Karen Williams

Dr Karen Williams

Online Course Facilitator

Adelaide University Online and Learning Futures

Academic

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Karen Williams is a course facilitator at UniSA Online. Karen has a Doctor of Philosophy (Dean's Commendation) from the University of Adelaide, holds a Bachelor of Management Honours (First Class) and a Bachelor of Marketing/Management. 
Karen’s teaching and research lie in managment, sociology, gender and disability. Karen has co-authored both a book chapter and international journal article from her Honours research and is in the process of publishing work from her PhD. Karen has worked on additional research projects, such as work with the Indigenous Land Council in their review of the National Indigenous Land Strategy and served as a board member for AMIRCI from 2016 to 2018. 

Year Citation
2025 Williams, K., & Murray, D. (2025). Proposing grounded theory as a method to facilitate and extend reflective practice. Higher Education, online, 1-19.
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2024 Williams, K., & Murray, D. (2024). Cruel optimism and ableist assumptions: Ableist discourse, the 'good' mother and autism. Neurodiversity, online, 1-10.
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2022 Williams, K., & Murray, D. (2022). Perceptions of sexual assault at music festivals. Event Management, 26(7), 1521-1536.
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2022 Collins, A., Rentschler, R., Williams, K., & Azmat, F. (2022). Exploring barriers to social inclusion for disabled people: perspectives from the performing arts. Journal of Management & Organization, 28(2), 308-328.
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2015 Williams, K., & Murray, D. (2015). Negotiating the normative: the other normal for mothers of disabled children. Journal of Family Studies, 21(3), 324-340.
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  • Meander Valley Council Organisational Culture Study 2025, Meander Valley Council, 01/04/2025 - 30/11/2025

  • Shire of Toodyay Organisational Culture Study 2023-2024, Shire of Toodyay, 23/10/2023 - 31/12/2024

  • BLAYNEY SHIRE COUNCIL LIBRARY SERVICE DELIVERY REVIEW 2024, Blayney Shire Council, 05/08/2024 - 20/12/2024

  • Longreach Regional Council Organisational Culture Study 2023, Longreach Regional Council, 28/08/2023 - 30/11/2023

Courses I teach

  • BUSS 1067 UO Business and Society (2025)
  • BUSS 2078 UO Organisational Behaviour (2025)
  • BUSS 2081 UO Management and Organisation (2025)
  • BUSS 3094 UO International Management Ethics and Values (2025)
  • BUSS 5464 UO Applying Digital Technologies in Business (2025)
  • ACCT 3012 UO Auditing Theory and Practice (2024)
  • ACCT 3014 UO Financial Accounting 3 (2024)
  • BUSS 1067 UO Business and Society (2024)
  • BUSS 2078 UO Organisational Behaviour (2024)
  • BUSS 2081 UO Management and Organisation (2024)
  • BUSS 3094 UO International Management Ethics and Values (2024)

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