Dr William Abur is a lecturer in social work at Deakin University. He has worked in community service sector as a social worker in various roles such as mental health, student wellbeing, settlement, cultural and diversity for over 15 years. He completed his PhD thesis “Settlement Strategies for the South Sudanese Community in Melbourne: An Analysis of Employment and Sport Participation” at Victoria University. He has published academic papers and non-academic articles. His research interests is the following areas:
- Social work practice
- Wellbeing for young people and families
- Racism and discrimination
- Trauma and resilience
- Refugee settlement and well-being
- Participation in employment and sport
Publication
- Abur, W, (2018)Systemic Vilification and Racism -Affecting on the South Sudanese Community in Australia, International Journal of Scientific Research, 2018
- Abur, w, (2016) Benefits of participation in sport for people from refugee backgrounds: A study of the South Sudanese community in Melbourne, Australia. http://dx.doi.org/10.15739/ISR.16.002
- Abur, w and Spaaji, R, (2016), Settlement and employment experiences of South Sudanese people from refugee backgrounds in Melbourne, Australia, Australasian Review of African Studies, vol. 37, no (2), PP 107-128, Doi: 10.22160/22035184/ARAS-2016-37-2/107-128.
- Abur, w, (2017) Challenges of Unemployment and Benefits of Employment for South Sudanese People from Refugee Backgrounds in Melbourne, Australia, International Journal of Contemporary Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp 1-36, ijcas.net/.pdf
- Abur, W, (2015) Supervision, functions and characteristics of a good supervisor PDF
- Abur, w, (2018)Settlement Strategies for the South Sudanese Community in Melbourne: An Analysis of Employment and Sport Participation, published PhD’s thesis. Melbourne: Victoria University vuir.vu.edu.au/36189/.
- Abur, w, (2012) A study of the South Sudanese refugees’ perspectives of settlement in the western suburbs of Melbourne, published master’s thesis. Melbourne: Victoria University vuir.vu.edu.au/22013/ or PDF
8. Abur, W, (2014) Understanding Critical Challenges of Settlement when Resettled in Country Different to Your Own Country, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing,https://www.morebooks.de/store/gb/book/our-voices/isbn/978-3-659-51558-3
