Dr Myfanwy McDonald
Senior Research Officer

BA(Hons)/BCA (Wollongong), PhD (Monash)

Biography

Dr Myfanwy McDonald is a sociologist who joined AIFS in July 2009 to work as a Senior Research Officer in the Communities and Families Clearinghouse Australia and the National Child Protection Clearinghouse. She has research and evaluation experience relating to child and family services. Dr McDonald has a particular interest in the concept of "hard-to-reach" families.

Specialist areas

• Qualitative research methods and analysis
• "Hard-to-reach" families
• Participatory evaluation

Selected recent publications

• Bayer, J., Hiscock, H., Scalzo, K., Mathers, M., McDonald, M., Morris, A., Birdseye, J., and Wake, M. (2009) Systematic review of preventive interventions for children's mental health: What would work in Australian contexts? Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 43(8). 695-710.

Presentations

• See also Staff papers and presentations
• (2008, 21 November) Utilization of Maternal and Child Health Services in the City of Greater Dandenong: Engaging and Working with Vulnerable Families. Paper presented to the Queen Elizabeth Centre Conference, Melbourne, Victoria.
• (2008, 25 June) R.E. Ross Trust School Readiness Project: Building on What is Working Well. Paper presented at Hume Early Years Conference, Broadmeadows, Victoria.