Faculty of Arts and Education


   A/Prof. Yin Paradies

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Position Principal Research Fellow
Email yin.paradies@deakin.edu.au
Area Centre for Citizenship and Globalisation
Phone +61 3 924 43873
Campus Burwood
Location D1.08
Role and profile Deputy Director, Centre for Citizenship and Globalisation

Associate Prof Paradies conducts internationally recognised research on the health,
social
and economic effects of racism as well as anti-racism theory, policy and practice.
He has authored 89 publications including 54 peer-reviewed articles/book
chapters. A/Prof Paradies has delivered 158 presentations (41
international), including 89 invited presentations (6 international) as well as 27
guest lectures and 7 invited keynotes. He is an investigator on 14 current and 17
completed grants (13 as CIA) worth over $13.4 million as well as an invited reviewer
for 31 peer-reviewed journals. A/Prof Paradies is a grant assessor/reviewer for the
NHMRC, ARC and NZ Health Research Council as well as serving on NHMRC
fellowship and grant review panels. He currently (co)supervises 5 PhD students and has
supervised 4 students to completion.

As of April 2013, A/Prof Paradies had 1,124 citations across all publications (with a h
index of 17). A/Prof Paradies’ work has been published in the highest ranking
journals of several disciplines, including: Social Science and Medicine, International
Journal of Epidemiology, Ethnic and Racial Studies and Analyses of Social Issues and
Public Policy.
Teaching responsibilities Race, Culture, Indigeneity and the Politics of Disadvantage (short course)
Research interests - Health, social and economic effects of racism
- Anti-racism theory, policy and practice
- Multiculturalism and intercultural relations
Current research projects Warr D, Paradies Y, Priest N, Walton J, Mann R, Aidani M, Gerrard J. Understanding
place-based racism and fostering local interculturalism (2013). University of Melbourne
Interdisciplinary seed grant ($30,000).

Bodkin-Andrews G, Priest N, Paradies Y, Denson N, Parada R, Bansel P. Babera
dariadya yewing (Echoes of a flawed truth): investigating theory and practice on the
interplay between bullying and racism (2013-2015). Australian Research Council
(IN130100051), University of Western Sydney, ($410,000)

Ben-Moshe D, Paradies Y, Halafoff A. Evaluation of the Regional Presence Project
(2012-2015). Centre for Multicultural Youth. ($135,360)

Brice-Weller P & Paradies Y. Building resilience to extremism: Planting a seed of
doubt among young men (2012-2013). Attorney-General's Department Building
Community Resilience Grants Program ($65,670)

Intercultural understanding in primary and secondary schools (2011-2015). Halse
C, Mansouri F, Paradies Y, Arrowsmith C, Moss J, Arber R, Denson N, Priest N,
Webster R. Together for Humanity Foundation, Deakin University ($630,000; a
broader project incorporating ARC-linkage LP120200319)

Jakubowicz A, Mason A, Bliuc A-M, Paradies Y, Dunn K. Cyber-racism and
Community Resilience (2012-2015). Australian Research Council (LP120200115),
University of Technology, Sydney ($291,224)

All Together Now Parramata Social Marketing Campaign (2012-2013). Brice-Weller
P, Paradies Y, Noble M, Hansen T. Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Diversity and Social Cohesion Program ($50,000).

Countering racism and promoting diversity through museums (2012-2014).
Paradies Y, Priest N, Kowal E, Kelaher M, Mansouri F, McFadzean M, Meehan C,
Sproul L. Australian Research Council (LP120100080), Deakin University ($295,242)

An exploration of the frequency, outcomes, enablers and constraints of bystander
anti-racism (2011-2014). Paradies Y, Dunn K, Guerin B, Pedersen A, Sharpe S,
Hynes M. Australian Research Council (LP110200495), Deakin University ($249,000)

Ethnic discrimination in the private rental housing market (2011-2013). Dunn K,
MacDonald H, Paradies Y, Dufty R. Australian Research Council Discovery
(DP110103197), University of Western Sydney ($442,000)

Indigenous Evaluative component of LEAD – Understanding and addressing racism
against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians through the LEAD program
(2010-1013). Paradies Y, Kelaher M, Klocker N, Webster K, Priest N, Kowal E.
Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health,
University of Melbourne ($352,000)

