Fiona Verity 
Associate Professor
BA (Adelaide), BSocAdmin (Flinders), PhD (Newcastle)
Email: fiona.verity@flinders.edu.au
Phone: (08) 8201 2720
International:+61 8 8201 2720
Fax: (08) 8201 3760
International: +61 8 8201 3760
Office:SSS-Rm 345
Research Interests
Fiona’s current recent research (all of which is collaborative) is in the following areas:
- Impacts of the closure of an Automotive Plant (ARC funded)
- Insurance and the unravelling of civil society
- Community capacity building
- Evaluation of Eat Well Be Active
Fiona Verity joined the School in early 2004 after holding a similar position at the University of South Australia. She holds a PhD in Sociology from Newcastle University (2000). She worked for many years in community development and community health areas in Adelaide.
Fiona currently teaches social planning and social policy and is the co-ordinator of the Honours program.
Publications
Verity, F. and Noble, J. (2006), Imagine If , Wakefield Press, Adelaide. 2nd Edition in press 2007.
Verity, F. and King, S. (2007) ‘Responding to Intracommunal conflict?’ International Community Development Journal, Oxford University Press forthcoming.
Beer, A., Delfabbro, P., Natalier, K., Oakley, S., Packer, J., and Verity, F., (2006) ‘Homelessness Amongst Young People in Rural Regions of Australia ', in P. Cloke and P. Widdowfield (eds) International Perspectives on Rural Homelessness, Routledge.
Verity, F. (2006) ‘It’s line dancing…not lion dancing!’, Volunteering Australia Journal, Volume, 11, Number 1. pp 50-58.
Verity, F. (2005) ‘Identity and youth homelessness’, Parity Special Edition, July
Verity, F. (2004), Building stronger communities - ‘risky’ business in an environment of rising public liability insurance? Just Policy, no.32 June pp. 11-20.