Postdoctoral Fellow, RMIT University
Dr Alexandra Ridgway is a sociologist of family, personal and intimate life with particular interests in family breakdown and divorce; family and sexual violence; death and bereavement; and other forms of biographical disruption. Much of her work has examined these issues in the context of migration. In addition, she has also written on topics pertaining to the fields of health, higher education, leisure sciences and urban studies. Alexandra has a particular passion for qualitative research and a strong interest in methodological and writing practices. She currently works for RMIT University and is a Fellow with the Centre for Criminology at The University of Hong Kong.
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