Doctor Wendy Hillman School of Human, Health and Social Sciences

Wendy Hillman is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at CQUniversity Australia in Rockhampton. She researches in the areas of gendered travel, backpacking, independent travel,treking, tours of non-arrival and emotional events that have led to survival escapist travel. Wendy is also currently working on research in Nepal on the gender empowerment of women on an AusAID funded project.  

· ‘CQUni study to empower agricultural opportunities in Nepal’, CQUni News, 9 January, 2013 http://uninews.cqu.edu.au/UniNews/viewStory.do?story=10226

·         ‘Claiming is policy for Gen Y’, MX Sydney, Sydney, 30 May 2012, page 5.

·         ‘Bingeing Gen Y top for claims’, MX Sydney, Sydney, 30 May 2012, page 8.

·         ‘Disability report urges radical changes‘, Midweek (Mackay and Sarina), 14 December, 2011, pg. 24. 

·        CQUni researchers back report into “Disability Expectations’’, CQUniNEWS, 12 December 2011. Also available on-line at: http://uninews.cqu.edu.au/UniNews/viewStory.do?story=8861

·         ‘Research experiences can be found anywhere in the world’, The Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, August 2011, middle insert, page 3. 

·         Panorama on SYN, ‘The Gap Year’, 22 February, 2011

· ‘Nepalese expedition turns up many rewards’, CQUni News, 21 February 2011, http://uninews.cqu.edu.au/UniNews/viewStory.do?story=7885 

·         Spress, January 2011, ‘The Gap Year – Alive and Kicking’

·         The Age, January 22, 2010, ‘Don’t I Know You From Somewhere?: Travel Coincidences’ 

·         The Brisbane Times, January 22, 2010, ‘Don’t I Know You From Somewhere?: Travel Coincidences’ 

·         AAP Newswire, 9 November 2009, ‘Souvenir coincidences’, by Belinda Merhab.  

·         The Sunday Mail, January 11, 2009, p. 57, ‘Your Say - Taking Sides – Do we need to smile more to entice tourists to Queensland?’. 

·         ABC Radio, 630 AM, ‘Ecotour Guides in Australia’, 6 September, 2002. 

·         The Townsville Bulletin, February 9, 1999, ‘Travellers view safe horizon’.

·         Svenska Dagbladet (Sweden), February 7, 1999, ‘Kvinnor drar utan man’ (‘Women hit the road without men’). 

·         2BL ABC Radio, ‘Female Backpackers visiting Australia’, 28 January, 1999. 

·         ABC National Radio, World Today program, ‘Female Backpackers in Australia’, 25 January, 1999. 

·         The Sunday Mail, January 10, 1999, p. 39, ‘Safety first for hikers’. 

·         Newcastle FM Radio, 11 December, 1998 ‘Backpackers in Australia’. 

·         The Daily Telegraph, December 4, 1998, p. 2, ‘Female backpackers feel safe here’. 

·         Illawarra Mercury, December 4, 1998, ‘Backpackers like us’.  

·         2012 – 2015 – AusAID Public Sector Linkage Project (PSLP) grant - $417,875 – with Micro Development Enterprise Program (MEDEP (part of United Nations Development Program [UNDP])) – ‘Structures to improve entrepreneurial activity : a case study around citrus producers of Nepal' with two university  colleagues and one Industry partner  

·         2011 – Population Research Grant Scheme (PRGS) 2011 – Funding for Survey Questionnaires by telephone interview in collaboration with a Sociology colleague 

·         2010 – Faculty Research Grant – 2010 – Grey Nomads Travelling in Central Queensland

·         2010 - Population Research Grant Scheme (PRGS) 2010 - Funding for Survey Questionnaires by telephone interview in collaboration with a Tourism colleague and our PhD student

·         2009 – Population Research Grant Scheme (PRGS) 2009 – Funding for Survey Questionnaires by telephone interview in collaboration with a Sociology colleague 

·         2009 – recipient of extraordinary (additional) Faculty Funding - 2 X Travel Grants to attend 2 separate conferences in New Zealand in September 2009, and November 2009. 

·         2008 – New Staff Initiative Funding – Faculty of Science, Engineering and Health, CQUniversity -  Start up funds for new staff aligned with an established Research Centre

·         2008 – National and International Speaker’s Grant - Faculty of Science, Engineering and Health, CQUniversity, to attend the annual SAANZ conference held at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand 

·         2008 - Faculty Research Grant – Faculty of Science, Engineering and Health, CQUniversity, ‘Social Impacts on the Central Queensland Coastal Community of the Health and Social Needs of Grey Nomads Visiting or Retiring to the Area’

·         2005 – 2008 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian Research Council  Linkage project – ‘Families on the Fringe’, School of Social Work and Applied Human Sciences, St Lucia, University of Queensland 

·         2004 TASA/AASR Postgraduate Conference Scholarship

·         2003 JamesCookUniversity PhD Completion Scholarship

·         1999 – 2002 PhD scholarship from the Co-operative Research Centre for the Sustainable Development of Tropical Savannas (TS-CRC) - equivalent to the conditions and parameters of an APA  

·         2001 – Operational Budgetary Funding from the Co-operative Centre for the Sustainable Development of Tropical Savannas (TS-CRC) 

·         2000 - sponsorship support from Australian Geographic  

·         2000 – Operational Budgetary Funding support from the Co-operative Research Centre for the Sustainable Development of Tropical Savannas (TS-CRC)   

·         Member of The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) 1997 to present 

·         Elected member of The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Executive (Treasurer) 2006-2010 

·         Member of The Council of Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) 2011 to present

·         Paid consultancy contract for Thermometer Survey Group, Sydney  - 2008 

Conference Papers  

 Hillman, W. (2012) ‘A case study of disability and travel: A strengths based approach’, International Conference on Strengths Based Practices in Social Work and Human Services, Kathmandu, Nepal, 22-24 November, 2012. 

·         Rockloff, S. and Hillman, W. (2011) ‘Commodification of nature: selling authenticity in ecotourism activities’, Conference Paper, International Symposium for Society and Natural Resources (ISSRM) Conference, Sabah, Malaysia, June 2011. 

·         Hillman, W. (2009) ‘Grey Nomads Travelling in Australia: Health Needs’, Crunch Time, SAANZ Sociology Conference 2009, 22-24 November 2009, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

·         Hillman, W. (2008) Ecotour Guides of the Australian Outback:  The Savannah Guides, SAANZ Sociology Conference 2008, Multidisciplinary Sociology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 26-28 November, 2008

·         Healy, K., Hillman, W., Rawsthorne, M., Hampshire, A., Michaux, A. and Smeaton, T. (2008) The Silent Migration: Hearing the Voices of Young Families who have migrated to non-metropolitan Australia. Paper presented to the Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference.

·         Healy, K., Hillman, W., Rawsthorne, M., Hampshire, A., Michaux, A. and Smeaton, T.  et al. (2008) Sea-Changers, Tree-Changers or Something else? Understanding the experiences of young families who relocated to non-metropolitan areas. Paper presented to the ACWA conference.

·         Hillman, W., Healy, K. and Rawsthorne, M. (2007) ‘Hit the Road Jack: Commuting and Transport Issues for Young Families Who Relocate to Non-Metropolitan Areas’, TASA and SAANZ Joint Conference 2007, Public Sociologies: Lessons and Trans-Tasman Comparisons. 4-7 December, 2007, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.  

·         Hillman, W., Healy, K., Rawsthorne, M., Hampshire, A., Michaux, A. and Smeaton, T. (2007) ‘Relocating to Non-Metropolitan Areas:  Promoting the Social Inclusion of Young Families Through Policy Responses’, 11^th Australian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect [ACCAN], Gold Coast, 30 October – 2 November 2007. 

·         Healy, K., Hillman, W., Rawsthorne, M., Michaux, A., Hampshire, A. and Smeaton, T. (2007) ‘Young Families Who Relocate to Non-Metropolitan Areas: Exploring Policy Responses for Promoting Social Inclusion’, Social Policy Through the Life Course: Building Community Capacity and Social Resilience, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, 11-13 July 2007. 

·         Hillman, W., Healy, K., Rawsthorne, M., Hampshire, A., Michaux, A. and Smeaton, T. (2007) ‘Relocating to Non-Metropolitan Areas:  Promoting the Social Inclusion of Young Families Through Policy Responses’, 11^th Australian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect [ACCAN], Gold Coast, 30 October – 2 November 2007. 

·         Healy, K., Hillman, W., Rawsthorne, M., Michaux, A., Hampshire, A. and Smeaton, T. (2007) ‘Young Families Who Relocate to Non-Metropolitan Areas: Exploring Policy Responses for Promoting Social Inclusion’, Social Policy Through the Life Course: Building Community Capacity and Social Resilience, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, 11-13 July 2007. 

·         Hillman, W., Healy, K. and Hampshire, A. (2006) ‘Confronting a Research Quandary: Gaining Access to “Self-Excluders” in Qualitative Research’, Isolation: Disconnection, Solitude and Seclusion in a Connected World Conference, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 14-17 December 2006. 

·         Hillman, W., Healy, K. and Hampshire, A. (2006) ‘Fitting-in as “Fringe Dwellers”: Families, Mobility and Acceptance in Non-Metropolitan Areas’, The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Conference, ‘Sociology for a Mobile World’, Perth, Western Australia, December 4-7 2006. 

·                     Hillman, W., Healy, K. and Hampshire, A. (2006) ‘Moving to the Fringe: Vulnerability of Young Families Who Relocate to Non-Metropolitan Areas’, International Geographic Union Conference 2006, ‘Regional Responses to Global Changes: A View from the Antipodes’, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane,  3-7 July, 2006 

·         Healy, K., Hillman, W., Michaux, A. and Hampshire, A. (2006) ‘Young Families Relocating to Non-Metropolitan Areas:  Promoting Inclusion’, International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Conference, University of York, September 5, 2006. 

·         Healy, K., Hillman, W., Michaux, A. and Hampshire, A. (2005) ‘Exiting the Cities:  Children’s Well-being and the Relocation of Young Families’, Family and Community Strengths Conference, 5-8 December 2005, University of Wollongong, New South Wales 

·         Hillman, W., Healy, K. and Smeaton, T. (2005) ‘Social Exclusion:  Theoretical Background and Policy Implications for Young Families Who Relocate to Non-Metropolitan Areas’, unrefereed papers, TASA Conference 2005, Community, Place, Change,  University of Tasmania,  5-8 December 2005, Hobart. 

·         Dawes, G. and Hillman, W. (2004) ‘Bridging the Void:  Challenges in Teaching Sociology to Large First Year Cohorts at Regional and Multi-Campus Universities’, TASA Conference 2004, La Trobe University Beechworth, Australia. 

·         Hillman, W. (1998) 'International Women Backpackers in Australia', TASA Conference, QUT, Brisbane, December 1 - 4, 1998

·         Hillman, W. (1997) 'The Search for Authenticity in Tourism', TASA Conference, University of Wollongong, December 9 - 14, 1997 

Posters

·    ‘A case study of disability and travel: A strengths based approach’, presented at the International Conference on Strengths Based Practices in Social Work and Human Services, Kathmandu, Nepal, 22-24 November, 2012. 

·         ‘Pre-trip health of English speaking travellers to Nepal’, presented at CQUniversity Research Expo Week, March 2011 

·         ‘Social and health needs of Grey Nomads travelling in Queensland’, presented at CQUniversity Research Open Day, 2009 and 2010   

·         Hillman, W. (book contract in hand) Searching for Authenticity in Gendered Touristic Experience: Female Backpackers in Australia

·         Radel, K. and Hillman, W. (book contract in hand) The Grounded Theory Approach to Qualitative Research - Method and Practice – The Quick Guide, Academic Publishing International, UK. 

·         Hillman, W. (2012) Protectors and Interpreters of the Australian Outback: The Emerging Occupation of the Savannah Guide, Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrücken, Germany.

·         Carl, J., Baker, S., Scott, J., Hillman, W. and Lawrence, G. (2012) Think Sociology (Australian edition), Pearson Australia, Higher Education Division, Frenchs Forest, NSW.  

·         PhD - Research (Sociology)

Thesis Title: ‘Protectors and Interpreters of the Outback’: The Emerging Occupation of the Savannah Guide

·         Graduate Certificate of Education (Tertiary Teaching) 

·         Master of Social Science - Research (Sociology)

Thesis Title: Searching for Authenticity in Touristic Experience: Female Backpackers in North Queensland

·         Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Thesis Title: The Social Construction of Environmental Issues in the Press: The Case of Oyster Point 

·         Hillman, W. and Radel, K. (2012) ‘Risk and Dangerous Travel Experiences around Australia’, Refereed Conference Proceedings, ‘Emerging and Enduring Inequalities’, The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Annual Conference 2012, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, 26-29 November 2012. 

