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Research Fellow, School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong

Nigel Spence is a Research Fellow at the University of Wollongong, a casual academic at the University of New South Wales and Study Manager for the SAHAR project that is investigating culturally sensitive DV screening and response strategies in refugee settlement services.

He has a long career in child welfare and international development. Between 2006 and 2019, Nigel was the CEO of international development agency ChildFund Australia, and previously was CEO of the NSW Association of Children's Welfare Agencies (ACWA) having spent many years in his early career as a social worker working with children in out of home care.

Experience

  • –present
    Research Fellow, School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong