Associate Professor Karen Block is leads the Migration and Health team in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health. She is Deputy Director of the Melbourne Social Equity Institute and Academic Convenor of the University of Melbourne Anti-racism Hallmark Research Initiative.
| Migration Reasearch Hub ID: 51 | |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0560-4148 |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/www.linkedin.com/in/karen-block-/ | |
Expertise
Migration processes
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Migration drivers
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Migration forms
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
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Socio-cultural consequences
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Socio-economic consequences
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Transversal consequences
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Legal-political consequences
Migration governance
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Immigrant policy and law
Disciplines
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Disciplines
Methods
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Other
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Qualitative research
Geographies
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Scope
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UN Countries
Roles
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University of Melbourne
University, Melbourne, Australia
Senior research fellow -
University of Melbourne School of Population Health
University, Melbourne, Australia
Research
“Violence is Everywhere.” How Semi-Permeable Borders Facilitate Transnational Perpetration of Structural, Symbolic and Interpersonal Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
| Authors | G. Tarpey-Brown, G. Tarpey-Brown, K. Block, ... |
| Year | 2024 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies |
“You have to drink with a little bit of shame”: Alcohol and other drug use among young people from migrant and ethnic minority backgrounds in Melbourne, Australia
| Authors | Caitlin H. Douglass, Karen Block, Donya Eghrari, ... |
| Year | 2024 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Sense of identity among young people with refugee backgrounds: A scoping review
| Authors | Farnaz Shahimi, Karen Block, Eva Alisic |
| Year | 2024 |
| Journal Name | Children and Youth Services Review | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
‘Still Stood Adamant and Strong to Chase My Dream’ : Sense of Identity and Resilience among Hazara Youth following Childhood Experiences of Forced Migration
| Authors | Farnaz Shahimi, Farnaz Shahimi, Karen Block, ... |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies |
Working with interpreters in the family violence sector in Australia: “It's very hard to be in between”
| Authors | Claire Sullivan, Claire Sullivan, Karen Block, ... |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | International Journal of Intercultural Relations | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Immobilisation of migrant domestic worker women and their children born in Lebanon
| Authors | Karen Block, Bina Fernandez, Thomas McGee, ... |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies |
At Risk of Statelessness: Children Born in Lebanon to Migrant Domestic Workers
| Authors | Bina Fernandez, Thomas McGee, Zahra Albarazi, ... |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | International Migration Review |
Count Me In: a sports participation intervention promoting inclusion for young people from migrant backgrounds in Australia
| Authors | Dana Young, Karen Block |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | SPORT IN SOCIETY |
| Citations (WoS) | 5 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The Australian Research on Refugee Integration Database (ARRID): a Platform and Conceptual Framework to Map, Connect and Share Knowledge
| Authors | Louise Olliff, Karen Block, Sally Baker, ... |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | Journal of International Migration and Integration |
COVID-19 and Sanctions Affecting Afghans in Iran
| Authors | Athar Shafaei, Karen Block |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies |
| Citations (WoS) | 2 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
“It’s about Building a Network of Support”: Australian Service Provider Experiences Supporting Refugee Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
| Authors | Karen Block, Jeanine Hourani, Claire Sullivan, ... |
| Year | 2021 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies |
| Citations (WoS) | 11 |
Stressors and Supports in Postdisaster Recovery: Experiences After the Black Saturday Bushfires
| Authors | Louise Harms, Lisa Gibbs, Greg Ireton, ... |
| Year | 2021 |
| Journal Name | Australian Social Work |
Spaces of well‐being and regional settlement: International migrants and the rural idyll
| Authors | Natascha Klocker, Paul Hodge, Olivia Dun, ... |
| Year | 2021 |
| Journal Name | Population, Space and Place | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Between ‘here’ and ‘there’: family violence against immigrant and refugee women in urban and rural Southern Australia
