, she has worked in Brisbane's multicultural sector in government policy, cross-cultural training and project management. She has worked closely with Queensland's African refugee community, particularly with single women, and has researched refugee women's resilience and wellbeing. Her interests include anthropology, visual ethnography to promote mental health, transnationalism, gender and development, and refugee women. [Author 2 bio] Dr Boddy is an early career researcher and lecturer in the School of Human Services and Social Work. She has previously worked with children and families as a counsellor and therapeutic case worker, and holds the values of social justice, human dignity and worth, and integrity at the forefront of her teaching and research. She has maintained an active role in social work practice, mentoring practitioners on scholarly endeavours and serving on the Australian Association of Social Work National Social Policy Committee and other community advisory boards. She is currently working on several studies that explore the psychosocial affects of chronic illness, community capacity building, and advance care planning.