Dr Linda Isherwood
Grant-Funded Senior Research Fellow
School of Society and Culture
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences
Dr Linda Isherwood is a Senior Research Fellow with the School of Society and Culture. Linda's key research interests are in the fields of housing, aged care, disability and public policy with a particular emphasis on policy and program evaluation. She is highly skilled in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies and in combining these approaches in her research. Linda has been a senior researcher on a range of large-scale commissioned research projects that have informed policy development across several government priority areas. She has also been a chief investigator on numerous Category 1 research projects predominantly within the fields of Indigenous housing and aged care. Linda is a social worker by background and has worked extensively in the mental health and disability sectors in Australia and the United Kingdom.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 - ongoing | Senior Research Fellow | Adelaide University |
| 2017 - 2025 | Senior Research Fellow | University of Adelaide |
| 2012 - 2017 | Research Fellow | Flinders University, Adelaide |
| 2008 - 2011 | Research Associate | Flinders University, Adelaide |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Award | Australian Association of Geronotology Distinguished Member Award | Australian Association of Gerontology | Australia | - |
| 2016 | Fellowship | Australian Association of Gerontology Fellowship Award | Australian Association of Gerontology | Australia | - |
| 2014 | Research Award | Australian Association of Gerontology SA Division Early Career Research Award | Australian Association of Gerontology | Australia | - |
| 2014 | Research Award | Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Doctoral Thesis Excellence | Flinders University | Australia | - |
| 2012 | Research Award | Flinders University Best Research Student Paper | Flinders University | Australia | - |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Flinders University | Australia | PhD |
| 2005 | University of Manchester | United Kingdom | Post-Graduate Diploma Family and Individual Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy of Psychosis |
| 2004 | University of Manchester | United Kingdom | Advanced Mental Health Social Worker Award |
| 1996 | University of Leicester | United Kingdom | MA/Diploma Social Work |
| 1992 | Durham University | United Kingdom | BA (Hons) Economics & Politics |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Isherwood, L. (2023). The gendered experience of social resources in the transition to late-life widowhood. Ageing and Society, 43(3), 689-705. Scopus7 WoS7 |
| 2022 | Isherwood, L., Moskos, M., & Sutton, Z. (2022). Mapping gender-bias in the Australian health and care industry: A case study. Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 25(2), 171-192. |
| 2022 | Isherwood, L., Moskos, M., & Sutton, Z. (2022). Mapping gender-bias in the Australian health and care industry: A case study. Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 25(2), 171-192. |
| 2022 | Isherwood, L., Moskos, M., & Sutton, Z. (2022). Mapping gender-bias in the Australian health and care industry: A case study. Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 25(2), 171-192. Scopus258 WoS207 |
| 2021 | Xiao, L., Harrington, A., Mavromaras, K., Ratcliffe, J., Mahuteau, S., Isherwood, L. M., & Gregoric, C. (2021). Care workers' perspectives of factors affecting a sustainable aged care workforce. International Nursing Review, 68(1), 49-58. Scopus32 WoS31 Europe PMC24 |
| 2020 | Charlesworth, S., & Isherwood, L. (2020). Migrant aged-care workers in Australia: do they have poorer-quality jobs than their locally born counterparts?. Ageing and Society, 41(12), 2702-2722. Scopus29 WoS30 |
| 2019 | Moskos, M., & Isherwood, L. (2019). 460023_Individualised funding and its implications for the skills and competencies required by disability support workers in Australia. Labour and Industry: a journal of the social and economic relations of work, 29(1), 34-51. |