| Authors | Linda Murray, Deborah Warr, Jasmin Chen, ... |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal Name | Gender, Place & Culture | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Delayed Disaster Impacts on Academic Performance of Primary School Children
| Authors | Lisa Gibbs, Jane Nursey, Janette Cook, ... |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal Name | Child Development | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The MuSeS project: a mixed methods study to increase understanding of the role of settlement and multicultural services in supporting migrant and refugee women experiencing violence in Australia
| Authors | Cathy Vaughan, Yara Jarallah, Adele Murdolo, ... |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal Name | BMC International Health and Human Rights | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The role of the natural environment in disaster recovery: “We live here because we love the bush”
| Authors | Karen Block, Robyn Molyneaux, Lisa Gibbs, ... |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal Name | Health & Place |
The effect of group involvement on post-disaster mental health: A longitudinal multilevel analysis
| Authors | H. Colin Gallagher, Karen Block, Lisa Gibbs, ... |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal Name | Social Science & Medicine |
Longitudinal study of changing psychological outcomes following the Victorian Black Saturday bushfires
| Authors | Richard A Bryant, Lisa Gibbs, Hugh Colin Gallagher, ... |
| Year | 2018 |
| Journal Name | Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Distress and satisfaction with research participation: Impact on retention in longitudinal disaster research
| Authors | Lisa Gibbs, Robyn Molyneaux, Sonia Whiteley, ... |
| Year | 2018 |
| Journal Name | International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Ethical Use and Impact of Participatory Approaches to Research in Post-Disaster Environments: An Australian Bushfire Case Study
| Authors | L. Gibbs, K. Block, C. MacDougall, ... |
| Year | 2018 |
| Journal Name | BioMed Research International | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Promoting Social Inclusion through Sport for Refugee-Background Youth in Australia: Analysing Different Participation Models
| Authors | Karen Block, Lisa Gibbs |
| Year | 2017 |
| Journal Name | SOCIAL INCLUSION | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Mental Health and Social Networks After Disaster
| Authors | Richard A. Bryant, H. Colin Gallagher, Lisa Gibbs, ... |
| Year | 2017 |
| Journal Name | American Journal of Psychiatry |
Mental Health Following Separation in a Disaster: The Role of Attachment
| Authors | H. Colin Gallagher, John Richardson, David Forbes, ... |
| Year | 2016 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Traumatic Stress | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
ASPIRE: A multi-site community-based participatory research project to increase understanding of the dynamics of violence against immigrant and refugee women in Australia
| Authors | Cathy Vaughan, Adele Murdolo, Linda Murray, ... |
| Year | 2015 |
| Journal Name | BMC Public Health | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Conceptualising Post-Disaster Recovery: Incorporating Grief Experiences
| Authors | Louise Harms, Karen Block, H. Colin Gallagher, ... |
| Year | 2015 |
| Journal Name | The British Journal of Social Work |
The role of anger and ongoing stressors in mental health following a natural disaster
| Authors | David Forbes, Nathan Alkemade, Elizabeth Waters, ... |
| Year | 2015 |
| Journal Name | Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Children and young people's wellbeing post-disaster: Safety and stability are critical
| Authors | L. Gibbs, K. Block, L. Harms, ... |
| Year | 2015 |
| Journal Name | International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction |
Promoting appreciation of cultural diversity and inclusion with the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program
| Authors | Karen Block, Lisa Gibbs, Susie Macfarlane, ... |
| Year | 2015 |
| Journal Name | Journal for Multicultural Education | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Cost and outcomes associated with participating in the Community Fireguard Program : Experiences from the Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, Australia
| Authors | L. Gibbs, K-L. Sia, K. Block, ... |
| Year | 2015 |
| Journal Name | International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Psychological outcomes following the Victorian Black Saturday bushfires
| Authors | Richard A Bryant, Elizabeth Waters, Lisa Gibbs, ... |
| Year | 2014 |
| Journal Name | Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Supporting schools to create an inclusive environment for refugee students
| Authors | Karen Block, Suzanne Cross, Elisha Riggs, ... |
| Year | 2014 |
| Journal Name | International Journal of Inclusive Education | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Where do we start? A proposed post-disaster intervention framework for children and young people
| Authors | Lisa Gibbs, Elyse Snowdon, Karen Block, ... |
| Year | 2014 |
| Journal Name | Pastoral Care in Education |
Working better together: new approaches for understanding the value and challenges of organizational partnerships
| Authors | E. Riggs, K. Block, D. Warr, ... |
| Year | 2014 |
| Journal Name | Health Promotion International |
Volunteering in a School Kitchen Garden Program: Cooking Up Confidence, Capabilities, and Connections!
