Publications

2023

• Bulimwengu, A. & Sawrikar, P. (2023). Parenting in a new land. In Heward-Belle, S. & Tsantefski, M. Working with Families Experiencing Vulnerability: A Partnership Approach (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press, pp. 116-134.

2022

• Sawrikar, P. (2022). What Do Service Providers’ Understand About Cross-Cultural Differences In The ‘Stranger Danger’ Myth? Scholar Freedom,  https://doi.org/10.54769/W9OC7HJBBC

• Sawrikar, P. (2022). Practitioners’ Understanding Of Cross-Cultural Prevalence Data On Child Sexual Abuse (CSA): Results From A Program Evaluation Study In Australia. Scholar Freedom,  https://doi.org/10.54769/FTDLY4H944

• Sawrikar, P. (2022). Academic publishing is broken. Here’s its top three fixes. Medium.

• Sawrikar, P. (2022). 10 things about academia that will blow your mind! Medium.

• Sawrikar, P. (2022). Responsible use of professional power when working with ethnic minority victims/survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA): Results from a program evaluation study in Australia. Scholar Freedom, https://doi.org/10.54769/CRY41N60KB

• Sawrikar, P. (2022). Working with interpreters and ethnic minority victims/survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA): Results from a program evaluation study in Australia. Scholar Freedom, https://doi.org/10.54769/WZ6Z7BD7U5

• Sawrikar, P. (2022). Practitioners’ understanding of sociological and medical models of mental illness when working with ethnic minority victims/survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA). Scholar Freedom, https://doi.org/10.54769/1M1WSDMXBA

2021

• Sawrikar, P. (2021). Gender inequity and academic progression: How much of our silence is chosen? (Editorial, Special Issue). Societies, 11(1), 23; https://doi.org/10.3390/soc11010023

2020

• Sawrikar, P. (2020). Why is it so hard for communities of colour to stand firm against the perpetrator of child sexual abuse? Medium.

• Sawrikar, P. (2020). A Feminist University Strategic Plan: What might that look like? Medium.

• Sleep, L. & Sawrikar, P. (2020). Challenges and change: Oxygen for change towards social inclusiveness? (Editorial), Journal of Social Inclusion, 11(2), 1–4.

• Harris, P. & Sawrikar, P. (2020). Challenges to social inclusion are being illuminated in the era of social distancing (Editorial), Journal of Social Inclusion, 11(1), 1–4.

• Sawrikar, P. (2020). Proposing and evaluating a feminist funding model for academia while coping with the financial impact of Covid-19: A thought piece from Australia. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.32391.21924.

• Sawrikar, P. (2020). Service providers’ cultural self-awareness and responsible use of racial power when working with ethnic minority victims/survivors of child sexual abuse: Results from a program evaluation study in Australia. Children and Youth Services Review, accepted 22 Oct 2020.

• Sawrikar, P. (2020). Service organisations’ cultural competency when working with ethnic minority victims/survivors of child sexual abuse: Results from a program evaluation study in Australia. Social Sciences, 9, 152.

• Sawrikar, P. (2020). Service providers’ understanding of cross-cultural differences in belief of myths about child sexual abuse: Results from a program evaluation study in Australia. Children and Youth Services Review, 118, doi: 105391

• Sawrikar, P. (2020). A conceptual framework for the prevention and treatment of child sexual abuse (CSA) in ethnic minority communities. In Bryce, I. & Petherick, W. Child Sexual Abuse: Forensic Issues in Evidence, Impact and Management – Vol II. Elsevier.

2019

• Sawrikar, P. (2019). Musings on the maths of unpaid labour and dissent from the peer review process. Medium.

• Sawrikar, P. (2019). Child protection, domestic violence, and ethnic minorities: Narrative results from a mixed methods study in Australia. PLoS ONE, 14(12): e0226031.

