Megan Moskos
Research Assistant & PhD Student
Rm 3106, Social Sciences North Building
Ph: +61 (08) 8201 2483
Fax: + 61 (08) 8276 9060
Email: megan.moskos@flinders.edu.au
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Project Title: Understanding low skilled men's access to jobs: An occupational case-study approach
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts, Flinders University of South Australia, (2002)
Bachelor of Arts (Honours), First Class, Flinders University of South Australia (2005)
Experience
Megan is an experienced researcher in the areas of work and the labour market and has expert research skills in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
Megan studies the relationship between the changing nature of work and it’s impact on those outside of the labour market. She is particularly interested in understanding current employment opportunities for low skilled male workers inactive in the labour market. Other research interests include the impact of work mobile phone on workers and work practices and the paid care workforce.
Megan has consulted with both Federal and State government agencies and is currently undertaking a Ph.D. thesis through an ARC linkage scholarship, in partnership with Anglicare SA entitled: Understanding low skilled men's access to jobs: An occupational case-study approach.
Selected Publications
Moskos, M. (2007) Workforce Participation in South Australia: Voices from the Margin, report by the National Institute of Labour Studies for the Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology.
Lowry, D. & Moskos, M. (2007) 'Chapter 6: Labour Force Participation as a Determinant of Indigenous Health', in Anderson, I. Baum, F. & Bentley, M. (eds). Beyond Bandaids: Exploring the Underlying Social Determinants of Aboriginal Health. Papers from the Social Determinants of Aboriginal Health Workshop, Adelaide, July 2004,Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health, Darwin.
Lowry, D. & Moskos, M. (2006) Ring, ring…why don’t you leave me alone? The impact of the work mobile phone on the work-life balance, Working Paper, 157, NILS.
Reports and Discussion Papers
Moskos, M. (2007) 'Workforce participation in South Australia: Barriers and Opportunities,' report to the Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology.
Martin, B & Moskos, M (2006) Evaluative Research Project Final Report to the IGA report prepared by the National Institute of Labour Studies for the Independent Gambling Authority.
Moskos, M & Martin, B (2006) What we Can and Can’t Know about the Community Service Workforce from Existing Data, report prepared by the National Institute of Labour Studies, Flinders University, for the CSMAC SIW Sub Committee Community Service Workforce Profile Project.
Moskos, M & Martin, B (2006) Analysis of Conditional Adjustment Payment (CAP) Staff Training Statement Data, report prepared by the National Institute of Labour Studies for the Department of Health and Aging.
Moskos, M & Martin, B (2005) What’s Best, What’s Worst? Direct Carers’ Work in Their Own Words, report prepared by the National Institute of Labour Studies for the Department of Health and Aging.
Healy, J & Moskos, M (2005) How Aged Care Workers Compare With Other Australian workers? report prepared by the National Institute of Labour Studies, Flinders University, for the Department of Health and Aging.
Healy, J & Moskos, M (2004) The Gender Wage Gap in South Australia, report prepared by the National Institute of Labour Studies, Flinders University, for the Office For Women.
Opinions of Santos Employees on Health, Safety and the Environment: Results from the 2003 survey, National Institute of Labour studies, Flinders University.
The Changing Settlement Experiences of New Migrants: Inter-Wave Comparisons for Cohort 1 and 2 of the LSIA (DIMIA 2003-04)
Conference Papers
Moskos, M (2007) ‘Identity Work: The identity Construction of Low skilled Men Excluded From Labour Market Activity’, Paper presented at the Work, Employment and Society Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland, September 12th-14th, 2007.
Martin, B & Moskos, M (2005) "Labour Markets and Social Provision: How Paid Care is Organized in Australia and Britain", Paper presented at the 37th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, Stockholm, Sweden. July 5th-9th 2005.
Lowry, D & Moskos, M (2005) ‘Hanging on the Mobile Phone: Experiencing Work and Spatial Flexibility’, Paper presented at the 4th Critical Management Studies Conference, University of Cambridge, Cambridge 4th-6th July.
Media
‘Long Term Unemployed Channel their Energies into Voluntary Work’ Flinders Journal. Vol 16 No 02: February 28 - March 13, 2005. Interview with Megan Moskos
‘Long Term Unemployed Channel their Energies into Voluntary Work’ Interview ABC Tasmania state-wide mornings March 14th 2005.
‘Mobiles Bring Work to Bed’, The Australian, July 5th 2006.
ABC Radio, North and West SA (2006) Interviewed by Roger Taylor on the topic of the impact of the mobile phone on the work-life balance, Broadcast on December 20, 2006
ABC Radio National ‘Life Matters’ (2006) Interviewed by Richard Aidey on the topic of the impact of the mobile phone on the work-life balance, Broadcast on December 19, 2006
ABC Radio, Riverland SA (2006) Interviewed by Bronwyn Fleming on the topic of the impact of the mobile phone on the work-life balance, Broadcast on December 5, 2006
The Age (2006) ‘The thing that rings is running my life’, article on the impact of the mobile phone on the work-life balance by Deborah Gough, p., Sunday November 26, 2006.
The Sydney Morning Herald (2006) ‘The Mobile Workplace’ article by Belinda Cranston (reporting on mobile phones and work-life balance), p.CM 3, Saturday July 15, 2006,
The Australian (2006) ‘Mobiles bring work to bed’ article by Natasha Brit (reporting on mobile phones and work-life balance), Wednesday July 5, 2006. |
