Dr Romy Wasserman
Research Fellow
School of Economics
College of Business and Law
Romy is a Research Fellow at the Australian Alliance for Social Enterprise (TAASE) and a research member of the Centre for Markets, Values and Inclusion at UniSA Business. Having completed a PhD in Human Society in the Department of Geography, Environment and Population at the University of Adelaide in 2015, Romy's research focuses on population and migration issues including international migration, transnationalism, migrant settlement, regional migration and population dynamics broadly.
Housing temporary migrants: investigating challenges and policy opportunities (Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute), April 2023 - June 2024
| Date | Position | Institution name |
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| 2018 - ongoing | Grant-funded Researcher (A) | University of Adelaide |
| 2018 - 2018 | Lecturer - Global International Migration | University of Adelaide |
| 2017 - ongoing | Research Associate, Hugo Centre for Migration and Population Research | University of Adelaide |
| 2017 - ongoing | End-user Engagement Program Coordinator | Hugo Centre for Migration and Population Research |
| 2013 - 2013 | Tutor - Global International Migration | University of Adelaide |
| 2012 - 2012 | Tutor - Population and Health | University of Adelaide |
| 2012 - 2012 | Tutor - Population and Environment | University of Adelaide |
| 2011 - 2011 | Tutor - Urban Futures | University of Adelaide |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
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| University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD | |
| University of Adelaide | Australia | Masters | |
| University of Adelaide | Australia | Honours (first class) |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2025 | Wasserman, R., Barrie, H., Dikken, J., van Hoof, J., & Soebarto, V. (2025). Validating the age-friendly cities and communities questionnaire in Australia: Revealing five distinct groups of older people in Greater Adelaide. Habitat International, 156(103278), 103278. Scopus8 WoS6 |
| 2025 | Soebarto, V., Dikken, J., Barrie, H., Wasserman, R., & van Hoof, J. (2025). Testing the validity of SustainABLE-16 and SustainABLE-8 Questionnaires to assess the views of older people in Australia on environmental sustainability. Sustainable Futures, 10(101419), 101419-1-101419-9. |
| 2023 | Birka, I., & Wasserman, R. (2023). Developed country diaspora strategy framework: lessons from Ireland and Australia. Diaspora Studies, 16(3), 241-263. |
| 2018 | Wasserman, R. (2018). South African migrants in Australia: an overview. South Australian Geographical Journal, 114(1), 17-28. |
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| 2022 | Goddard, G., Graycar, A., Wasserman, R., & Tan, G. (2022). One swallow does not a summer make: politics and the interpretation of ABS migration data in South Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic. In C. Pao, & M. Zubok (Eds.), Measuring Migration Conference 2022 Proceedings (pp. 71-76). UK: Transnational Press London. |
| 2018 | Wasserman, R., & Breen, F. (2018). Highway to home: international migrant settlement in regional South Australia. In Unpublished. Darwin. |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2021 | Wasserman, R. (2021). An evaluation of the Australian Migrant Resource Centre Women’s Employment into Action Programme. |
| 2021 | Wasserman, R. (2021). An interim report on the Australian Migrant Resource Centre Empowering People with Disabilities (EPD) Programme. |
| 2020 | Wasserman, R. G. (2020). Living and working in regional South Australia: a case study of three towns. Adelaide, South Australia. |
| 2020 | Wasserman, R., Barrie, H., & McCorry, F. (2020). An Evaluation of the Australian Migrant Resource Centre NDIS Building Stronger Communities Together Programme. |
| 2018 | Wasserman, R., & Barrie, H. (2018). Decade of Humanitarian Settlement in South Australia: A Case Study of the Burmese Community 2007 - 2017. |
| 2018 | Barrie, H., McDougall, K., & Wasserman, R. (2018). Murray Bridge: A Blueprint for Good Migrant Settlement. Australia: Australian Migrant Resource Centre. DOI |
| 2017 | Wasserman, R., & Gamlen, A. J. (2017). Literature review: Policy that encourages population to relocate to regional areas. |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2016 | Wasserman, R. (2016). Migration from South Africa and Australia. (PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide). |
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| 2019 | Wasserman, R., Lange, J. B., Tran, D., McDougall, K., & Barrie, H. (2019). South Australia's Multicultural Story. Department of the Premier and Cabinet, South Australia. |
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Evaluation Study of a Financial Scam Awareness Workshop, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, 17/07/2024 - 30/09/2026
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Evaluation of the Australian Migrant Resource Centre's Empower Inclusion (EI) program, Australian Migrant Resource Centre, 04/04/2025 - 30/06/2026
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AMRC strong and resilient communities project evaluation, Australian Migrant Resource Centre, 06/06/2024 - 30/06/2025
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An evaluation of the Australian Migrant Resource Centre's Empowering People with Disability program, Australian Migrant Resource Centre, 01/07/2023 - 31/08/2024
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