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Professor Kelley Johnson

Professor Kelley Johnson

Honorary Professor

BA, MA, PhD

Arts, Design & Architecture
Social Policy Research Centre

Professor Kelley Johnson has undertaken research across a wide range of social policy issues both nationally and internationally.  She has managed a national action research evaluation of the Stronger Families and Communities project at the Australian Institute of Family Studies; has undertaken research in relation to attitudes to poverty, and services for older people; and has conducted evaluations of government and non-government organisations. However, her main focus has been in researching with people with disabilities with a particular interest in gender, deinstitutionalisation, community living and sexuality and relationships. Professor Johnson has written extensively in refereed journals and has published five books; the latest being People with intellectual disabilities: towards a good life? with Jan Walmsley (2010 Bristol University Press).
Phone
+61 2 9385 7800
E-mail
kelley.johnson@unsw.edu.au
Location
Goodsell Building
  • Books | 2020
    Kakoullis EJ; Johnson K, 2020, Recognising human rights in different cultural contexts: The united nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (CRPD),
    Books | 2019
    Soldatic K; Johnson K, 2019, Global perspectives on disability activism and advocacy: Our way,
    Books | 2010
    Johnson K; Walmsley J; Wolfe M, 2010, People with intellectual disabilities: Towards a good life?
  • Book Chapters | 2023
    Higgins M; Murad M; Robinson K; Dew A; Boydell K; McKay F; Watson J; Coello M; Smith L; Johnson K; Wells R, 2023, 'Engaged advocacy: A framework for inclusion of people from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds in disability policy', in Research Handbook on Disability Policy, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 305 - 321,
    Book Chapters | 2023
    Johnson K, 2023, 'Education and Learning', in Rights in Practice for People with a Learning Disability: Stories of Citizenship, pp. 13 - 44,
    Book Chapters | 2020
    Johnson K; Kakoullis EJ, 2020, 'Conclusion', in Recognising Human Rights in Different Cultural Contexts: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), pp. 377 - 385,
    Book Chapters | 2020
    Johnson K; Soldatic K, 2020, 'Global Perspectives on Disability Activism and Advocacy Our Way Conclusion', in Soldatic K; Johnson K (ed.), GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON DISABILITY ACTIVISM AND ADVOCACY: OUR WAY, ROUTLEDGE, pp. 328 - 334,
    Book Chapters | 2020
    Johnson K, 2020, 'Recognising cultural diversity: Implications for persons with disabilities', in Recognising Human Rights in Different Cultural Contexts: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), pp. 63 - 78,
    Book Chapters | 2020
    Soldatic K; Johnson K, 2020, 'Doing it our way: Disability, activism and advocacy Introduction', in Soldatic K; Johnson K (ed.), GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON DISABILITY ACTIVISM AND ADVOCACY: OUR WAY, ROUTLEDGE, pp. 1 - 11,
    Book Chapters | 2019
    Johnson K; Hopkins R; Minogue G, 2019, 'Research, advocacy and activism: A necessary interaction?', in Soldatic K; Johnson K (ed.), Global Perspectives on Disability Activism and Advocacy: Our Way, ROUTLEDGE, pp. 114 - 125,
    Book Chapters | 2019
    Johnson K; Soldatic K, 2019, 'Conclusion', in Global Perspectives on Disability Activism and Advocacy: Our Way, pp. 328 - 334,
    Book Chapters | 2019
    Soldatic K; Johnson K, 2019, 'Introduction: Doing it our way: Disability, activism and advocacy', in Global Perspectives on Disability Activism and Advocacy: Our Way, pp. 1 - 11,
    Book Chapters | 2018
    Johnson K; Tait S, 2018, 'Throwing away the key: People with intellectual disability and involuntary detention', in Involuntary Detention and Therapeutic Jurisprudence: International Perspectives on Civil Commitment, pp. 505 - 527
    Book Chapters | 2017
    Johnson K; Soldatic K, 2017, 'Disability and Rurality Identity, Gender and Belonging Conclusion', in Soldatic K; Soldatic K (ed.), DISABILITY AND RURALITY: IDENTITY, GENDER AND BELONGING, ROUTLEDGE, pp. 244 - 249,
    Book Chapters | 2017
    Soldatic K; Johnson K, 2017, 'Disability and rurality: identity, gender and belonging Introduction', in Soldatic K; Soldatic K (ed.), DISABILITY AND RURALITY: IDENTITY, GENDER AND BELONGING, ROUTLEDGE, pp. 1 - 11,
