Dr Jane Palmer

Dr Jane Palmer
NameDr Jane Palmer
Email Addressjane.palmer@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleHonorary Research Fellow
QualificationsBSc Sydney, BA(Hons) Qld, BArch(Hons) Newcastle, PhD UTS
DepartmentCentre for Heritage and Culture (Research)
School of Humanities and Communication
AffiliationsCentre for Heritage and Culture
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4131-4482
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Biography

Jane Palmer's doctorate at the Institute for Sustainable Futures (UTS) was based on an ethnographic study of older people in Aceh, Indonesia and their experienced of chronic trauma over decades of conflict and natural disaster. Major projects since include a study of ‘green’ renters in regional New South Wales (with the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies at the University of Newcastle), and leading a UniSQ research team to support the development of an Indigenous cultural tourism trail by the Surat Aboriginal Corporation. She is currently an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Southern Queensland and an Adjunct Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney.

Jane also has honours degrees in philosophy and architecture and practised as an architect for 10 years primarily in the area of Australian indigenous housing, in the Northern Territory and far north Queensland. Prior to studying architecture, she was a senior manager with the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission.

Jane is a member of the Editorial Panel of the journal Qualitative Research, and has published in the areas of ethics, post-human studies, futures studies, Asian studies, Indigenous studies, ethnographic methods and environmental studies.

Fields of Research

  • 430205. Heritage and cultural conservation
  • 430399. Historical studies not elsewhere classified
  • 440601. Cultural geography
  • 440610. Social geography
  • 450524. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sociological studies
  • 450525. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sociology
BSc
Sydney
1994
BA(Hons)
Qld
1976
BArch(Hons)
Newcastle
1997
PhD
UTS
2011

Completed Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCompleted
New farmers in Lutruwita/Tasmania: Struggling to form communityAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2021
Autoimmunity, identity and moralisation: Caring for women with autoimmune diseases in regional AustraliaAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2021
DateNameAwarding organisationUnderpinning research
2023Member of Editorial Board, Qualitative Research JournalQualitative Research Journal

Plant-human futurisms in the Australian tropics: Native grasses and the Carbon_Dating art project

Leimbach, Tania, Armstrong, Keith, Palmer, Jane, Walker Ngadijina, Delissa and Turpin, Gerry. 2025. "Plant-human futurisms in the Australian tropics: Native grasses and the Carbon_Dating art project." eTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics. 24 (2), pp. 150-173. https://doi.org/10.25120/etropic.24.2.2025.4097

'Empathic Unsettlement': trauma as spectre in contemporary textile art

Batorowicz, Beata and Palmer, Jane. 2024. "'Empathic Unsettlement': trauma as spectre in contemporary textile art." Journal of Aesthetics and Culture. 16 (1). https://doi.org/10.1080/20004214.2024.2432686

Parallel futures? Indigenous resurgence and the haunting of the settler

Palmer, Jane, Walsh, Angelia and Batorowicz, Beata. 2022. "Parallel futures? Indigenous resurgence and the haunting of the settler." Futures. 141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2022.102969

#AustraliaOnFire: Hashtag Activism and Collective Affect in the Black Summer Fires

Leimbach, Tania and Palmer, Jane. 2022. "#AustraliaOnFire: Hashtag Activism and Collective Affect in the Black Summer Fires." Journal of Australian Studies. 46 (4), pp. 496-511. https://doi.org/10.1080/14443058.2022.2121744

Taking Pause: The Role of Art and Literature in Reimagining Human-Nonhuman Relations and Transdisciplinary Collaboration

Palmer, Jane and Fam, Dena. 2023. "Taking Pause: The Role of Art and Literature in Reimagining Human-Nonhuman Relations and Transdisciplinary Collaboration." World Futures: the journal of general evolution. 79 (2), pp. 297-319. https://doi.org/10.1080/02604027.2022.2094195

Aboriginal colonial history and the (un)happy object of reconciliation

Palmer, Jane and Pocock, Celmara. 2020. "Aboriginal colonial history and the (un)happy object of reconciliation." Cultural Studies. 34 (1), pp. 49-69. https://doi.org/10.1080/09502386.2019.1602153

Emerging spheres of engagement: the role of trust and care in community-university research

Palmer, Jane, Burton, Lorelle J. and Walsh, Angelia. 2020. "Emerging spheres of engagement: the role of trust and care in community-university research." Qualitative Research. 20 (6), pp. 749-766. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794120904891

Writing to perform the region: making ‘somewhereness’ visible in post-colonisation Australia