·         Radel, K. and Hillman, W. (2012) ‘Journeys of Non-arrival in Response to Trauma – Influences of Emotion on Leisure and Tourism Choices’, Refereed Conference Proceedings, ‘Emerging and Enduring Inequalities’, The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Annual Conference 2012, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, 26-29 November 2012.   

·         Hillman, W. and Radel, K. (2012) ‘Perceptions of Travel and Risk in Journeys Around Australia’, Refereed Proceedings, ‘The New Golden Age of Tourism and Hospitality’, Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) 22^nd Annual National Conference 2012, La Trobe University, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, 6-9 February 2012. 

·         Radel, K. and Hillman, W. (2012) ‘Journeys of non-arrival: survival escapist travel as a response to trauma’, Refereed Proceedings, ‘The New Golden Age of Tourism and Hospitality’, Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) 22^nd Annual National Conference 2012, La Trobe University, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, 6-9 February 2012. 

·         Killion, L., Medhekar, A. and Hillman, W. (2011) ‘Low cost and no waiting period: Key reasons to travel overseas for medical tourism’, Refereed Proceedings, The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Conference, Local Lives/Global Networks, 28 November-1 December 2011, The University of Newcastle, NSW. 

·         Rockloff, S. and Hillman, W. (2011) ‘Public perceptions of ecotourism activities and their “authenticity” in regional Australia’, Refereed Proceedings, The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Conference, Local Lives/Global Networks, 28 November-1 December 2011, The University of Newcastle, NSW. 

·         Hillman, W. (2009) ‘Social needs of Grey Nomads Travelling in Queensland’, The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Conference, The Future of Sociology, 29 November–3 December 2009, The Australian National University, Canberra.

·         Hillman, W. (2008) Professionalisation of an Organisation: An Examination of the Savannah Guides Ecotourism Association, Refereed proceedings, The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Conference, Re-imaging Sociology, 2-5 December, 2008, The University of Melbourne. 

·         Hillman, W. (2007) ‘Revisiting the Concept of (Objective) Authenticity’, refereed papers, TASA and SAANZ Joint Conference 2007, Public Sociologies: Lessons and Trans-Tasman Comparisons. 4-7 December, 2007, The University of Auckland, New Zealand. 

·         Hillman, W. (2006) ‘Tour Guides and Emotional Labour: An Overview of Links in the Literature’, Refereed Proceedings, The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Conference 2006, ‘Sociology for a Mobile World’, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 4-7 December, 2006.

·         Hillman, W. (2004) ‘Savannah Guides:  Ecotour Guides of Outback Australia’, refereed papers, TASA Conference 2004, La Trobe University Beechworth, Australia. 

·         Hillman, W. (2001) ‘Searching for Authenticity and Experience:  Backpackers Travelling in Australia’ in Watson, V., Edwards, K. and Browne, C. (eds.) TASA 2001 Conference Proceedings, Refereed Papers, The University of Sydney, 13-15 December, 2001. 

·         Hillman, W. (2000) ‘The View from the Guidebooks:  Backpackers in Australia’ in Pudsey, J. and King, D. (eds.) Sociological Sites/Sights:  Multiple Locations, Multiple Knowledges, Multiple Visions, TASA Conference Proceedings, Adelaide, 2000. 

·         Hillman, W. (1999) ‘International Backpackers Working in Australia:  Legal Employment and the Black Economy’ in Collis, M., Munro, L. and Russell, S. (eds.) Sociology for a New Millennium:  Challenges and Prospects, TASA Conference Proceedings, Melbourne, 1999  

Book Reviews

·         Hillman, W. (2009) Book Review, Noy, C. (2007) A Narrative Community: Voices of Israeli Backpackers, Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press, in Annals of Tourism Research, 32(2): 501-503. 

·         Hillman, W. (2004) Book Review, Goldsmith, A., Israel, M. and Daly, K.  eds.:  (2003) Crime and Justice:  An Australian Textbook in Criminology, Sydney:  Lawbook Co. 