    Book Chapters | 2013
    Murray R; Johnson KA, 2013, 'Implementation of Article 33 CRPD in the United Kingdom: the need to consolidate civil society engagement', in de Beco G (ed.), Article 33 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: National structures for the implementation and monitoring of the Convention, Martinus Nijhoff, Leiden, pp. 97 - 118,
    Book Chapters | 2007
    Hillier L; Johnson K; Traustadóttir R, 2007, 'Research with people with intellectual disabilities', in Researching the Margins: Strategies for Ethical and Rigorous Research With Marginalised Communities, pp. 84 - 95,
  • Edited Books | 2017
    Soldatic K; Johnson K, 2017, Disability and rurality: Identity, gender and belonging,
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Robinson S; Hall E; Fisher KR; Graham A; Johnson K; Neale K, 2023, 'Using the ‘in-between’ to build quality in support relationships with people with cognitive disability: the significance of liminal spaces and time', Social and Cultural Geography, 24, pp. 175 - 194,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Davies I; Iriate EG; Jarrett S; Johnson K; Stainton T; Tilley L; Walmsley J, 2022, 'Fifty years of the British journal of learning disabilities: The power of the past', British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 50, pp. 119 - 121,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Garratt D; Johnson K; Millear A; Picken S; Slattery J; Walmsley J, 2022, 'Celebrating Thirty Years of Inclusive Research', Social Sciences, 11,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Robinson S; Fisher K; Ikaheimo H; Graham A; Rozengarten T; Johnson K, 2022, 'Recasting ‘harm’ in support: Misrecognition between people with intellectual disability and paid workers', Disability & Society, 38, pp. 1667 - 1688,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Fisher KR; Robinson S; Neale K; Graham A; Johnson K; Davy L; Hall EC, 2021, 'Impact of organisational practices on the relationships between young people with disabilities and paid social support workers', Journal of Social Work, 21, pp. 1377 - 1398,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Johnson K, 2021, 'Leadership for intellectual disability service: Motivating change and improvement', BRITISH JOURNAL OF LEARNING DISABILITIES, 50, pp. 117 - 117,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Robinson S; Blaxland M; Fisher K; Johnson K; Kuang C; Graham A; Neale K, 2020, 'Recognition in relationships between young people with cognitive disabilities and support workers', Children and Youth Services Review, 116, pp. 105177,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Robinson S; Graham A; Fisher K; Neale K; Davy L; Johnson K, 2020, 'Understanding paid support relationships: possibilities for mutual recognition between young people with disability and their support workers', Disability and Society, 36, pp. 1 - 26,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Fisher K; Gendera S; Robinson S; Graham A; Johnson K; Neale K, 2018, 'Disability and support relationships: What role does policy play?', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 78, pp. 37 - 55,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Strnadova I; Johnson K; Walmsley J, 2018, '“... but if you’re afraid of things, how are you meant to belong?” What belonging means to people with intellectual disabilities?', Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Walmsley J; Strnadova I; Johnson K, 2017, 'The added value of inclusive research.', Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Johnson K; Minogue G; Hopklins R, 2014, 'Inclusive research: Making a difference to policy and legislation', Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 27, pp. 76 - 84,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Side J; Johnson K, 2014, 'Bullying in schools: Why it happens, how it makes young people feel and what we can do about it', Educational Psychology in Practice, 30, pp. 217 - 231,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Strnadová I; Walmsley J; Johnson K; Cumming TM, 2014, 'Diverse faces of inclusive research: reflecting on three research studies', Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, pp. 1 - 13,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Johnson K, 2013, 'The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Framework for Ethical and Inclusive Practice?', Ethics and Social Welfare, 7, pp. 218 - 231,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Walmsley J; Johnson K, 2012, 'Thinking about a good life for people with learning disabilities: Jan Walmsley and Kelley Johnson discuss the book they have written, People with Intellectual Disabilities: Towards a good life', Learning Disability Today, 12, pp. 30 - 32
