Dr. John Paul Healy is based at the Bathurst Campus on Wiradjuri Country. John has been with the University since 2008. Research interests include New Religious Movements (also known as Alternative religions or Cultic groups) Experiential Education and Qualitative Research Methodologies. John teaches Group Work Skills and Interpersonal Communication skills for counselling. John lives in the Blue Mountains, Katoomba on Gundungurra Country. Research methods for undergraduate and post graduate students Current Doctorate Students Research interests include Social Work Education, Ability, Aging, Qualitative Methodology and the Sociology of Religion. Research Community, Associate Researcher with the Public and Contextual Theology Strategic Research Centre (PACT)
Teaching and Research Staff
Dr John Healy
Lecturer in Social Work
Bathurst
Mansfield Building 1411, Room 225
Research seminar series for postgraduate students
Social Policy
Online Education
Field placement liaison
Linda Kennedy PhD (scholarship) - Returning to wholeness: Social Workers' experiences of yoga in relation to depression and anxiety, and implications for social work practice. Karen Bell principle, John Healy Co
Susan Penn-Turrall DSW -"Social Work and countering violent right wing extremism: A comparative study of the gendered dimensions of Social Work practices in the US and Australia." Karen Bell principle, John Healy Co.
Past Doctorate Student (Graduated)
Julie Perrin PhD (2022) – co-supervisor – (Sibling bereavement when death is drug related: a qualitative study)
Will Dobud PhD (2020) (APA scholarship) – primary supervisor – (Narratives of the Co-Adventurers: The Collaborative Exploration of Adolescent Experiences in Adventure Therapy)
Ian Cranstoun DSW (2012) – Graduate DSW – primary and only supervisor – (Out of sight, out of mind: an exploration into intimate partner violence in gay (male) relationships)