Dr. Gary Jones
PhD, MA, BA(Hons)
Senior Policy and Project Coordinator - RAP-700893
Office of Indigenous Engagement
- g.p.jones@cqu.edu.au
- 0740374701
- 0448504571 Mobile Phone
About Me
pursuing rights for all
General
Background
Community development
Training, capacity strengthening, mentorship
Operational research
Conflict resolution
Public health, social protection and livelihoods
Universities Studied At
Coventry University
Reading University
James Cook University
Universities Worked At
Hamburg University
James Cook University
University of Central Queensland
Previous teaching
Qualitative Research - Nairobi University
Cross-cultural communication - University of the 3rd Age QLD
Migrant Health - Makerere University
Humanitarian Crisis and Response - Wits University
Health and Rights in Humanitarian Emergencies - Deakin University
Epidemiology - Hamburg University
Sexual and Reproductive Health / Journal Writing / Qualitative Research - James Cook University
(Secondary School Teacher - Loa, South Sudan & Karima Technical College, Sudan)
Professional Experience
Non-governmental Organizations: Lutheran World Federation, ACORD, Norwegian People's Aid
United Nations: UNICEF, UNDP, UNAIDS
Private Sector: North-South Field Studies Safari, Overseas Supply and Service, Green Landscapes
Professional Memberships
Strategic Advisor, inter-communal relations, Africa Association, QLD
Strategic Advisor, community health and wellbeing, Maisha Bora, QLD
Global Advisor, World Dignity University
Board member, Women’s Peace Institute, South Sudan
Board member, Slum Child Foundation, Kenya
Member, Mediators Beyond Borders Oceania
Responsibilities
Mentorship
Reporting
Consensus negotiation
Research
Professional Interests
All of Health
Building resilience
Humanitarian-development-peace triple nexus
First Nations Peoples
Indigenous Rights
Key Achievements
Sustained public health & education initiatives in crisis settings -conflict zones and natural disasters
Securing access to social services for asylum seekers, refugees, displaced populations and migrants
Intervention research among marginalized and socially excluded groups
Tertiary education curriculum development
Climate change adaptation and community action
Study abroad programming
Computer Software
Microsoft
Apple
Consultancy Work
UNAIDS, July-ongoing 2023 / Tools, advocacy and communication in crisis settings
UNAIDS, April-September 2023 / Fast Track Cities Report
UNAIDS, July-August 2023 / Programme Coordination Board, HIV testing
Advocacy Africa Foundation, September - November 2022 / Facilitation of migrant summit
Atheneum, February 2022 / Conceptualizing NGOs and civil society in the triple nexus
Cairns Institute, September-December 2015 / Evaluation of Yarrabah health services
Community Housing Fund, January-March 2005 / Health and protection, Darfur, Sudan
Community Housing Fund, October – December 2004 / Evaluation of health interventions and protection policy
Sudan Emergency Operations, July–October 1990 / Communications for peace negotiations in Sudan
Recent Research Projects
Research Interests
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education - Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges, histories, culture, country, perspectives and ethics in education