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Michael Guerzoni
Mike Guerzoni
Indigenous Fellow- Academic Development
Room 434 , Social Sciences
+61 3 6226 5574 (phone)
Dr Michael A. Guerzoni is a criminologist at the School of Social Sciences in the College of Arts, Law and Education. His research examines organisational culture, deviance, and crime prevention, with a particular focus on the safeguarding of children within religious institutions. Mike is also interested in the wellbeing of Indigenous children, the Indigenising of Curricula, and Anglican studies.
Biography
Mike trained as a qualitative criminologist at the University of Tasmania, being awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (Criminology) in 2018. Before his appointment to the School of Social Sciences in 2021, he worked in a collection of research, teaching and professional roles, serving in the School of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Law, and the Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Aboriginal Leadership at the University of Tasmania. Mike is a descendent of the Trawulwuy people of Tasmania’s northeast and post-war Italian migrants.
As of 2023, Mike serves as Co-Investigator on an Australian Research Council Linkage project titled ‘Fostering school attendance for students in Out-of-Home Care’, which is lead by Professor Kitty te Riele of The Peter Underwood Centre (University of Tasmania).
Career summary
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Tasmania, Australia, 2018.
- GradDipDiv, Ridley College, 2022
- GradCertRes, University of Tasmania, Australia, 2018.
- BA(Hons), University of Tasmania, Australia, 2018.
Memberships
Professional practice
Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology
Teaching
Teaching expertise
HAB308 Indigenous Justice Issues
HGA107 Crime and Criminal Justice
HGA237/337 Juvenile Justice and Child Protection
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Expertise
Mike studies the attitudes, practices and cultures operative within religious organisations in order to formulate safeguarding and abuse prevention strategies and training for clergy and laity.
His research areas include:
- Clergy-Child Sexual Abuse
- Clerical Culture
- Organisational Culture and Deviance
- Situational Crime Prevention
- Educational Success and Wellbeing of Indigenous Children
- Anglican Studies
Awards
2021: Journal of Sociology Best Paper Award, The Australian Sociological Association with Dr Jacob Prehn and Mr Huw Peacock
Fields of Research
- Causes and prevention of crime (440201)
- Criminology (440299)
- Crime policy (440702)
Research Objectives
- Justice and the law (230499)
Publications
Total publications
26
Journal Article
(8 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Prehn J, Peacock H, Guerzoni MA, 'Academic self-concepts of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children from the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children', The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 50, (1) pp. 186-195. ISSN 1326-0111 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1017/jie.2019.26 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3 Co-authors: Prehn J; Peacock H | |
| 2020 | Guerzoni MA, 'Vicarious trauma and emotional labour in researching child sexual abuse and child protection: a postdoctoral reflection', Methodological Innovations pp. 1-8. ISSN 2059-7991 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1177/2059799120926342 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5 | |
| 2020 | Peacock H, Prehn J, Guerzoni MA, Aitken W, Andersen C, 'Upholding heightened expectations of Indigenous children? Parents do, teachers do not', Australian Journal of Indigenous Education pp. 1-9. ISSN 1326-0111 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1017/jie.2020.28 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Peacock H; Prehn J; Aitken W; Andersen C | |
| 2020 | Prehn J, Guerzoni M, Peacock H, ''Learning her culture and growing up strong': Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander fathers, children and the sharing of culture', Journal of Sociology, 57, (3) pp. 595-611. ISSN 1440-7833 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1177/1440783320934188 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Prehn J; Peacock H | |
| 2020 | Prehn J, Peacock H, Guerzoni MA, Walter M, 'Virtual tours of Country: creating and embedding resource-appropriate Aboriginal pedagogy at Australian universities', Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching, 3, (Sp. Iss. 1) Article 7. ISSN 2591-801X (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.37074/jalt.2020.3.s1.7 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Prehn J; Peacock H; Walter M | |
| 2018 | Guerzoni MA, 'A situational crime prevention analysis of Anglican clergy's child protective practices', Child Abuse and Neglect, 77 pp. 85-98. ISSN 0145-2134 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.12.016 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 | |
| 2017 | Guerzoni MA, 'The sacrament of confession and child sexual abuse: reported practise of Tasmanian Anglican clergy navigating the confidentiality dilemma', Journal for the Academic Study of Religion, 30, (3) pp. 258-280. ISSN 2047-704X (2017) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2015 | Guerzoni MA, Graham H, 'Catholic Church responses to clergy‐child sexual abuse and mandatory reporting exemptions in Victoria, Australia: A discursive critique', International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 4, (4) pp. 58-75. ISSN 2202-8005 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.5204/ijcjsd.v4i4.205 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7 |
Book
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Guerzoni MA, 'Child Protection in the Church: An Anglican Case Study', Routledge, United States, pp. 228. ISBN 978-0-367-60782-1 (2021) [Authored Research Book] |
Chapter in Book
(3 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Peacock H, Guerzoni MA, 'Kids Feeling Good about Being Indigenous at School and Its Link to Heightened Educational Aspirations', The Oxford Handbook of Indigenous Sociology, Oxford University Press, M Walter, T Kukutai, AA Gonzales, and R Henry (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 1-28. ISBN 9780197528778 (2022) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197528778.013.46 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Peacock H | |
