Dr. Elroy Dearn
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Department: School of GUSS
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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elroy.dearn@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID:
0000-0002-7308-9283
About
Dr Elroy Dearn completed their PhD in 2022 after 20 years of systemic advocacy in government and non-government organisations. Their PhD explored the experience of choice and control for people with psychosocial disabilities living in institutions over the first 18 months of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Elroy has held senior policy and research positions in local, state government and at the Victorian Office of the Public Advocate. Focal areas for their research and advocacy include homelessness, institutionalisation, psychosocial disability, and human rights. Elroy is bringing their expertise in policy, housing and human rights to two cross disciplinary research teams in their role as research fellow.
Research fields
- 440712 Social policy
UN sustainable development goals
- 10 Reduced Inequalities
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
Academic positions
- Research Fellow
- RMIT University
- Global Urban and Social Studies
- Melbourne, Australia
- 3 Jul 2023 – Present
Non-academic positions
- Research Fellow
- Summer Foundation
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Mar 2022 – 20 Dec 2024
- Senior Research and Policy Officer
- Office of the Public Advocate
- Policy and research
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Mar 2008 – 1 Dec 2017
Degrees
- Ph.D, Political Science and Policy Studies
- RMIT University
- Australia
- 2017 – 2022
Research interests
Deinstutionalisation, supported housing, homelessness, human rights, mental health.
