Dr Linda Isherwood
Grant-Funded Senior Research Fellow
School of Society and Culture
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Science
Dr Linda Isherwood is a Senior Research Fellow with the School of Social Sciences. She holds the role of Research Integrity Advisor at the University of Adelaide and is also a member of the ABLE Lower Risk Human Research Ethics Committee. Linda is a social worker by background and has worked extensively in the mental health and disability sectors in Australia and the United Kingdom.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 specialises in undertaking research with disadvantaged groups including with Indigenous communities and people with disability. Linda is highly skilled in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies and in combining these approaches in her research. She has been a senior researcher on a range of large-scale commissioned research projects that have informed policy development across several government priority areas. Linda has also been a chief investigator on numerous Category 1 research projects predominantly within the fields of Indigenous housing and aged care.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 - ongoing | 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 |
|---|---|
| 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. AHURI Final Report, (434), 1-93. Scopus1 |
| 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 | Moskos, M., Isherwood, L., Dockery, M., Baker, E., & Pham, A. (2022). ‘What works’ to sustain Indigenous tenancies in Australia. AHURI Final Report, (374). Scopus11 |
| 2022 | Dockery, A. M., Moskos, M., Isherwood, L., & Harris, M. N. (2022). How Many in a Crowd? Assessing Overcrowding Measures in Australian Housing. AHURI Final Report, (382), 1-130. Scopus5 |
| 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. Scopus254 WoS203 |
| 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 PMC23 |
| 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 WoS29 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. Scopus21 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 | Isherwood, L. (2018). Post-doctoral opportunities: Academia and beyond. In AIRAANZ. Adelaide. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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., 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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