| 2019 | Moskos, M., & Isherwood, L. M. (2019). ‘The wrong sex’? Understanding men’s representation in the Australian aged care sector. Journal of Industrial Relations, 61(1), 105-128. Scopus2 WoS1 |
| 2017 | Brown, L., Osborne, K., Walker, R., Moskos, M., Isherwood, L. M., Patel, K., . . . King, D. (2017). The benefits of a life-first employment program for Indigenous Australian families: Implications for ‘Closing the Gap’. Journal of Social Issues, 8(1), 78-95. Scopus3 WoS2 |
| 2017 | Isherwood, L., & King, D. (2017). Targeting workforce strategies: understanding intra-group differences between Asian migrants in the Australian aged care workforce. International Journal of Care and Caring, 1(2), 191-207. Scopus14 |
| 2017 | Isherwood, L., King, D., & Luszcz, M. (2017). Widowhood in the fourth age: support exchange, relationships and social participation. Ageing and Society, 37(1), 188-212. Scopus39 WoS37 |
| 2017 | Isherwood, L., Moskos, M., King, D., Walker, R., & Brown, L. (2017). Multiple disadvantage, service delivery and client outcomes in a strengths-based employment program. Australian Bulletin of Labour, 43(1), 1-20. |
| 2016 | Isherwood, L., Luszcz, M., & King, D. (2016). Reciprocity in material and time support within parent-child relationships during late-life widowhood. Ageing and Society, 36(8), 1668-1689. Scopus16 WoS16 |
| 2016 | Walker, R., Brown, L., Moskos, M., Isherwood, L. M., Osbourne, K., Patel, K., & King, D. (2016). 'They really get you motivated': Experiences of a life-first employment program from the perspective of long-term unemployed individuals. Journal of Social Policy, 45(3), 507-526. Scopus11 WoS8 |
| 2015 | Reed, R., Isherwood, L., & Ben-Tovim, D. (2015). Why do older people with multi-morbidity experience unplanned hospital admissions from the community: a root cause analysis. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1), 525-1-525-6. Scopus34 WoS30 Europe PMC25 |
| 2014 | Allison, S., Roeger, L., Smith, B., & Isherwood, L. (2014). Family histories of school bullying: Implications for parent-child psychotherapy. Australasian Psychiatry, 22(2), 149-153. Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC3 |
| 2013 | Reed, R., Barton, C., Isherwood, L., Oliver-Baxter, J., & Roeger, L. (2013). Recruitment for a clinical trial of chronic disease self-management for older adults with multimorbidity: a successful approach within general practice. BMC Family Practice, 14(1), 125-1-125-7. Scopus22 WoS21 Europe PMC14 |
| 2013 | Walker, R., Isherwood, L., Burton, C., Kitwe-Magambo, K., & Luszcz, M. (2013). Marital satisfaction among older couples: The role of satisfaction with social networks and psychological well-being. International Journal of Aging & Human Development, 76(2), 123-139. Scopus31 WoS29 Europe PMC12 |
| 2012 | Isherwood, L., King, D., & Luszcz, M. (2012). A longitudinal analysis of social engagement in late-life widowhood. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 74(3), 211-229. Scopus42 WoS40 Europe PMC25 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Moskos, M., & Isherwood, L. (2019). Individualised funding and its implications for the skills and competencies required by disability support workers in Australia. In Labour and Industry Vol. 29 (pp. 34-51). ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. DOI Scopus26 WoS23 |
| 2019 | Moskos, M., & Isherwood, L. (2019). “The tyranny of distance is ever present”: The disability sector and its workforce in rural and remote Australia. In AIRAANZ. Melbourne. |
| 2019 | Isherwood, L., & Moskos, M. (2019). Attraction and retention of aged care nurses and care workers in the Australian aged care workforce. In AIRAANZ. Melbourne. |
| 2018 | Isherwood, L., Moskos, M., & Mavromaras, K. (2018). individualisation and marketisation of disability care in Australia: Implications for the demand and provision of training. In The Association of Industrial Relations Academics in Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) Conference. Adelaide. |