Developing an intervention to promote effective racial socialisation strategies for
parents and teachers (2010-2012). Priest N, Paradies Y, White F, Davis E, Kowal E.
VicHealth, University of Melbourne ($199,742)

Evaluating the Localities Embracing and Accepting Diversity Program (2010-2012).
Kelaher M, Paradies Y, Ferdinand A and Klocker N. VicHealth, University of
Melbourne ($639,754)

Addressing race-based discrimination in Australia: A cost-benefit analysis (2011-
2013). Paradies Y Kelaher M, Shiell A, Vos E and LaMontagne T. Australian Research
Council (LP100200057), VicHealth, Australian Human Rights Commission, Deakin
University ($245,000)
Awards 2011: Victorian Young Tall Poppy Science award

2011: University of Melbourne Early-career Researcher Award for Excellence in
Research Achievement

2010: VicHealth Annual Award for Advocacy

2007: Scholar of the Year at the National NAIDOC Awards

2007: Chairman's Special Commendation (Northern Territory Research and
Innovation Awards)

2003: American-Australian Fulbright Postgraduate Award

2002: Australia Day Council’s Science and Technology Award and overall Young
Achiever of the Year Award in the Northern Territory Young Australian of the Year
Awards
Qualifications BSc MMedStats MPH PhD
Publications

Selected recent publications

Walton J, Priest N, Paradies Y. ‘It depends how you’re saying it’: The complexities of everyday racism.
International Journal of Conflict and Violence. Accepted Mar 2013.

Biddle N, Howlett M, Hunter B & Paradies Y. Labour Market and other Discrimination facing Indigenous
Australians. Australian Journal of Labour Economics. Accepted Feb 2013.

Walton, J, Priest N, and Paradies Y. Identifying and developing effective approaches to foster intercultural
understanding in schools. Intercultural Education 2013 24(3): in press.

Paradies Y, Franklin H, Kowal E. Development of the Reflexive Antiracism Scale - Indigenous. Equality,
Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal. 2013. 32(4): in press.

Ferdinand A, Paradies Y, Kelaher M. Effective partnership development in an Australian place-based
intervention to reduce race-based discrimination. Public Health Reports. Nov/Dec 2013: in press

Priest N, Paradies Y, Trenerry B, Truong M, Karlsen S, Kelly Y. A systematic review of studies examining
the relationship between reported racism and health and wellbeing for children and young people.
Social Science and Medicine. Accepted Oct 2012.

Kowal E, Franklin H, Paradies Y. Exploring reflexive antiracism as an approach to diversity training.
Ethnicities 2013 13(3): 316-336.

Trenerry B. Paradies Y. Organizational assessment: An overlooked approach to managing diversity and
addressing racism in the workplace. Journal of Diversity Management. 2012 7(1):11-26.

Paradies Y, Cunningham J. The DRUID study: Racism and self-assessed health status in an indigenous
population. BMC Public Health 2012 12:131.

Cunningham J, Paradies Y. Socio-demographic factors and psychological distress in Indigenous and
non-Indigenous Australian adults aged 18-64 years: analysis of national survey data. BMC Public
Health. 2012 12:95.

Kelaher M, Day SE, Parry AE, Paradies Y, Anderson I. Racial and ethnic identification and quality of care:
an Australian perspective. Medical Journal of Australia. 2012 196(6):382.

Paradies Y, Cunningham J. The DRUID study: Exploring mediating pathways between racism and
depressive symptoms among Indigenous Australians. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.
2012 47: 165-173.

Priest N, Paradies Y, Stevens M, Bailie R. Exploring relationships between racism, housing and child
illness in remote Aboriginal communities. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2012 66(5):
440-447.

Walton J, Paradies Y, Priest N, Waters E, Wertheim E, Trinder M, Freeman E. 2012. Intercultural
Understanding field trial evaluation report commissioned by the Victorian Department of Education and
Early Childhood Development.

Trenerry B, Franklin H, Paradies Y. 2012. Preventing race-based discrimination and supporting cultural
diversity, Creating Healthy Workplaces evidence review series. Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
(VicHealth), Carlton, Australia.

Trenerry B, Paradies Y. 2012. Racial diversity workplace tool. Victorian Heath Promotion Foundation
(VicHealth), Carlton, Australia.

Additional URLs

Racism, Anti-racism and Diversity (RAD) Thematic Research Group

 

 

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