• Sawrikar, P. & McAuliffe, D. (2019). Introduction to Special Issue on Personal Essays in Social Science (Editorial). Social Sciences, 8(12), 325. doi: 10.3390/socsci8120325

• Sawrikar, P. (2019). Addressing the prevention and treatment of child sexual abuse in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in Australia: Project Methodology. Griffith University (GU), Queensland. http://dx.doi.org/10.25904/5dc8bff3781f5

• Sawrikar, P. (2019). The development and evaluation of an education program for service providers about culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) client victims/survivors of child sexual abuse: Technical Report 1 (Executive Summary). Griffith University, Queensland. http://dx.doi.org/10.25904/5dc8bf77781f4

• Sawrikar, P. (2019). The development and evaluation of an education program for service providers about culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) client victims/survivors of child sexual abuse: Technical Report 1 (Full Report). Griffith University, Queensland. http://dx.doi.org/10.25904/5dc8be42781f3

2018

• Sawrikar, P. & Katz, I. (2018). Proposing a model of service delivery for victims/survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) from ethnic minority communities in Australia. Journal of Social Service Research, 44(5), 730–748.

• Sawrikar, P. & Muir, K. (2018). Toward a family-oriented treatment approach for consumers and carers of mental illness. International Journal of Mental Health, 47(2), 158–183.

• Sawrikar, P. & Katz, I. (2018). Preventing child sexual abuse (CSA) in ethnic minority communities: A literature review and suggestions for practice in Australia. Children and Youth Services Review, 85, 174–186.

• Sawrikar, P. (2018). Thematic analysis of focus groups with consumers and carers of mental illness. Sage: Research Methods Datasets.

• Sawrikar, P. (2018). A critical reflection on being an ethnic minority researcher of child sexual abuse in ethnic minority communities: Implications for social work and sociology. Medium.

• Sawrikar, P. (2018). My double whammy: Being a brown woman in Western academia. Medium.

• Sawrikar, P. (2018). Hypocritical wiring and its limits on empathy: The ‘sense of agency’ bias. Medium.

2017

• Sawrikar, P. (2017). Working with ethnic minorities and across cultures in Western child protection systems. UK: Routledge.

• Sawrikar, P. & Katz, I. (2017). Barriers to disclosing child sexual abuse (CSA) in ethnic minority communities: A review of the literature and implications for practice in Australia. Children and Youth Services Review, 83, 302–315.

• Sawrikar, P. & Katz, I. (2017). How aware of child sexual abuse (CSA) are ethnic minority communities? A literature review and suggestions for raising awareness in Australia. Children and Youth Services Review, 81, 246–260.

• Sawrikar, P. & Katz, I. (2017). The treatment needs of victims/survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) from ethnic minority communities: A literature review and suggestions for practice. Children and Youth Services Review, 79, 166–179.

2015

• Sawrikar, P., Lenette, C., McDonald, D., & Fowler, J. (2015). Don’t silence ‘the dinosaurs’: Keeping caution alive with regard to social work distance education. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 35(4), 343–364.

• Sawrikar, P. (2015). How effective do families of non-English speaking background (NESB) and child protection caseworkers in Australia see the use of interpreters? A qualitative study to help inform good practice principles. Child and Family Social Work, 20(4), 396–406.

2014

• Sawrikar, P. & Katz, I. (2014). Recommendations for improving cultural competency when working with ethnic minority families in child protection systems in Australia. Child and Adolescent Social Work, 31(5), 393–417.

• Sawrikar, P. & Katz, I. (2014). ‘Normalising the novel’: How is culture addressed in child protection work with ethnic minority families in Australia? Journal of Social Service Research, 40(1), 39–61.

• Sawrikar, P. (2014). Inadequate supervision or inadequate sensitivity to cultural differences in parenting? Exploring cross-cultural rates of neglect in an Australian sample. Qualitative Social Work, 13(5), 619–635.

2013

• Sawrikar, P. (2013). A qualitative study on the pros and cons of ethnically matching culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) client families and child protection caseworkers. Children and Youth Services Review, 35(2), 321–331.

• Sawrikar, P., valentine, k., & Thompson, A. (2013). Co-design and Family Agency Research Project: Literature Review. Unpublished Report prepared for Mid Coast Communities.

• Sawrikar, P. (2013). Ethnic minorities in child protection systems: Culturally appropriate service provision for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) children and families in the New South Wales (NSW) child protection system (CPS). Postdoctoral dissertation. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing: Saarbrucken, Germany.

2012

• Sawrikar, P. (2012). Providing culturally appropriate child protection services in culturally diverse communities. Prepared for Conference on child protection: Enhancing capacity and strategic service delivery within a national and regional context, Malaysia, 20-22 November 2012.

