| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Shevlin, A., & Gill, P. R. (200901). Parental attitudes to the Australian anti-bullying Safe Schools program: a critical discourse analysis. Social Psychology of Education, 23(4), (891-915). |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Men's health
- Problem gambling
- Homelessness
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
About Peter Gill
Dr Peter Gill is a lecturer in Psychology at Victoria University, and a member of the Institute for Health and Sport.
Peter's main research interest is in promoting men's health through understanding male emotionality and men's social relationships. His work also deals with issues of homelessness and addiction, in particular problem gambling.
Peter has an internationally recognised publication track record in the areas of male friendship and identity, homelessness and problem gambling.
Peter is active within his local Victorian and Western Melbourne areas, and has worked with multiple community parnters in recent times to improve men's housing and social connectedness.
Peter's work in the homelessness sector has involved longitudinal mixed methods program evaluations. He is equally adept at quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.
Recently, Peter's research on male friendships has received media attention and has appeared in major newspapers and radio.
Qualifications
- Bch Psych (Hnrs) Victoria University, Australia, 2004
- PhD Victoria University, Australia, 2009
- Master of Professional Psychology, Latrobe University, 2020
- Master of Applied Psychology (Community), Victoria University, 2022
Key publications
Peter has over 47 publications, with a selection listed here.
A more comprehensive list of Peter's publications is available in the VU Research Repository.
Journal article (showing 1 of 39)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Please note:
- Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
- Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
- The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.
2016
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Evaluation of the Hope Street Hope to Home Pilot Initiative
From: College of Arts, Hope Street Grant
Other investigators: Dr Daniel Ooi, Prof Marty Grace
For period: 2016-2018
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Not disclosed |
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to the following organisations for their support and essential contributions to my research:
- Hope Street Youth and Family Services Ltd
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
Currently supervised research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | PhD | Principal supervisor |
| 1 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
| 1 | PhD Integrated | Associate supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD (7) | Principal supervisor |
| PhD (1) | Associate supervisor |
| PhD Integrated (1) | Associate supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masters by Research | Principal supervisor |
| 1 | Master of Applied Research | Principal supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| Masters by Research (1) | Principal supervisor |
| Master of Applied Research (1) | Principal supervisor |
Teaching activities & experience
I have completed graduate training in tertiary teaching. I have more than 15 years experience in a wide range of subjects, including:
- qualitative and quantitative research methods
- social psychology
- histories and theories in psychology
- group behaviour
- intercultural psychology.
I am part of the VU Psychology team responsible for scaffolding Indigenous Australian content through all courses. I am also a member of the Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Project (AIPEP).
I am currently course chair of the postgraduate counselling programs at VU.
Careers
Details of this Researcher's career are currently unavailable.