| 2022 | te Riele K, Sullivan A, Higgins D, King S, McDowall J, et al., 'Attending School Every day Counts - But Kids in Out-of-home Care are Missing Out', Essays that got the World Talking 2022 - Reckoning with Power and Privilege, Thames & Hudson, M Hopkin (ed), Melbourne, Australia, pp. 193-196. ISBN 9781760762995 (2022) [Other Book Chapter] Co-authors: te Riele K | |
| 2020 | Walter M, Guerzoni M, 'Researching the world around us', Sociologic: Analysing Everyday Life and Culture, Oxford University Press, Arvanitakis, J (ed), Australia, pp. 560. ISBN 9780190318925 (2020) [Other Book Chapter] Co-authors: Walter M |
Review
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Guerzoni M, 'Sinead Ring, Kate Gleeson and Kim Stevenson (2022) Child Sexual Abuse Reported by Adult Survivors: Legal Responses in England and Wales, Ireland and Australia . London: Routledge', International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 12, (1) pp. 91-92. ISSN 2202-7998 (2023) [Review Single Work] |
Conference Publication
(3 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Prehn J, Guerzoni MA, Peacock H, ''Learning her culture and growing up strong': Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander fathers, children and the sharing of culture', 2020 Virtual ANZSWWER Symposium & NFEN workshop: 'Social Work in a Climate of Change', 18-20 November, Online (2020) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Prehn J; Peacock H | |
| 2019 | Prehn J, Guerzoni M, Peacock H, ' It opens up experiences that I would most probably never encounter': digital placed-based learning', Teaching Matters, 26 November, Hobart, pp. 45-46. (2019) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Prehn J; Peacock H | |
| 2019 | Prehn J, Maher B, Guerzoni MA, ''If it was a different person each year, I probably wouldn't do it': Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research administration officers and operationalising Indigenous data sovereignty', Indigenous Health Symposium: Data Sovereignty Translation and Health Tools Assessment, 29 October 2019, Canberra, Australia (2019) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Prehn J |
Contract Report, Consultant's Report
(2 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Barnes B, Barnes M, Brosnan K, Guerzoni MA, Martin K, et al., 'Evaluation of Murri Court: Prepared for the Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General', Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Springhill (2019) [Contract Report] | |
| 2019 | Guerzoni MA, Kuit T, Leon de la Barra BA, Taylor F, 'Initiatives of Australian Public Universities to Increase Indigenous Australian Student Enrolment in and Completion of Science courses: A Case Study', The Australian Council of Deans of Science, Australia (2019) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Leon de la Barra BA; Taylor F |
Entry
(2 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Guerzoni MA, 'Witness Statement of Michael Guerzoni', Expert Witness Statement to Government Inquiry, '.' (ed), Hobart, Tasmania, COM.0001.0036, pp. 1-27 (2022) [Entry] | |
| 2018 | Guerzoni MA, 'Using critical discourse analysis to examine cultures of denial in the Roman Catholic Church', SAGE Research Methods Cases., United Kingdom, 2 (2018) [Entry] |
Other Public Output
(6 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | te Riele K, Sullivan A, Higgins D, King J, McDowall J, et al., 'Attending school every day counts - but kids in out-of-home care are missing out', The Conversation, online, 11 May 2022 (2022) [Newspaper Article] Co-authors: te Riele K | |
| 2021 | Guerzoni M, Miller E, 'The role of decolonization and Indigenization in historical criminology', British Society of Criminology Newsletters, United Kingdom, 87, Summer 2021, pp. 19-26. (2021) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2021 | Prehn J, Guerzoni MA, Peacock H, 'TASA Award for Best Paper in the Journal of Sociology 2021', The Australian Sociological Association, Melbourne, Australia (2021) [Award] DOI: 10.1177/1440783320934188 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4 Co-authors: Prehn J; Peacock H | |
| 2020 | Guerzoni M, Walter M, 'Talking point: students will see the world through the eyes of Aboriginal people', The Conversation, Australia (2020) [Newspaper Article] Co-authors: Walter M | |
| 2020 | Walter M, Guerzoni MA, 'How a university can embed Indigenous knowledge into the curriculum and why it matters', The Conversation, Australia (2020) [Newspaper Article] Co-authors: Walter M | |
| 2018 | Vanderfeen JF, Guerzoni MA, 'An Overview of Mentoring, Indigenous Workplace Mentoring and Australian Universities' Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Leave Entitlements', University of Tasmania, Tasmania, January (2018) [Report Other] Co-authors: Vanderfeen JF |
Research Supervision
Mike has co-supervised several research students in the Social Sciences to completion on topics pertaining to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
At present, Mike welcomes supervision requests from students who are pursuing research on topics pertaining to: organisational culture; organisational deviance; the safeguarding of children from child sexual abuse; and situational crime prevention. He is willing to serve as secondary supervisor on topics pertaining to: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander criminal justice issues; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education; child protection; and juvenile justice.
Current
3
Completed
2
Current
| Degree | Title | Commenced |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | The 'Wicked' Problem of Indigenous Disadvantage: A comparative study of the influence of problem definition on policy failure | 2021 |
| PhD | Comparing the Regulation of Bias Offences in Victoria to New South Wales and the United Kingdom for Reforming the Victorian Model; How Definitional Guidance and Outlawing Expressions of Group-Based Bias Leads to Greater Purposive Outcomes in Bias Crime Cases | 2021 |
| PhD | Countering Violent Extremism in Sri Lanka through Community-based Approaches: Lessons to Tasmania | 2021 |
Completed
| Degree | Title | Completed |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Resilience in Indigenous Australian Families: How individual, family, and community-level protective factors contribute to wellbeing Candidate: Nyree Pisanu | 2022 |
| Masters | The Importance of Culture and Significant Others in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Education Candidate: Huw Thomas Peacock | 2021 |