| 2018 | Moskos, M., & Isherwood, L. M. (2018). 'The Wrong Sex'? Understanding men's representation in the Australian aged care sector. In The Association of Industrial Relations Academics in Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) Conference. Adelaide. |
| 2018 | Moskos, M., & Isherwood, L. (2018). ‘The wrong sex’? Understanding men’s representation in the Australian aged care sector. In GWO. Sydney. |
| 2018 | Moskos, M., & Isherwood, L. (2018). “The tyranny of distance is ever present”: The disability sector and its workforce in rural and remote Australia. In GWO. Sydney. |
| 2018 | Moskos, M., & Isherwood, L. (2018). Attraction and retention of aged care nurses and care workers. In AAG. Melbourne. |
| 2018 | Moskos, M., & Isherwood, L. (2018). Older people with disability and the NDIS. In AAG. Melbourne. |
| 2018 | Moskos, M., Isherwood, L., & Mavromaras, K. (2018). Individualised funding and its implications for the skills and competencies required by disability support workers in Australia. In Gender, Work and Organisation International Interdisciplinary Conference. Sydney. |
| 2018 | Isherwood, L., Moskos, M., & Mavromaras, K. (2018). Individualisation and marketisation of disability care in Australia: implications for the demand and provision of training. In Gender, Work and Organisation International Interdisciplinary Conference. Sydney. |
| 2018 | Isherwood, L. (2018). Post-doctoral opportunities: Academia and beyond. In AIRAANZ. Adelaide. |
| 2017 | Walton, H., Moskos, M., & Isherwood, L. (2017). Anticipating and addressing the impeding shortages of disability support workers: insights from the sector. In The Annual Conference of the Australian Sociological Association. Perth. |
| 2017 | Isherwood, L., & Moskos, M. (2017). ‘The wrong sex’? Men’s representation in the Australian aged care sector. In Australian Association of Gerontology Conference. Perth. |
| 2017 | Moskos, M., & Isherwood, L. (2017). Anticipating and addressing the impending shortages of disability support workers: Insights from the sector. In NCVER 26th National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference ‘No Frills’. Hobart. |
| 2017 | Moskos, M., & Isherwood, L. (2017). ‘The wrong sex’? Understanding men’s representation in the Australian aged care sector. In TASA. Perth. |
| 2017 | Isherwood, L. (2017). Recruitment and retention: Perspectives from the aged care workforce. In LASA. Sydney. |
| 2013 | Osborne, K., Patel, K., Walker, R., King, D., Moskos, M., & Isherwood, L. (2013). Reducing intergenerational disadvantage through a life-first employment program: Individual and systems approaches.. In Public Health Association of Australia: Social Inclusion and Complex needs conference. Canberra. |
| 2013 | Isherwood, L. M., Moskos, M., King, D., Osbourne, K., & Walker, R. (2013). The impact of complex disadvantage in a strengths-based employment program. In Australian Social Policy Conference. Sydney. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Mavromaras, K., Moskos, M., & Isherwood, L. (2018). Individualised funding and its implications for work and employment in the disability sector in Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Gender, Work and Organisation International Interdisciplinary Conference. Sydney. |
| 2016 | Isherwood, L. M. (2016). Occupational health and safety in the provision of care. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Association of Gerontology Conference. Canberra. |
| 2015 | Isherwood, L. M., & King, D. (2015). Targeting workforce strategies: Asian migrants in the Australian aged care workforce. Poster session presented at the meeting of International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics Asia/Oceania Regional Congress. Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
| 2014 | Isherwood, L. M. (2014). Reciprocity in social support exchange in parent-child relationships during late-life widowhood. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Association of Gerontology Conference. Adelaide. |
| 2014 | Isherwood, L. M. (2014). Support exchange in parent-child relationships in late-life widowhood. Poster session presented at the meeting of 12th Global Conference on Ageing. Hyderabad, India. |
| 2013 | Isherwood, L. M., & King, D. (2013). The experience of Asian migrants in the aged care workforce. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Association of Gerontology Conference. Sydney. |
| 2013 | Isherwood, L. M., King, D., & Luszcz, M. (2013). I'm still here, I'm still living, I've got a life to live: The transition to widowhood in later life. Poster session presented at the meeting of 20th IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics. Seoul, Korea. |
| 2012 | Isherwood, L. M., King, D., & Luszcz, M. (2012). Proximity to adult children in late-life widowhood. Poster session presented at the meeting of South Australian Gerontology Conference. Adelaide. |
| 2012 | Isherwood, L., King, D., & Luszcz, M. (2012). Widowhood in the fourth age: loss, ageing and resilience. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 45th National Conference of the Australian Association of Gerontology, as published in Australasian Journal on Ageing. Brisbane: Wiley-Blackwell. DOI |
| 2011 | Isherwood, L. M., King, D., & Luszcz, M. (2011). A longitudinal analysis of social activity in late-life widowhood. Poster session presented at the meeting of International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics Asia/Oceania Regional Congress. Melbourne. |
| 2011 | Isherwood, L. M., King, D., & Luszcz, M. (2011). Social activity in late-life widowhood. Poster session presented at the meeting of South Australian Gerontology Conference. |
| 2009 | Isherwood, L. M., & Reed, R. (2009). A root cause analysis of emergency admissions at Flinders Medical Centre: a pilot study. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australasian Redesigning Health Care Summit. Brisbane. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Moskos, M., Milligan, V., Benedict, R., Habibis, D., Isherwood, L., & van den Nouwelant, R. (2025). Indigenous housing support in Australia: the lay of the land. Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI). DOI Scopus1 |
| 2025 | Moskos, M., Isherwood, L., & Baker, E. (2025). A comprehensive review and assessment of Indigenous housing data. |
| 2025 | Moskos, M., Hancock, J., Isherwood, L., & Lester, L. (2025). Gender progress in Australia 2001-2023. |
| 2025 | Moskos, M., Isherwood, L., & Lester, L. (2025). Far West Region Social Indicators Report. |
| 2024 | Moskos, M., Isherwood, L., Dockery, M., Habibis, D., Grealy, L., Benedict, R., . . . Lea, T. (2024). Indigenous people's mobility and its impact on remote infrastructural needs: an exploratory study. Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI). DOI |
| 2024 | Moskos, M., Isherwood, L., Mahuteau, S., Lester, L., & Wei, Z. (2024). Review of the Impact of the Cessation of the Cashless Debit Card: Final Report. Department of Social Services. |
| 2023 | Isherwood, L., Moskos, M., & Dockery, M. (2023). Footprints in Time: Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) Housing Research Report - Literature Review. |
| 2023 | Moskos, M., & Isherwood, L. (2023). Review of the Impact of the CDC Transition: Interim Report – Bundaberg and Hervey Bay. |
| 2023 | Moskos, M., & Isherwood, L. (2023). Review of the Impact of the CDC Transition: Interim Report – Ceduna. |
| 2023 | Moskos, M., & Isherwood, L. (2023). Review of the Impact of the CDC Transition: Interim Report – East Kimberley. |
| 2023 | Moskos, M., & Isherwood, L. (2023). Review of the Impact of the CDC Transition: Interim Report – Goldfields. |
| 2022 | Dockery, M., Moskos, M., Isherwood, L., & Harris, M. (2022). How many in a crowd? Assessing overcrowding measures in Australian housing (374). |
| 2022 | Moskos, M., Isherwood, L., Dockery, M., Baker, E., & Pham, A. (2022). ‘What works’ to sustain Indigenous tenancies in Australia. Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI). DOI Scopus11 |
