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Paulene Mackell is an experienced social worker with a multidisciplinary academic background. She has experience of working in geographically remote locations, with and alongside Aboriginal community-controlled organisations.
Paulene has worked with several teams to successfully generate over $5.8 mil in research funding, and of these, she has initiated projects that total over $1.4 mil. This includes forming a collaboration that explored how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled art centres keep their Elders, and people living with dementia, strong and connected.
Paulene is committed to undertaking participatory research methodologies that engage with local knowledge making processes and promote health and ageing, intergenerational connection, and sustainable communities. She is currently undertaking her PhD through the School of Design at RMIT University
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Honorary Research Fellow, National Ageing Research Institute
31 Jan 2023 → 31 Jan 2026
PhD Candidate, RMIT University
2018 → …
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Projects
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2023 Rainmaker Start-up Transforming learning experiences for social work and community service students through engaging with Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing on Country
Mackell, P. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Lindeman, M. (CoPI), Roche, S. (CoPI), Dianati, S. (CoPI), Mcdonald, T. (CoPI) & Otarra, C. (Other)
1/09/23 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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Reflecting on Social Work Practice in the Northern Territory, Australia*
Garratt, J., McDonnell, E., Horan, F., Mackell, P., Perrin, J., Craven, M., Staughton, S., Richardson, A. J., Lowe, R. & Short, M., 11 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Australian Social Work. p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aboriginal community-controlled art centres: Keeping Elders strong and connected. Articulating an ontologically situated, intergenerational model of care
Mackell, P., Squires, K., Cecil, J., Lindeman, M., Fraser, S., Malay, R., Meredith, M., Young, M., Nargoodah, L., Cook, B., Schmidt, C., Dow, B. & Batchelor, F., Jun 2023, In: Australasian Journal on Ageing. 42, 2, p. 293-301 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Final evaluation of Eastern Community Legal Centre's Elder Abuse Response Programs
Maylea, C., David, C., Mackell, P., Borland, H., Cearns, P., Le Couter, E. & Dow, B., 2023Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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The Face of Elder Abuse in Australia
Mackell, P., Maylea, C., David, C., Bubner, S., Brijnath, B. & Dow, B., 26 Sept 2023, The Worldwide Face of Elder Abuse. Teaster, P. B., Anetzberger, G. J. & Podnieks, E. (eds.). Springer, p. 199-220 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Art centres supporting our Elders – ‘old people, that’s where our strength comes from’ - results from a national survey of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled art centres.
Mackell, P., Squires, K., Fraser, S., Cecil, J., Meredith, M., Malay, R., Lindeman, M. A., Schmidt, C., Batchelor, F. & Dow, B., 30 May 2022, In: Rural and Remote Health. 22, 2, p. 1-12 12 p., 6850.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Keeping Elders Strong and Connected
Mackell, P., 2022, Research Australia - Inspire, 24, p. 16-17.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Featured article
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Art Centres Keep our Elders Connected
Mackell, P., Lindeman, M., Malay, R., Meredith, M., Fraser, S., Cecil, J., Squires, K., Nargoodah, L., Schmidt, C., Young, M., Smith, M. & Dow, B., 2021Research output: Other contribution - including Text-based ERA-eligible Creative Works › Other types of outputs
Open Access
Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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Creative Aging as a Global Catalyst for Change
Mackell, P. (Invited speaker)
6 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk