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Ms. Michelle Rossi

Lecturer, Social Work, Community and Human Services

Campus

Berwick Campus

Biography

Michelle Rossi is a social worker who lectures into the Master of Social Work (Qualifying) and Bachelor of Social Work. Michelle is also completing her PhD where she is researching the experiences of international students who are pregnant and completing Social Work Practice Education placements. 

Michelle has over 15 years’ experience working and teaching in the social work and community welfare arena. She has extensive industry related experience in the fields of acute health, sub-acute health, community health and adult guardianship/disability, and has worked in Victoria and the Northern Territory.

Michelle has strong experience in practitioner, project and leadership roles. She has close and ongoing connections in her role as a higher learning educator and practice education coordinator with a variety of government funded and not-for-profit community and human service agencies operating in metropolitan Melbourne, Gippsland and other regional areas. 

More about Michelle

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Federation University (in progress) 
  • Graduate Certificate in Education (Tertiary Teaching), Federation University  
  • Master of Social Work, Monash University  
  • Bachelor of Social Work, La Trobe University

Areas of interest

  • Student study experiences 
  • Experiences of parenting  
  • Parenting and academia  
  • Social work field education

Specialist roles

  • Practice Education Coordinator for Master of Social Work (Qualifying) and Bachelor of Social Work  

Future Regions Research Centre (FRRC)

Michelle is part of the Future Regions Research Centre (FRRC), which aims to develop new knowledge and innovative solutions to the grand challenges facing our natural environments.