    Journal articles | 2009
    Johnson K; O'Brien P; Hamilton C; Roberts B; Alford P; Wolfe M, 2009, 'In conversation with Bill Roberts, Paul Alford and Marie Wolfe', BRITISH JOURNAL OF LEARNING DISABILITIES, 37, pp. 242 - 244,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Johnson K, 2009, 'No Longer Researching About Us Without Us: A researcher's reflection on rights and inclusive research in Ireland', British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 37, pp. 250 - 256,
    Journal articles | 2006
    Johnson K; Strong R; Hillier L; Pitts M, 2006, 'Screened Out: Women with Disabilities and Preventive Health', Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 8, pp. 150 - 160,
    Journal articles | 2002
    Johnson K; Frawley P; Hillier L; Harrison L, 2002, 'Living Safer Sexual Lives: Research and Action', Tizard Learning Disability Review, 7, pp. 4 - 9,
    Journal articles | 2001
    Johnson K; Strong R; Harrison L; Hiller L, 2001, '“Nothing about us without us”: The ideals and realities of participatory action research with people with an intellectual disability', Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 3, pp. 56 - 70,
    Journal articles | 2001
    Johnson K, 2001, 'Sexuality and Women with Learning Disabilities', Tizard Learning Disability Review, 6, pp. 27 - 28,
    Journal articles | 2000
    Johnson K; Griffin-Shirley N; Koenig AJ, 2000, 'Active learning for children with visual impairments and additional disabilities', Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 94, pp. 584 - 594,
    Journal articles | 2000
    Moore S; Gridley H; Taylor K; Johnson K, 2000, 'Women's views about intimate examinations and sexually inappropriate practices by their general practitioners', Psychology and Health, 15, pp. 71 - 84,
    Journal articles | 1998
    Johnson K, 1998, 'Deinstitutionalisation: The management of rights', Disability and Society, 13, pp. 375 - 387,
  • Conference Abstracts | 2019
    Robinson S; Graham A; Fisher K; Neale K; Hall E; Johnson K; Speeding J, 2019, 'EXPERIENCE OF SUPPORT RELATIONSHIPS BY YOUNG PEOPLE AND SUPPORT WORKERS, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR IMPROVING DISABILITY SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS', in JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH, WILEY, Vol. 63, pp. 720 - 720,
    Reports | 2018
    Purcal C; Giuntoli G; Wehbe A; Fang Q; Kayess R; Fisher K; Johnson K, 2018, Outcome evaluation of icare lifetime care Community Participation Grants, Social Policy Research Centre, Sydney, Sydney, ,
    Reports | 2017
    Purcal C; Hill T; Johnson K; Kayess R, 2017, Evaluation of the Supported Decision Making Phase 2 (SDM2) project: Final report, Social Policy Research Centre, Sydney, Sydney, SPRC Report 14/17,
    Reports | 2017
    Robinson S; Graham A; Fisher KR; Meltzer A; Blaxland M; Johnson K, 2017, Preventing abuse and promoting personal safety in young people with disability,
    Reports | 2016
    Hamilton MG; Giuntoli G; Johnson K; Fisher KR, 2016, Transitioning Australian Respite, Social Policy Research Centre, Australia, Sydney, SPRC Report 04/16,
    Reports | 2016
    Jones AR; Katz I; Giuntoli G; Bates S; Johnson K, 2016, Quality of life after retirement from Australian Disability Enterprises, Social Policy Research Centre, Australia, Sydney, SPRC Report 17/16,
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Johnson K, 2015, 'Walking the line: Research, advocacy and impact', in Family Matters, pp. 81
    Reports | 2015
    Purcal C; Evans K; Meltzer A; Johnson K; Fisher KR; Robinson S; Bevan N; Kayess R, 2015, Peer Support with Children and Young People with Intellectual Disability: Literature Review,

Kelley held a prestigious Marie Curie Fellowship at Trinity College Dublin where she was responsible for the initiation and development of inclusive research with people with intellectual disabilities at a national and international level.