Dr Narayan Gopalkrishnan ~ Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Cairns Institute
- About
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- Interests
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- Research
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- Community Development Social Enterprise Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism Mental Health Social Determinants of Health and Well Being Integrated Medicine Community and Ecological Sustainability
- Research Disciplines
- Socio-Economic Objectives
Narayan Gopalkrishnan is a Senior Research Fellow at the Cairns Institute. He has over thirty years of experience in Australia and overseas, working in universities, NGOs and the private sector. This has included major development projects and large corporate entities in India and work in the not-for-profit sector and academia. Narayan brings extensive experience in international development in Asia and has managed significant research projects in rural development. Narayan has expertise in Participatory Methodologies and has used these in studies at village and district levels in Asia.
In Australia, Narayan has held senior leading roles in research and sector development. Narayan has worked across Queensland in developing social enterprise networks and entrepreneurs. He is the Chair of the Social Enterprise Network for the Tropics (sentfnq.com.au) as well as a Director with the Queensland Social Enterprise Council, the peak body for SE in Queensland. He is also Chair of one of the themes at the Social Enterprise World Forum (academic) in Brisbane in 2022. He was the Founding Director of the Centre for Multicultural and Community Development, at the University of the Sunshine Coast, unique in Australia in bringing together the dual focus on cultural diversity and community development and undertaking groundbreaking work in research, development and training. Narayan has also coordinated and taught in courses in community development, mental health, counselling, health, globalisation, social disadvantage, human rights and social justice, communication and thought, and social policy. He has been a visiting scholar in different universities around the world including Africa and Asia.
Narayan is recognised nationally and internationally and is called upon to give keynote presentations at conferences and events. He has extensive publications in scholarly journals relating to his research interests including publications for bodies such as UNESCO and UNU. Narayan is an engaged scholar. He has worked in different settings in Australia such as the Australian Red Cross and other NGOs as well as in academia. He has been one of the founding members of a major NGO, the Multicultural Development Association, the primary provider of settlement services in Brisbane and Toowoomba. He was a member of the Multicultural Community Ministerial Advisory Committee to the Minister of Disability Services and Multiculturalism, Queensland. He has written industry peer reviewed documents such as guides for community development workers on structural change and how government can better engage with citizens.
Narayan has a deep passion for social justice and integrated and holistic approaches to human development and participation.
- Honours
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- Awards
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- 2019 - Inclusive Practice Award, James Cook University
- 2015 - Community Service Award: Australia and New Zealand Social Work and Welfare Education and Research
- Fellowships
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- 2013 - The Cairns Institute, James Cook University
- Memberships
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- 2022 - Director, Queensland Social Enterprise Council
- 2022 - Chair, Academic Symposium, Social Enterprise World Forum 2022
- Publications
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These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.
- Journal Articles
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- King J, Miles D, Jones P, Gopalkrishnan N and Watling H (in press) Hosting Australian social work students on exchange: the search for equity and mutual benefit between the Global South and North. Australian Social Work,
- Babacan H and Gopalkrishnan N (2021) COVID-19: engaging the most vulnerable. ASEAN Journal of Community Engagement, 5 (1).
- Gopalkrishnan N (2019) Cultural competence and beyond: working across cultures in culturally dynamic partnerships. International Journal of Community and Social Development, 1 (1). pp. 28-41
- Gopalkrishnan N (2018) Cultural diversity and mental health: considerations for policy and practice. Frontiers in Public Health, 6.
- Heyeres M, Kinchin I, Whatley E, Brophy L, Jago J, Wintzloff T, Morton T, Mosby V, Gopalkrishnan N and Tsey K (2018) Evaluation of a residential mental health recovery service in north Queensland. Frontiers in Public Health, 6.
