Dr Debbie Noble-Carr
Areas of expertise
- Social Work 1607
- Sociological Methodology And Research Methods 160807
- Counselling, Welfare And Community Services 160702
Research interests
- Participatory qualitative research methodologies and methods (particularly with vulnerable children and young people)
- Grief and loss
- Young carers
- Homelessness
- Child-centred welfare practice
- Lactation and breastfeeding
Biography
Since completing a Bachelor of Social Work degree in 1996, Debbie has worked in a range of health and welfare settings providing support to vulnerable children, young people and their families. Since 2001, Debbie has managed research projects at various government and non-government organisations including: Carers Australia, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the Institute of Child Protection Studies at Australian Catholic University and now at the Australian National University.
Debbie has conducted qualitative research on a range of sensitive issues including: young carers, adoption, child and youth homelessness, children affected by parental alcohol or other drug use, children's experiences of family violence and children's safety within institutions. During this time, Debbie has developed innovative participatory research methodologies and methods to sensitively explore the lives of vulnerable children and positively influence policy and practice in the field of children's safety, health and wellbeing.
Debbie also has extensive experience in developing and providing professional development in the areas of child safety and child centred practice. She has taught a variety of units in the BSW and MSW degrees at Australian Catholic University. In 2017, Debbie completed her PhD, which focused on vulnerable children's perceptions and experiences of loss. From 2018- 2022 Debbie was employed as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at ANU on a three year ARC Discovery study examining 'lactation after loss'.
Researcher's projects
In July 2022 I completed work on an ARC Discovery Project exploring Lactation after loss: Breastmilk suppression, expression and donation in contemporary motherhood and health service delivery (with Chief Investigators: Professor Catherine Waldby and Dr Katherine Carroll).
Publications
- Noble-Carr, D, Carroll, K, Copland, S et al. 2022, ''It was a shared duty': Bereaved fathers' perspectives, experiences and practices in relation to their partner's lactation after infant death', Breastfeeding Review, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 7-17.
- Noble-Carr, D, Carroll, K & Waldby, C 2021, 'Mapping Hospital-Based Lactation Care Provided to Bereaved Mothers:A Basis for Quality Improvement', Breastfeeding Medicine, vol. 16, no. 10, pp. 779-789.
- Noble-Carr, D, Moore, T & McArthur, M 2021, 'The Nature and Extent of Qualitative Research Conducted With Children About Their Experiences of Domestic Violence: Findings From a Meta-Synthesis', Trauma, Violence & Abuse, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 928-943.
- Sweeney, L, Carroll, K, Noble-Carr, D et al. 2020, 'Lactation after infant death: an analysis of Australian healthcare agencies' online health information', Health Sociology Review, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 45-61.
- Carroll, K, Noble-Carr, D, Sweeney, L et al. 2020, 'The “Lactation After Infant Death (AID) Framework”: A Guide for Online Health Information Provision about Lactation after Stillbirth and Infant Death', Journal of Human Lactation, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 280-291.
- Noble-Carr, D, Moore, T & McArthur, M 2020, 'Children's experiences and needs in relation to domestic and family violence: Findings from a meta-synthesis, Child and Family Social Work, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 182-191
- Moore, T, McArthur, M & Noble-Carr, D 2018, 'More a marathon than a hurdle: Towards children informed consent in a study on safety', Qualitative Research, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 88-107.
- Noble-Carr, D & Woodman, E 2018, 'Considering Identity and Meaning Constructions for Vulnerable Young People', Journal of Adolescent Research, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 672-698.
- Roche, S & Noble-Carr, D 2017, 'Agency and its constraints among biological children of foster carers', Australian Social Work, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 66-77.
- Noble-Carr, D 2017,"I just keep my tears all inside": Experiences of loss from children whose families face complex challenges and change.
- Moore, T, Noble-Carr, D & McArthur, M 2016, 'Changing things for the better: The use of children and young people's reference groups in social research', International Journal of Social Research Methodology, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 241-256.
- Noble-Carr, D, Barker, J, McArthur, M et al 2014, 'Improving practice: The importance of connections in establishing positive identity and meaning in the lives of vulnerable young people', Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 389-396pp.
- Noble-Carr, D & Bell, C 2012, 'Exposed: Younger mothers and breastfeeding', Breastfeeding Review, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 27-38.
- Moore, T, McArthur, M & Noble-Carr, D 2011, 'Different but the same? Exploring the experiences of young people caring for a parent with an alcohol or other drug issue', Journal of Youth Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 161-177.
- Moore, T, McArthur, M & Noble-Carr, D 2011, 'Lessons learned from children who have experienced homelessness: What services need to know', Children and Society, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 115-126.
- Moore, T, Noble-Carr, D & McArthur, M 2010, 'Who Cares? Young people with parents who use alcohol or other drugs talk about their experiences with services.', Family Matters, vol. 85.
- Moore, T, McArthur, M & Noble-Carr, D 2008, 'Stuff you'd never think of: Children talk about homelessness and how they'd like to be supported.', Family Matters, vol. 78, pp. 36-43.
- Moore, T, McArthur, M & Noble-Carr, D 2008, 'Little Voices and Big Ideas: Lessons Learned from Children about Research', International Journal of Qualitative Methods, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 77-91.
- Moore, T, McArthur, M & Noble-Carr, D 2008, 'Too important to ignore: Children's views on homelessness', Parity: Council to Homeless Persons, vol. 21, no. 8, pp. 20-21.
- Moore, T, McArthur, M & Noble-Carr, D 2008, 'Down the Hard Road: Young People and Their Experiences of Homelessness as Children', Parity: Council to Homeless Persons, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 14-15.