2011

• Bullen, J., Sawrikar, P., & Muir, K. (2011). Evaluation of Elizabeth Street Common Ground Supportive Housing Project: Draft Report: Stage 2 – Preliminary data collection and baseline report. Unpublished report prepared for Victorian Department of Human Services (DHS).

• Sawrikar, P., Muir, K., & Craig, L. (2011). Focus group research for beyondblue with consumers and carers: Final Report, prepared for beyondblue.

• Thompson, D., Fisher, K. R., Purcal, C., Deeming, C., & Sawrikar, P. (2011). Australian community attitudes to people with disability – scoping project: Final Report. Report prepared for Australian Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.

• Sawrikar, P. (2011). Culturally appropriate service delivery for Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) families in the child protection system: Final Report. Report for the NSW Department of Community Services.

• Sawrikar, P. (2011). Culturally appropriate service delivery for Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) families in the child protection system: Interim Report 3 – Interviews with CALD carers and CS caseworkers. Report for the NSW Department of Community Services.

• Sawrikar, P. (2011). Culturally appropriate service delivery for Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) families in the child protection system: Interim Report 2 – Case File Review. Report for the NSW Department of Community Services.

2010

• Sawrikar, P. & Katz, I. (2010). “Only White people can be racist”: What does power have to do with prejudice? Cosmopolitan Civil Societies, 2(1), 80–99.

• Sawrikar, P. & Muir, K. (2010). The myth of a ‘fair go’: barriers to sport and recreational participation among Indian and other ethnic minority women in Australia. Sport Management Review, 13(4), 355–367.

2009

• Craig, L. & Sawrikar, P. (2009). Work and Family: how does the (gender) balance change as children grow? Gender, Work and Organisation, 16(6), 684–709.

• Griffiths, M., Sawrikar, P., & Muir, K. (2009). Culturally appropriate mentoring for Horn of African young people in Australia. Youth Studies Australia, 28(2), 32–40.

• Sawrikar, P. & Katz, I. (2009). How useful is the term “Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD)” in the Australian social policy discourse? Refereed Conference Paper, Australian Social Policy Conference (ASPC), Sydney.

• Sawrikar, P. (2009). Culturally appropriate service delivery for Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) families in the child protection system: Interim Report 1 – Literature Review. Report for the NSW Department of Community Services.

• Whiteford, P., Sawrikar P., Michail, S., & O’Connor, A. (2009). Child poverty and disparities in the Pacific: Study of child-centred policy analysis in Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu; Draft report. Report prepared for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – Pacific, February 2009.

2008

• Craig, L. & Sawrikar, P. (2008). Satisfaction with work-family balance for parents of early adolescents compared to parents of younger children. Journal of Family Studies, 14(1), 91–106.

• Sawrikar, P. & Katz, I. (2008). Enhancing family and relationship service accessibility and delivery to culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) families in Australia, Refereed Issues paper prepared for the Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse (AFRC), Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS), Issues No. 3.

• Whiteford, P. & Sawrikar, P. (2008). Child poverty/hardship in the Pacific: Study on child-centred policy analysis and child-centred budgeting in Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu; Phase 1: Travel plan and work plan. Report prepared for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – Pacific, October 2008.

• Sawrikar, P., Griffiths, M., & Muir, K. (2008). Mentoring and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) young people: the case of Horn of Africa young people in Australia, Report prepared for the National Youth Affairs Research Scheme, Canberra.

2007

• Craig, L. & Sawrikar, P. (2007). The effect of (dis)satisfaction with the division of domestic labour on relationship survival. Report prepared for Department of Family, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs FaHCSIA, Australian Federal Government, Canberra.

• Cortis, N., Sawrikar, P. & Muir, K. (2007). Participation in Sport and Recreation by Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women – Final Report. Report prepared for the Australian Government Office of Women, FaCSIA, Social Policy Research Centre.

2006

• Cortis, N., Sawrikar, P. & Muir, K. (2006). Participation in sport and recreation by culturally and linguistically diverse women. Discussion paper for the Australian Government Office for Women, Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Social Policy Research Centre.

• Craig, L. & Sawrikar, P. (2006). Work and Family Balance: Transitions to High School. Report prepared for the Department of Family and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Australian Federal Government, Canberra.

• Fisher, K. R, Everingham, S, Katz I., Sawrikar, P., Parker S., van Gool, K., Haas, M. & Johnston, C. (2006). Evaluation Plan Early Intervention Program. Report prepared for NSW Department of Community Services, Sydney.