| Authors | Mardie Townsend, Lisa Gibbs, Susie Macfarlane, ... |
| Year | 2014 |
| Journal Name | VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations |
Political reflexivity in post-bushfire research
| Authors | Lisa Gibbs, Colin MacDougall, Karen Block |
| Year | 2014 |
| Journal Name | Qualitative Research Journal | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Beyond Bushfires: Community, Resilience and Recovery - a longitudinal mixed method study of the medium to long term impacts of bushfires on mental health and social connectedness
| Authors | Lisa Gibbs, Elizabeth Waters, Richard A Bryant, ... |
| Year | 2013 |
| Journal Name | BMC Public Health |
Methodology for the evaluation of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program
| Authors | L. Gibbs, P. K. Staiger, M. Townsend, ... |
| Year | 2013 |
| Journal Name | Health Promotion Journal of Australia | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Expanding Children’s Food Experiences: The Impact of a School-Based Kitchen Garden Program
| Authors | Lisa Gibbs, Petra K. Staiger, Britt Johnson, ... |
| Year | 2013 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior |
Accessing maternal and child health services in Melbourne, Australia: Reflections from refugee families and service providers
| Authors | Elisha Riggs, Elise Davis, Lisa Gibbs, ... |
| Year | 2012 |
| Journal Name | BMC Health Services Research | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Addressing Ethical and Methodological Challenges in Research with Refugee-background Young People: Reflections from the Field
| Authors | K. Block, D. Warr, L. Gibbs, ... |
| Year | 2012 |
| Journal Name | JOURNAL OF REFUGEE STUDIES | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Growing Community
| Authors | Karen Block, Lisa Gibbs, Petra K. Staiger, ... |
| Year | 2012 |
| Journal Name | Health Education & Behavior | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The impact of humanitarian emergencies on adolescent boys: Findings from the Rohingya refugee crisis
| Authors | Shane Harrison, Richard Dean Chenhall, Karen Block, ... |
| Year | 2024 |
| Journal Name | PLOS Global Public Health | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Reproductive coercion as a form of family violence against immigrant and refugee women in Australia
| Authors | Mariyam Suha, Linda Murray, Deborah Warr, ... |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | PLOS ONE | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Dyadic effects of attachment on mental health: Couples in a postdisaster context.
| Authors | H. Colin Gallagher, Dean Lusher, Lisa Gibbs, ... |
| Journal Name | Journal of Family Psychology |
Suggested Research
Developing social capital through sport? The case for an intersectional lens
| Authors | Dana Young, Dana Young, Karen Block, ... |
| Year | 2024 |
| Journal Name | INTERNATIONAL REVIEW FOR THE SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Harnessing Capital: The Role of Service Providers as Connectors, Supporters and Advocates in Refugee Housing and Settlement in Australia
| Authors | Sheenagh McShane, Sheenagh McShane, Karen Block, ... |
| Year | 2025 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies |
Harnessing Capital: The Role of Service Providers as Connectors, Supporters and Advocates in Refugee Housing and Settlement in Australia
| Authors | Sheenagh McShane, Karen Block, Rebecca Bentley |
| Year | 2025 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Housing and wellbeing: Long-term precarious housing trajectories following humanitarian migration and resettlement
| Authors | Sheenagh Mcshane, Ang Li, Karen Block, ... |
| Year | 2025 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Forced Migration, Sexual and Gender-based Violence and Integration: Effects, Risks and Protective Factors
| Authors | Jenny Phillimore, Karen Block, Hannah Bradby, ... |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | Journal of International Migration and Integration |
| Citations (WoS) | 6 |
The sexual abuse of adolescent boys in humanitarian emergencies: A qualitative study of the Rohingya refugee crisis
| Authors | Shane Harrison, Richard Dean Chenhall, Karen Block, ... |
| Year | 2025 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Participatory Health Research With Women From Refugee, Asylum-Seeker, and Migrant Backgrounds Living in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review
| Authors | Martha Vazquez Corona, Alya Hazfiarini, Cathy Vaughan, ... |
| Year | 2024 |
| Citations (WoS) | 1 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Structural and Symbolic Violence Exacerbates the Risks and Consequences of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence for Forced Migrant Women
| Authors | Jeanine Hourani, Karen Block, Jenny Phillimore, ... |
| Year | 2021 |
| Journal Name | Frontiers in Human Dynamics | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Stigma Associated with Alcohol and Other Drug Use Among People from Migrant and Ethnic Minority Groups: Results from a Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies
| Authors | Caitlin H. Douglass, Thin Mar Win, Stelliana Goutzamanis, ... |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health |