Perri Campbell

Perri Campbell is a Research Fellow at Swinburne University of Technology, affiliated with the School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship and the Centre for Social Impact. Her work focuses on youth, gender, and social enterprise, particularly examining health equity and employment pathways for marginalized populations, including young people and individuals with disabilities.

• PhD, Monash University, Australia
• Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Deakin University
• Visiting Fellow and Scholar, Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, University of California, Berkeley

Her research centers on social enterprises as vehicles for inclusion, resilience, and well-being. She investigates the Work Integration Social Enterprise (WISE) and WISE-Ability models, analyzing how organizational structures, policy environments, and cultural practices shape employment transitions and health outcomes. Her work critically engages with neoliberal frameworks, advocating for structural reforms over individualized resilience narratives.

The 15 most recent publications reveal a strong trend in interdisciplinary research bridging sociology, public health, and policy. Key themes include workplace well-being for people with intellectual disabilities, organizational enablers of employment transition, shared resilience models, and systemic barriers to open employment. Her methodological approach is primarily qualitative, involving in-depth interviews, ethnography, and realist evaluation.

• Postgraduate Publication Prize, Monash University
• Commercialisation and Training Scholarship, Monash University
• Australian Postgraduate Award, Monash University
• Postgraduate Travel Grant (awarded 2007–2010), Monash University
• TASA Postgraduate Conference Scholarship, The Australian Sociological Association

Perri Campbell is actively involved in research grants focused on employment pathways for people with disabilities, including projects funded by the Department of Social Services and various disability organizations. She supervises multiple PhD candidates on topics related to economic participation, housing security, and empowerment. Her collaborative network includes researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, and she is a key contributor to the development and evaluation of innovative social enterprise models aimed at reducing inequality and promoting decent work.

She is affiliated with the Centre for Social Impact and contributes to interdisciplinary research teams working on social inclusion, rural development, and systemic reform in employment services. Her leadership in grant-funded projects demonstrates her role in shaping evidence-based policy and practice in the disability and social enterprise sectors.