Featured research

Featured Research and Outputs

For a full list of journal articles, please go to the ‘What is Co-operative Inquiry’ page: https://incinq.csu.domains/what-is-cooperative-inquiry/

1. Short, M., Rush, E., Dixon, E., Ivory, N., Bonner, M., Ansell, S., Hemsted, J., Cotter, G.(2025). Industry Partners’ Summary of Research, Impact and Resources Report: Effective recruitment, retention, and wellbeing of non-government organisation rural mental health staff: A pilot study. A Recruitment, Retention Researchers publication. https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/publications/industry-partners-summary-of-research-impact-and-resources-report
2. Berger, L., Evans, S., Lambert, C., Russ, E., Petrakis, M., Whitaker, L., Walters, C., Reimer, L., Woolven, M., & Short, M. (2025). Leading and participating: Examining collaborative leadership. In R. Miller, C. Mangan, H. Dickinson, & C. Jackson (Eds.), Research handbook on leadership in social work and social care (pp. 139–150). Edward Elgar Publishing
3. Garratt, J., McDonnell, E., Horan, F., Mackell, P., Perrin, J., Craven, M., Staughton, S., Richardson, A., Lowe, R. & Short, M. (2025). Reflecting on Social Work Practice in the Northern Territory, Australia. Australian Social Work, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2024.2393321
4. Short, M., Gilbert, D.G.J., Emmanuel, A., Ganda, J., Grove, C., Ihesiulor, C., McCarthy, A., Moloney, C., Roberts, E., and Smedley, T. (2024). Group work anthology: A free resource for busy practitioners, students, volunteers and academics. Charles Sturt University. https://opentext.csu.edu.au/groupwork/
5. Russ, E., Petrakis, M., Whitaker, L., Fitzroy, R., & Short, M. (2024). Co-operative Inquiry: Powerfully transforming research ‘about’ to research ‘with’ people. Qualitative Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/14687941241234272
6. Short, M., Halton, C., Morris, B., Rose, J., Whitaker, L., Russ, E., Fitzroy, R., Appleton, C., Adamson, C., Woolven, M., Rush, E., Ivory, N., Berger, L., Morton, N., Duncombe, R., & Boyd. B., (2022). Enablers, markers, and aspects of quality innovative placements across distance: insights from a co-operative inquiry, Social Work Education, DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2022.2060959
7. Whitaker, L., Russ, E., Petrakis, M., Halton, C., Walters, C., Woolven, M., & Short., M. (2022). Co-operative Inquiry online: Investigating innovation in work integrated learning across four countries. SAGE Research Methods: Doing Research Online (DRO). Online. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529603910

Featured Conferences & Presentations

1. Rose, J., (Presenter), Petrakis, M., Short, M., Russ, E., Lambert, C., Halton, C. (2024). Participatory research: Upholding collaboration in research and practice in social work field education: Presenting themes from a student led, rural-focused transnational co-operative inquiry. ECQI2024 7th European Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Helsinki, Finland 10-12 January.
2. McLaughlin, A., Stoyle, K., Rose, J., Russ, E., Short, M. & Halton, C. (2023) Unlocking the impact of inclusive, student-led participatory research on placement: A guide to lead and succeed in a digitally enhanced learning environment in higher education. Poster presentation, Learning and Teaching Showcase Event CIRTL: University College Cork.
3. Emma Pascoe, Kim Doyle, Robyn Fitzroy, Erica Russ, Monica Short (2023) Utilising inclusive student-led research methods transnationally for successful work-integrated-learning: Developing student capacity and identity regarding practice with disaster-affected rural communities. Poster Presentation (in-person and e-presentation), HERDSA, Brisbane.
4. Morley, L., Russ, E., Rose, J., & Halton, C. (2023). Bridging the gap between social work research and practice: The case for cooperative inquiry. European Conference on Social Work Research, Milan Italy.
5. Osburn, L., Short, M., Kalache, L., Moorhead, B., Velander, F., Mlcek, S., & Mungai, N. (2020). Social work online intensives. Webinar for Stirling University social workers. This presentation emerged out of a conversation between two INCInq researchers, Stirling University and Charles Sturt University.

2. Morris, B. (2020). Responding to student mental health challenges during COVID-19. Public Lecture for Charles Sturt University.

3. Research Cafe (2021): Introducing co-operative Inquiry, the Teaching and Learning think tank, and the International Network of Co-operative Inquirers. Lecture for Charles Sturt University.