender dynamics in disaster contexts, and developing multilingual emergency communication systems. She also integrates her decade-long experience in translation and interpreting into academic research.

Recent publications address topics like domestic service and prostitution (2024), disability housing in the NDIS context (2024), and social reproduction theory in migrant women's labor (2023). Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to gender equality and reduced inequalities.