Dr Jennifer Luke

NameDr Jennifer Luke
Email Addressjennifer.luke@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleCasual Employment
QualificationsBMM Griffith, PGCertLearnDev USQ, MEd USQ, PhD USQ
DepartmentFuture Drought Fund Hub (Research)
School of Education
AffiliationsInstitute for Resilient Regions
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6882-8838
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Expertise

Career, workforce & community development, ageing & work, career development across lifespan, regional & rural communities, meaningful work, future of work, decent work, sustainable development goals, workforce trends and demographics, employability.

Fields of Research

  • 350507. Workplace wellbeing and quality of working life
  • 390114. Vocational education and training curriculum and pedagogy
  • 390115. Work integrated learning (incl. internships)
  • 390199. Curriculum and pedagogy not elsewhere classified
  • 390405. Educational technology and computing
  • 390407. Inclusive education
  • 390408. Learning analytics
  • 390409. Learning sciences
  • 390499. Specialist studies in education not elsewhere classified
  • 440403. Labour, migration and development
  • 440406. Rural community development
  • 440407. Socio-economic development
  • 520102. Educational psychology
  • 520105. Psychological methodology, design and analysis
  • 520106. Psychology of ageing
  • 520199. Applied and developmental psychology not elsewhere classified

Professional Membership

Professional MembershipYear
Career Development Association Australia
Australian Association of Gerontology
Asia Pacific Career Development Association
Australian Association for Research in Education
National Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services
BMM
Griffith
2002
PGCertLearnDev
USQ
2012
MEd
USQ
2014
PhD
USQ
2021

Current Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCommenced
Evaluating the Efficacy of Integrated Workforce Strategies in Enhancing Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote AreasAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2024
An exploration of the lived experiences of Australian Defence Force (ADF) children and the impact of those experiences on their transition into higher education (HE).Associate SupervisorDoctoral2024
Exploration of self career-management factors for university studentsAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2021

Completed Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCompleted
Re-conceptualising assessment for graduate employability within a work integrated learning programAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2024
Project titleDetailsYear
UniSQ ECR Seed Funding2023

Transferring the knowledge: career adaptability and generativity of post-retirement age citizens interested in becoming workplace mentors

Luke, Jennifer R.. 2021. Transferring the knowledge: career adaptability and generativity of post-retirement age citizens interested in becoming workplace mentors. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/p64g-3s02

A thematic analysis of career adaptability in retirees who return to work

Luke, Jennifer, McIlveen, Peter and Perera, Harsha N.. 2016. "A thematic analysis of career adaptability in retirees who return to work." Frontiers in Psychology. 7, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00193

Advancing Older Workers: Motivations, Adaptabilities, and Ongoing Career Engagement

Luke, Jennifer and Neault, Roberta A.. 2020. "Advancing Older Workers: Motivations, Adaptabilities, and Ongoing Career Engagement." The Canadian Journal of Career Development. 19 (1), pp. 48-55.

Introduction to career development

Hoare, Nancey and Luke, Jennifer. 2022. "Introduction to career development." Machin, Tony, Machin, Tanya, Jeffries, Carla and Hoare, Nancey (ed.) The Australian handbook for careers in psychological science. Australia. University of Southern Queensland. pp. 23-56

Transferring the knowledge: Adapting from post-retirement to workforce mentoring

Luke, Jennifer. 2018. "Transferring the knowledge: Adapting from post-retirement to workforce mentoring." 51st Australian Association of Gerontology Conference. Melbourne, Australia 21 - 23 Nov 2018

The psychology of agriculture for sustainable work and careers

McIlveen, Peter, McDonald, Nicole, Luke, Jennifer and Black, Rebecca. 2025. "The psychology of agriculture for sustainable work and careers." Australian Journal of Career Development. 34 (3), pp. 227-235. https://doi.org/10.1177/10384162251367664

Wellbeing Matters Guide: Peer Insights for Social Enterprise Leaders - A Regional, Rural and Remote Perspective

Ryan, Naomi, Malhotra, Aastha, Mullens, Amy, Luke, Jennifer and Excell, Tarra. 2024. Wellbeing Matters Guide: Peer Insights for Social Enterprise Leaders - A Regional, Rural and Remote Perspective. Australia. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/zqx35

Older workers and post-retirement employment: A proposed decent work agenda

Luke, Jennifer and McIlveen, Peter. 2024. "Older workers and post-retirement employment: A proposed decent work agenda." Australian Journal of Career Development. 33 (3), pp. 221-230. https://doi.org/10.1177/10384162241278420

Bridging the gap: Graduate dispositional employability and the interconnected relationship between third space career and learning support services

Luke, Jennifer and Bartlett, Cristy. 2024. "Bridging the gap: Graduate dispositional employability and the interconnected relationship between third space career and learning support services." Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability. 15 (2), pp. 27-40. https://doi.org/10.21153/jtlge2024vol15no2art2034

Different Sides of the Same Coin, or Different Currencies? Similarities and Differences of Essential Workers’ and University Students’ Employability

McIlveen, P., Beccaria, G., Beccaria, L., Brown, J., Luke, J. and Black, R.. 2024. "Different Sides of the Same Coin, or Different Currencies? Similarities and Differences of Essential Workers’ and University Students’ Employability ." 2nd-ever Careers Division Community Conference (CarCon 2024). Amsterdam, Netherlands 18 - 19 Apr 2024 Netherlands.

A systematic review of effective local, community or peer-delivered interventions to improve well-being and employment in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia

Luke, Jennifer, Bartlett, Cristy, March, Sonja and McIlveen, Peter. 2024. "A systematic review of effective local, community or peer-delivered interventions to improve well-being and employment in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia." Australian Journal of Rural Health. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.13113

Life development and life designing for career construction

McIlveen, Peter and Luke, Jennifer. 2023. "Life development and life designing for career construction." Walsh, W. Bruce, Flores, Lisa Y., Hartung, Paul J. and Leong, Frederick T.L (ed.) Career psychology: Models, concepts, and counseling for meaningful employment.. United States. American Psychological Association. pp. 121-142

Career and learning support for researchers: Building identity and employability through authentic community building.

Luke, Jennifer and Bartlett, Cristy. 2022. "Career and learning support for researchers: Building identity and employability through authentic community building." Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) 2022 Annual Conference. Adelaide, South Australia 27 Nov - 01 Dec 2022 Australia. Australian Association for Research in Education.