Lesley Chenoweth is Deputy Vice Chancellor and Provost at Griffith University. She is one of Australia’s leading social work and disability scholars working at the intersections of social policy, social work and human service practice and social inclusion focusing on disability, child protection and rural communities. She has published widely in Australia and internationally and regularly presents her work at national and international conferences, and advises state and federal welfare agencies on policy issues. She has had visiting fellowships to Japanese, Canadian and Australian Universities.