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Juliet Watson is an Associate Professor and Program Manager (Higher Degrees by Research) at RMIT University's School of Global, Urban and Social Studies (GUSS). Her research focuses on housing/homelessness, gender-based violence, feminist media studies, and youth studies. She has held leadership roles including secretary of the Council for Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences and Australian representative for the International Sociological Association's Women, Gender and Society Research Committee.
Her work bridges academic-practice partnerships, notably through collaborations with Unison Housing and Anglicare Victoria. Key projects include evaluations of housing programs for women and pregnant individuals, service feedback models for sexual violence survivors, and analyses of migration-linked homelessness. Watson actively supervises PhD/Masters research in areas like digital communication's impact on student belonging and ecologies of care in trauma contexts.
- Research Interests: Housing/homelessness, gender-based violence, feminist media activism, youth vulnerability
- Professional Affiliations: International Sociological Association (RC32), Australian Women's and Gender Studies Association
- Recent Projects: Co-designing sexual violence feedback models, evaluating pregnancy/homelessness programs, migration-homelessness intersections
Her publications span peer-reviewed journals (e.g., Sociological Review, Feminist Media Studies), book chapters in major handbooks, and commissioned reports for government and NGO partners. Watson's work emphasizes policy-relevant research addressing marginalized populations' needs.