·         Hillman, W. (2000) Book Review, Wearing, S. and Neil, J. (1999) Ecotourism:  Impacts, Potentials and Possibilities, Oxford:  Butterworth-Heinemann, in Journal of Sociology, 36(3):  402-403. 

·         Hillman, W. (2000) Book Review, Rojek, C. and Urry, J. eds.:  (1997) Touring Cultures:  Transformations of Travel and Theory, London/New York:  Routledge, in Journal of Intercultural Studies, 21(1):  114-116. 

·         Hillman, W. (1999) Book Review, Wearing, B. (1998) Leisure and Feminist Theory, London:  Sage, in Journal of Sociology, 35(2):  247.   

Higher Degree Research Students

• Karin Stokes – PhD (Research) – Thesis title:  Gender and colour in Australian film – graduated September 2011

• Julie Mann – Master of Arts (Research) - Thesis title – A Case Study of Host Home Care as a model of supported accommodation for a person with a disability – submitted 30 March 2012 – graduated March 2013 

• Tabassum Ferdous - PhD (Research) – Thesis title - Diabetes education and self-management of diabetes among culturally and linguistically diverse individuals in regional Australia – submitted 30 June 2012 - finalising changes 

backpackers, grey nomads, tours of non-arrival, grounded theory, qualitative methods, Sociology of tourism, ecotour guides, trekking, Nepal, The Himalayas, Grounded Theory

·         ‘Inquiry into developing Queensland’s rural and regional communities through grey nomad travel’ (2011) Legislative Assembly of Queensland, Economic Development Committee, Report No. 5, February 2011, Submission 34, Dr Wendy Hillman, Institute for health and Social Science Research, CQUniversity. 

·         Hill, A., Dawes, G., Boon, H. and Hillman, W. (2005) Investigating the Factors That Lead to Disengagement of Students in the Upper Ross, Townsville:  JamesCookUniversity.  

Newsletters

·         Hillman, W. (2009) ‘Introduction’, Nexus, 21(4): 1-2. 

·         Hillman, W. (2007) ‘Families on the Fringe’, in Garland, L. (ed.) Spectrum, Postgraduate News, The University of Queensland:  School of Social Work and Applied Human Sciences. 

·         Hillman, W. (2007) ‘Mobilities Thematic Group Update’, Nexus, 19(2): 14. 

·         Hillman, W. (2007) ‘Mobilities’, Nexus, 19(1): 26. 

·         Hillman, W. (2001) CAPA Women’s Newsletter, November 2001, Melbourne:  Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA). 

·         Hillman, W. (2001) ‘Women and Casualisation’ NTEU Northern Region Women’s Newsletter, 18.07.01.  

·         Hillman, W. (2001) ‘Friends Forever’ in Hurst, R. (ed.) Orenda Townsville:  JamesCookUniversity (Mark McIntyre):  14. 

·         Hillman, W. (1999) ‘Northern Women’s Officer’ in Farnsworth, L. (ed.) Post-Women:  The CAPA Newsletter for Postgraduate Women 1(2):  3,  Melbourne:  Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations’ (CAPA). 

·         Hillman, W. (1999) ‘Postgraduate News Section’ Nexus 11 (3):  13.

Internet and Other Publications

·         Hillman, W. (2010) submission no. 34, Inquiry into Developing Queensland's Rural And Regional Communities Through Grey Nomad Tourism, Economic Development Committee, Queensland Parliament, http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/committees/EDC.asp?SubArea=inquiries_greyNomad, viewed 27 July 2010   

·         ‘We can do more! NTEU National Women’s Conference’, Available on-line at: http://www.nteu.org.au/cqu/article/We-can-do-more!-NTEU-National-Womens-Conference- 2011

·         Hillman, W. and Mann, K. (2001) ‘The Effects of the Postgraduate Education Loans Scheme (PELS) on Postgraduate Coursework Women’, Melbourne:  Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations’ (CAPA). 

·         Hillman, W. and Mann, K. (2001) CAPA Women’s Committee Response to the Terms of Reference of the Senate Inquiry Into:  ‘The Capacity of Public Universities to Meet Australia’s Higher Education Needs’. [Also available on-line] at:  

http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/eet_ctte/public%20uni/sub%20list.htm, number 295.