Rate My Professor Suzanne Hodgkin

An expert in mixed-methods methodology, Professor Hodgkin’s principal research interests focus on real-world challenges within the care economy, such as precarity and capacity in Australia’s aged care workforce, provision of services and supports to older people in rural communities, and the interplay between formal and informal care. Notable publications include “Telling it all: A story of women's social capital using a mixed methods approach” (2008), “Workforce crisis in residential aged care: insights from rural, older workers” (2017), “Reimagining the relationship between social work and information communication technology in the network society” (2014), “Preparedness for caregiving: A phenomenological study of the experiences of rural Australian family palliative carers” (2019), and “Australian rural community aged care services: Precarity and capacity” (2021). She has led significant projects, including the evaluation of the Queensland Intermediary Scheme (2023), and contributed reports on topics like housing affordability, homelessness, and age-friendly rural health. Professor Hodgkin acts as an editorial consultant for journals such as Health and Social Care in the Community, Ageing & Society, International Journal of Care & Caring, Australian Social Work, and Journal of Rural Studies. Her research informs policy and practice in aged care and rural social services.