Trish Hill

Dr. Trish Hill is a researcher at the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC), affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at UNSW Sydney. Her work integrates feminist economics and social policy to address poverty, inequality, and informal caregiving across the lifecourse.

• Education: BA (Hons) from Murdoch University, PhD from UNSW Sydney

Her research focuses on:

• Gender and social policy
• Informal caregiving dynamics
• Income inequality and labor markets
• Valuation of care work
• Ageing and aged care systems

Recent publications analyze inequality trends in Australia and NDIS implementation challenges, reflecting her expertise in empirical social policy evaluation. She has contributed to frameworks for measuring elder abuse and social inclusion metrics.

Scientific awards include:

• 2017 Dean’s Award for Social Impact (UNSW FASS)
• 2013 Leeds Care Connect International Visiting Scholarship
• 2007-08 British Academy Visiting Fellowship
• 2004-05 Australian Government Time Use Fellowship

Dr. Hill supervises research students in gender and social policy, with recent completions including Cathy Thomson and Sherman Chan. She actively collaborates with the Australian Bureau of Statistics and contributes to journals like the International Journal of Care and Caring.