| 2022 | Dockery, A. M., Moskos, M., Isherwood, L., & Harris, M. N. (2022). How Many in a Crowd? Assessing Overcrowding Measures in Australian Housing. Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI). DOI Scopus5 |
| 2022 | Moskos, M., Mahuteau, S., & Isherwood, L. (2022). ARAS Unmet Need Study: High Level Findings – 2021 to 2031 South Australian Population projections and APY Lands Case Study. |
| 2021 | Moskos, M., Isherwood, L., & Mahuteau, S. (2021). NDDA Education to Employment SA test case: Integrated qualitative and quantitative findings. |
| 2021 | Isherwood, L., Moskos, M., & Smith, L. (2021). NDDA Education to Employment SA test case: qualitative research into lived experience to support quantitative analysis. |
| 2021 | Moskos, M., Isherwood, L., Smith, L., Sutton, Z., Walton, H., & Mavromaras, K. (2021). NDIS Utilisation Project: understanding drivers of plan utilisation from the point of view of participants. |
| 2021 | Mavromaras, K., Moskos, M., Mahuteau, S., & Isherwood, L. (2021). Evaluation of the Cashless Debit Card in Ceduna, East Kimberley and the Goldfields - Consolidated report. |
| 2021 | Moskos, M., & Isherwood, L. (2021). Evaluation of the Cashless Debit Card in Ceduna, East Kimberley and the Goldfields Region: Qualitative Supplementary Report. |
| 2020 | Moskos, M., & Isherwood, L. (2020). Insight Paper: Male Workers in the Female-dominated Health Care Industry. |
| 2020 | Isherwood, L., & Moskos, M. (2020). Employer Guide: Male Workers in the Female-dominated Health Care Industry. |
| 2019 | Moskos, M., Isherwood, L., Mavromaras, K., & Mahuteau, S. M. (2019). Cashless Debit Card Baseline Data Collection in the Bundaberg and Hervey Bay Region: Qualitative Findings. |
| 2019 | Mavromaras, K., Moskos, M., Isherwood, L. M., & Mahuteau, S. (2019). Cashless Debit Card Baseline Data Collection in the Goldfields Region: Qualitative Findings. |
| 2019 | Mavromaras, K., Moskos, M., Isherwood, L., & Wei, Z. (2019). Anticipating and addressing the impending shortage of skilled disability support workers. |
| 2018 | Mavromaras, K., Moskos, M., Mahuteau, S., Isherwood, L., Goode, A., Walton, H., . . . Flavel, J. (2018). Evaluation of the NDIS. |
| 2018 | Isherwood, L. M., Mavromaras, K., Moskos, M., & Wei, Z. (2018). Attraction, Retention and Utilisation of the Aged Care Workforce. |
| 2017 | Mavromaras, K., Knight, G., Isherwood, L. M., Crettenden, A., Flavel, J., Karmel, T., . . . Wei, Z. (2017). The Aged Care Workforce, 2016. |
| 2016 | Mavromaras, K., Moskos, M., & Mahuteau, S. (2016). Evaluation of the NDIS: Intermediate Report. |
| 2015 | National Institute of Labour Studies (NILS). (2015). Evaluation of the NDIS: Initial Report. Adelaide. |
| 2015 | Moskos, M., Isherwood, L. M., Walker, R., & Brown, L. (2015). Building Family Opportunities: Program Evaluation: Summary Report. |
| 2014 | Moskos, M., Isherwood, L., Walker, R., & Brown, L. (2014). Building Family Opportunities: Program Evaluation Final Report. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Isherwood, L. M. (2013). The Role of Social Resources in Late-Life Widowhood: A Mixed Methods Study. (PhD Thesis). |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Isherwood, L. M., & Kalucy, L. (2009). Evaluation of chronic disease management in primary health care. Primary Health Care Research and Information Service. |
| 2009 | Isherwood, L. M., Kalucy, L., Katterl, R., & Reinfeld-Kirkman, N. (2009). Health promotion of physical activity. Primary Health Care Research and Information Service. |
| Date | Office Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 - ongoing | Senior Group Member - Research Trust Grant Committee | Australian Association of Gerontology | Australia |
| 2016 - ongoing | Co-convenor | Australian Association of Geronotlogy Ageing, Workforce and Education Special Interest Group | - |
| 2014 - ongoing | Treasurer | Australian Association of Gerontology SA Division | - |
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