- Books
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- Collins J, Krivokapic-Skoko B, Jordan K, Babacan H and Gopalkrishnan N (2020) Cosmopolitan place making in Australia: immigrant minorities and the built environment in cities, regional and rural areas. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore
- Book Chapters
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- Gopalkrishnan N and Babacan H (2022) Social Enterprise and Inclusive Economic Development. In: The Routledge handbook of Global Development. Routledge, London, UK, pp. 129-139
- Gopalkrishnan N and Babacan H (2022) Cultural Partnership Practice and Mental Health in Higher Education. In: Mental Health and Higher Education in Australia. Springer Nature, Singapore, pp. 51-66
- Babacan H and Gopalkrishnan N (2021) Investing in the future: human and social service development in Northern Australia. In: Leading From The North: rethinking Northern Australia development. Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia, pp. 45-80
- Gopalkrishnan N (2021) Culture, diversity, and global health: challenges and opportunities. In: Handbook of Global Health. Springer International Publishing, Cham
- Gopalkrishnan N (2019) Working with community groups. In: Critical Multicultural Practice in Social Work: new perpectives and practices. Allen & Unwin, Sydney, NSW, Australia, pp. 207-222
- Conference Papers
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- Cotter G, Chaiechi T and Gopalkrishnan N (2022) Mining the future: a meta-ethnographical synthesis of the Broken Hill mining community. Community Empowerment, Sustainable Cities, and Transformative Economies. In: BEMAS: 1st International Conference in Business, Economics, Management, and Sustainability, 2-3 July 2021, Cairns, QLD, Australia
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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 52+ research outputs authored by Dr Narayan Gopalkrishnan from 2006 onwards.
- Current Funding
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Current and recent Research Funding to JCU is shown by funding source and project.
Queensland Police Service - Consultancy
Fire Project Evaluation
- Indicative Funding
- $3,000
- Summary
- The Evaluator aims to work collaboratively with the staff of CBCAC and Harbrow Mentoring and other stakeholders to develop and implement a formative evaluation plan for the Fire Project in Cairns. The expected outcomes of the evaluation will include: ? A structured analysis of the project data to clarify the impacts of the project and the achievement of project outcomes ? Identification of qualitative indicators of the impacts of the project ? Identification of barriers and enablers of the project towards improving future work in this field.
- Investigators
- Narayan Gopalkrishnan (Cairns Institute)
- Keywords
- Youth Justice; Crime Prevention; Exercise and Young People
Torres Cape Indigenous Council Alliance Inc - Contract Research
TCICA Region Telecommunications and Digital Connectivity Strategy for the TCICA region.
- Indicative Funding
- $70,000 over 1 year
- Summary
- The strategy should identify options for the deployment of fibre, wifi, satellite and mobile technologies across the region to help boost economic growth, digital inclusion and deliver a range of social benefits including the more effective provision of local public services like health and education. It is also expected to support councils to develop their own digital strategies to achieve cost efficiencies and increase community access to council.
- Investigators
- Hurriyet Babacan and Narayan Gopalkrishnan in collaboration with Jancy McHugh, Allan Dale and Amber Marshall (Cairns Institute, College of Arts, Society & Education and Queensland University of Technology)
- Keywords
- Digital connectivity; Northern Australia
Centacare Cairns - Contract Research
3M Connect Project Evaluation
- Indicative Funding
- $30,000 over 3 years
- Summary
- The three suburbs of Manoora, Manunda and Mooroobool in Cairns West are among the most disadvantaged suburbs in Australia. The 3M Connect Project takes a localised approach to community development and seeks to build whole-of-community cohesion and connection through initiatives that are driven and designed by local communities. The project evaluation process will involve qulaity improvement as a continuous process that informs the development and implementation of the project and will incorporate participatory action research tools towards ensuring that the outcomes reflect the needs of all stakeholders especially the most disadvantaged.
- Investigators
- Narayan Gopalkrishnan (College of Arts and Society & Education)
- Keywords
- Community Development; Asset Based Community Development; Indigenous Communities; Community planning
- Supervision
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Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Primary or Secondary Advisor.
These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.
- Current
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- A Student Agency Approach to Classroom Engagement (PhD , Primary Advisor)
- Completed
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- Understanding small business entrepreneurship among migrant African women in North Queensland: a feminist study of lived experience and learning (2022, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
- Mining the future: post-market society and the capital-labour conflict (2022, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
- Healing after experiencing the suicide of a young person: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives informed by Indigenous Knowledges (2023, PhD , Primary Advisor)
- Collaboration
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The map shows research collaborations by institution from the past 7 years.
Note: Map points are indicative of the countries or states that institutions are associated with.- 5+ collaborations
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- 2 collaborations
- 1 collaboration
- Indicates the Tropics (Torrid Zone)
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- Location
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- D3.102, The Cairns Institute (Cairns campus)
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