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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Laura Davy is a Senior Lecturer in Policy and Governance at the Crawford School of Public Policy. She has a background in political theory, sociology and social policy research, and has published on disability theory, the ethics of care, human rights, and disability policy and services.
Her current research focuses on policy listening and citizen engagement, in the context of the implementation and outcomes of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and international trends in disability and social care policy and practice. She is particularly interested in human rights informed approaches to policy design and implementation and the implications for service users and citizens of the shift towards individualised and market-based social services delivery.
Laura will commence an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) in 2025, focused on responsive policymaking for young people with disability and young carers.
Research interests
Laura’s research interests include the following areas:
- Social policy
- Disability studies
- Disability and care policy
- Feminist ethics and political theory
- Participatory approaches to research and policy design
Education/Academic qualification
Political Theory, Master, The London School of Economics and Political Science
Sociology and Social Policy, PhD, University of Sydney
Communications, Bachelor, University of Technology Sydney
Research student supervision
- Registered to supervise
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Caring Futures: Australian Attitudes About the Desirability of Care Work
Davy, L., Vromen, A., Rutledge-Prior, S. & Saunders, M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Australian Journal of Social Issues. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Infrastructures of support: Australian young people's perspectives on caring during the pandemic and future disability and care policy reform
Davy, L., Cuffe, H. & Lipton, B., 17 Aug 2024, In: Journal of Youth Studies. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Regulating vulnerability: policy approaches for preventing violence and abuse of people with disability in Australian service provision settings
Davy, L., Robinson, S., Idle, J. & valentine, K., 7 Mar 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Disability and Society. 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Care in Context: Australian Perspectives on Caregiving and Care Work During COVID-19
Davy, L. & Vromen, A., 2023, Canberra: ANU Press, p. 1-31.Research output: Working paper
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Covid-19 and the Economy of Care: Disability and Aged Care Services into the Future
Davy, L. & Dickinson, H., 2022, COVID-19 and the Global Political Economy: Crises in the 21st Century. Di Muzio, T. & Dow, M. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 136-150 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
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Disability Confidence Project: Support for Conceptual Framework and Analysis
30/01/22 → 30/11/22
Project: Research
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Young People and the Future of Care Pilot Study
Davy, L., Klein, E., Lipton, B. & Vromen, A.
13/08/21 → 31/03/23
Project: Research