2005

• Sawrikar, P. & Hunt, C. (2005). The relationship between mental health, cultural identity, and cultural values, in Non-English speaking background (NESB) Australian adolescents, Behaviour Change, 22(2), 97–113.

• Sawrikar, P. (2005). To cause or not to cause a scene? Exploring the relationship between culture, emotional suppression and mental health among adolescents in Australia. Doctoral dissertation. VDM Verlag: Saarbrucken, Germany.

2004

• Sawrikar, P. & Hunt, C. (2004). The relationship between emotional suppression and mental health among adolescents: Conference abstract. International Journal of Psychology, 39(5-6), 304.

Keynotes and invited presentations and consultations

2023

• You can’t be what you can’t see, UnitingCare Symposium, Brisbane, 21 June 2023

• Working safely and compassionately with ethnic minority children and families in the child protection system, 6th International Conference for Protection of Minors, Trento Italy, 5-6 May 2023

2021

• Racism and resistance in Social Work, Welfare and Human Services education and research, Dr Mareese Terare, Dr Pooja Sawrikar, Dr Katazyrna Olcon, Dr Joselyn Baltro-Gonzalez, ANZSWWER, Jul 2021.

2019

• Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities: Unpacking their needs and experiences, Legal Aid NSW, Nov 2019.

• Domestic and family violence (DFV) and ‘Culturally and Linguistically Diverse’ (CALD) communities, Selfless Efforts for Welfare for All (SEWA) Australia, Oct 2019.

• Connections for cultural identity, Ass Prof Amy Conley-Wright, Dr Pooja Sawrikar, Kathy Karatasas, Institute for Open Adoptions Studies (IOAS) Research to Practice Forum, University of Sydney, Aug 2019.

• Domestic and family violence (DFV) and ‘Culturally and Linguistically Diverse’ (CALD) communities, Australian Indian Medical Graduates Association (AIMGA), Jun 2019.

• Relationships Australia NSW, Focus group consultation re increasing accessibility of services to Indian clients in Ryde LGA, May 2019.

2016

• Coleman-Greig Lawyers, Sydney, Expert report and court appearance for an adoption matter involving cultural issues, Apr–Jun 2016.

2015

• Royal Commission, Expert review of scoping paper on institutional child sexual abuse (CSA) and CALD communities, Nov 2015.

• Peak Care Qld, Review of Report on ‘CALD children and Trauma Informed Therapeutic Care Framework for Residential Care in Queensland, Jul 2015.

2014

• Providing culturally appropriate child protection services in culturally diverse communities: What can Queensland learn from research in NSW? PeakCare Qld Inc. Conference on child protection and CALD children and families, Brisbane, Sep 2014.

2013

• Overcoming barriers to improve access and equity of family relationship services for ethnic minority families in Australia, Family Law Pathways Network (FLPN) Conference, Newcastle, Jun 2013.

2012

• Providing culturally appropriate child protection services in culturally diverse communities, Conference on child protection: Enhancing capacity and strategic service delivery within a national and regional context, Malaysia, Nov 2012.

2011

• Ethnic Communities Council Queensland (ECCQ), Consultation re ‘CALD clients within the child protection system’, Mar 2011.

2010

• CALD, Indigenous and Anglo Saxon families in the NSW child protection system, DoCS Multicultural Conference, Sydney, Nov 2010.

• African families and child protection issues. Forum on African Families Veronica Riddell, Learning and Development Project Worker, Family Worker Training and Development Programme Inc., Sydney, Mar 2010.

2008

• Family relationships in diverse cultures: New directions in service delivery, Broadmeadows Family Relationship Centre, Melbourne, Dec 2008.

Grants

2020

• ARC Linkage (LP200100428), $387K, Jan 2021–Dec 2024, Upholding the right to cultural connection for children in care, Ass Prof Rebekah Grace (Lead CI), Ass Prof Amy Conley-Wright, Prof Manjula Waniganayake, Dr Pooja Sawrikar, Ass Prof Fay Hadley, Dr Stacy Blythe, Kathy Karatasas; Partner organisations: Settlement Services International, Key Assets, Barnados Australia, MacKillop Family Services, Anglicare, Challenge Community Services, Wesley Mission, and Children Australia.

