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Dr Kristin Bindley

Dr Kristin Bindley

Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD, University of Technology Sydney, 2022

Grad CertLoss, Grief and Trauma Counselling, Flinders University, 2009

BSW (Hons), Sydney University, 2004

BA (Sociology and English), Sydney University, 2002

Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA)
School of Social Sciences

Kristin (she/her) is a Postdoctoral Fellow in The Care Lab at the School of Social Sciences. Herresearch explores the social and structural determinants of experiences of caring, dying and grieving. Possessing a background in social work, Kristin has significant experience in practice, research and education (in both clinical and academic settings) related to end of life, health care, palliative care and bereavement.Her PhD thesis was recognised on the 2022 UTS Chancellor’s List andexplored social and economic inequities encountered by carers of people with a life-limiting illness who receive forms of social welfare (specifically income support and public housing).

Kristin's research is informed by her substantial experience in specialist bereavement counselling and service coordination. In 2023, she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to the community through palliative care initiatives. Kristin is also an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers, and the national Bereavement Consultant Lead for Palliative Care Social Work Australia.
Phone
+61 2 9065 8401
E-mail
k.bindley@unsw.edu.au
Location
R324, John Goodsell Building School of Social Sciences 鶹madou SYDNEY 2052
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Bindley K; Lewis J; DiGiacomo M, 2024, '“It’s not a pain you can fix”: A qualitative exploration of working with vulnerably positioned current and bereaved carers across sectors of health and social care', Death Studies,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Bindley K; Lewis J; Travaglia J; DiGiacomo M, 2023, 'Bureaucracy and burden: An Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis of social welfare policy with consequences for carers of people with life-limiting illness', Palliative Medicine, 37, pp. 543 - 557,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Bindley K; Lewis J; Travaglia J; DiGiacomo M, 2022, 'Caring and Grieving in the Context of Social and Structural Inequity: Experiences of Australian Carers With Social Welfare Needs', Qualitative Health Research, 32, pp. 64 - 79,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Mowll J; Bindley K; Lobb EA; Sanderson C; MacLeod RM, 2022, 'I dressed her up in her best dress: The experiences of the dead body for bereaved relatives in the context of palliative care', SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 2, pp. 100058 - 100058,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Bindley K; Lewis J; Travaglia J; DiGiacomo M, 2021, 'Caring precariously: An interpretive description of palliative care and welfare worker perspectives on end of life carers navigating social welfare', Palliative Medicine, 35, pp. 169 - 178,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Bindley K; Lewis J; Travaglia J; DiGiacomo M, 2021, 'Social welfare needs of bereaved Australian carers: Implications of insights from palliative care and welfare workers', Health and Social Care in the Community, 29, pp. 631 - 642,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Bindley K; Lewis J; Travaglia J; DiGiacomo M, 2019, 'Disadvantaged and disenfranchised in bereavement: A scoping review of social and structural inequity following expected death', Social Science and Medicine, 242,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Lobb EA; Bindley K; Sanderson C; MacLeod R; Mowll J, 2019, 'Navigating the Path to Care and Death at 鶹madou – it is not always straightforward: A qualitative examination of the experiences of bereaved family caregivers in palliative care', Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, Volume 1, pp. e3 - e3,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Bindley K; May A; Pavlek W; Coller S; Kalkandis P; Dalgleish T, 2018, 'Navigating the Liminal Space: Trauma, Transition, and Connection in Bereaved Carers’ Experiences of Specialist Palliative Care in Western Sydney', Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, 14, pp. 225 - 239,

Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM): for service to the community through palliative care initiatives, 2023

University of Technology Chancellor's List: for doctoral theses judged to be of the highest calibre among all UTS theses submitted in a given year, 2022

Finalist in Emerging Researcher Category, National Palliative Care Awards, 2021

Editor's Choice Award, Palliative Medicine, 2021

Editorial Board, , 2021 - present

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker & Member, Australian Association of Social Workers, 2021 - present

NationalConsultant Lead (Bereavement), , 2020 - present