2018

• Griffith University Research Encouragement Grant, $5K, Nov 2018, The development and evaluation of an education program for service providers about child sexual abuse (CSA) and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities (www.nomoresilence.info), Dr Pooja Sawrikar (CI/sole/lead).

• Griffith University Conference Funding Support, $3K, Jul 2018, Social Work, Education, and Social Development (SWSD) Conference, Dublin, Child sexual abuse (CSA) and ethnic minority communities: Building knowledge to help guide clinical practice with victims/survivors, Dr Pooja Sawrikar.

2016

• [Funding body undisclosed], $50K, Feb 2016–Jan 2017, Child sexual abuse (CSA) and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities, Dr Pooja Sawrikar (CI), Prof Ilan Katz.

2014

• NSW Department of Human Services (DHS), $1m, Mar–Apr 2014, Keep Them Safe Evaluation, Prof Ilan Katz (Lead CI), multiple university partners.

2013

• Mid Coast Communities, $32K, Jan–Dec 2013, Family Agency Capacity Project and Research among families with children (0–8 years) with a disability, Ass Prof kylie valentine (CI), Dr Pooja Sawrikar.

2011

• DHS Victoria, $352K, Jun–Dec 2011, Evaluation of Elizabeth Street Common Ground Supportive Housing project, Prof Kristy Muir (CI), Dr Jane Bullen, Dr Pooja Sawrikar.

• Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA), $94K, Jun 2011, Community attitudes to disability, Prof Karen Fisher (CI), Dr Christiane Purcall, Dr Denise Thompson, Dr Chris Deeming, Dr Pooja Sawrikar.

2010

• beyondblue, $132K, Nov 2010–Jun 2011, Focus group research for beyondblue with consumers and carers, Prof Kristy Muir (CI), Dr Pooja Sawrikar.

2008

• National Youth Affairs Research Scheme (NYARS), $40K, Jan–Dec 2008, Mentoring and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) young people: the case of Horn of Africa young people in Australia, Prof Kristy Muir (CI), Dr Pooja Sawrikar, Megan Griffiths.

• Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS), $18K, Jan–Jun 2008, Literature review on enhancing family and relationship service accessibility and delivery to culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) families in Australia, Dr Pooja Sawrikar (CI), Prof Ilan Katz.

• United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), $150K, Sep–Nov 2008, Child-centred policy analysis and budgeting in the Pacific Islands, Prof Peter Whiteford (CI), Dr Pooja Sawrikar.

2007

• NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS), $243K, Jul 2007–Jul 2010, Postdoctoral Fellowship: Culturally appropriate child protection service delivery for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) children and families, Dr Pooja Sawrikar (CI/sole/lead).

• FaCSIA, $88K, Jan–Dec 2007, Sport and recreation participation among culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women in Australia, Prof Kristy Muir (CI), Dr Natasha Cortis, Dr Pooja Sawrikar.

2006

• FaCSIA, $72K, Nov 2005–Jun 2006, Transition to high school: Work family balance for parents, Prof Lyn Craig (CI), Dr Pooja Sawrikar.

• FaCSIA, $68K, Nov 2005–Dec 2006, Predicting divorce and number of children from fairness in housework shares, Prof Lyn Craig (CI), Dr Pooja Sawrikar.

• DoCS, $1.6m, Nov 2005–Dec 2006, Evaluation of DoCS’ Early Intervention Program, Prof Ilan Katz (CI), multiple university partners.

Teaching

• Commendation for Outstanding or Excellent Teaching, Griffith University, 2010-2014 (Award scheme ceased thereafter).

• Personal commendation for excellence in teaching, Hon. Michael Kirby, University of Sydney, 2002.

• HDR Supervision to 10 students, 2004-2021.

• Mean SET (Student Evaluation of Teaching) score = 4.7/5, 2010-2019.

• Mean ‘Nominate teacher for an award’ rate = 54%, 2010-2019.

• Testimonials

Service

• >15 reviews of ARC applications (Discovery, Early Career, Linkage, Special Research Initiative), 2014-2020.

• >40 reviews of journal articles, books, and book proposals, 2003-2020.

• >5 media interviews inc. national radio, ‘Life Matters’ with Geraldine Doogue, 2003-2014.

• >10 field placement liaison visits, 2010-2020.

• >40 professional development and OHS courses completed, 2004-2020.

• >10 HDR theses marked, 2004-2020.

• Co editor, Journal of Social Inclusion, 2020.