Palmer, Jane. 2019. "Writing to perform the region: making ‘somewhereness’ visible in post-colonisation Australia." TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Courses. 23 (Special 54), pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.52086/001c.25449

‘Siting’ voice in stories of conflict: bounding conflict in place and time through social memory and acts of remembering

Palmer, Jane. 2019. "‘Siting’ voice in stories of conflict: bounding conflict in place and time through social memory and acts of remembering." Collins, Pauline, Igreja, Victor and Danaher, Patrick Alan (ed.) The Nexus among place, conflict and communication in a globalising world. United Kingdom. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 187-206

Evaluating for the past, present and future: a values-based evaluation of an Aboriginal-led project in rural and remote Australia

Palmer, Jane and Burton, Lorelle J.. 2019. "Evaluating for the past, present and future: a values-based evaluation of an Aboriginal-led project in rural and remote Australia." Futures. 109, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2019.03.005

Where's the data? Using data convincingly in transdisciplinary doctoral research

Palmer, Jane, Fam, Dena, Smith, Tanzi and Kent, Jennifer. 2018. "Where's the data? Using data convincingly in transdisciplinary doctoral research." International Journal of Doctoral Studies. 13, pp. 9-29. https://doi.org/10.28945/3941

Waiting, power and time in ethnographic and community-based research

Palmer, Jane, Pocock, Celmara and Burton, Lorelle. 2018. "Waiting, power and time in ethnographic and community-based research." Qualitative Research. 18 (4), pp. 416-432. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794117728413

Dilemmas of transgression: ethical responses in a more-than-human world

Carter, Jennifer and Palmer, Jane. 2017. "Dilemmas of transgression: ethical responses in a more-than-human world." Cultural Geographies. 24 (2), pp. 213-229. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474474016667428

Transdisciplinary research and practice for sustainability outcomes

Fam, Dena, Palmer, Jane, Riedy, Chris and Mitchell, Cynthia. Fam, Dena, Palmer, Jane, Riedy, Chris and Mitchell, Cynthia (ed.) 2017. Transdisciplinary research and practice for sustainability outcomes. Abingdon, United Kingdom. Routledge.

Transdisciplinary research and practice for sustainable outcomes: introduction

Palmer, Jane, Riedy, Chris, Fam, Dena and Mitchell, Cynthia. 2017. "Transdisciplinary research and practice for sustainable outcomes: introduction." Fam, Dena, Palmer, Jane, Riedy, Chris and Mitchell, Cynthia (ed.) Transdisciplinary research and practice for sustainability outcomes. Oxford, UK. Routledge. pp. 1-6

Ethnography as transdisciplinary inquiry: two stories of adaptation and resilience from Aceh, Indonesia

Palmer, Jane. 2017. "Ethnography as transdisciplinary inquiry: two stories of adaptation and resilience from Aceh, Indonesia." Fam, Dena, Palmer, Jane, Riedy, Chris and Mitchell, Cynthia (ed.) Transdisciplinary research and practice for sustainability outcomes. Oxford, United Kingdom. Routledge. pp. 190-203

The Community Futures Research Program at the University of Southern Queensland: a model for university-community engagement

Burton, Lorelle Jane and Palmer, Jane. 2016. "The Community Futures Research Program at the University of Southern Queensland: a model for university-community engagement." Pratt, Chris (ed.) The diversity of university-community engagement: an international perspective. Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. Asia-Pacific University-Community Engagement Network (APUCEN). pp. 37-46

A layered approach to horizon scanning: identifying future issues in military and veterans’ health

Palmer, Jane and Ellis, Niki. 2015. "A layered approach to horizon scanning: identifying future issues in military and veterans’ health." Milojević, Ivana and Inayatullah, Sohail (ed.) CLA 2.0: transformative research in theory and practice. Taipei, Taiwan. Tamkang University Press. pp. 421-436

Two stories from Aceh: 'Simpang Lima' and 'Maghrib'

Palmer, Jane. 2016. "Two stories from Aceh: 'Simpang Lima' and 'Maghrib'." Meniscus Literary Journal. 4 (2), pp. 36-37.

Climate change adaptation in the rental sector

Instone, Lesley, Mee, Kathleen J., Palmer, Jane, Williams, Miriam and Vaughan, Nicola. 2015. "Climate change adaptation in the rental sector." Palutikof, Jean P., Boulter, Sarah L., Barnett, Jon and Rissik, David (ed.) Applied studies in climate adaptation. Oxford, United Kingdom. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 372-379

Working in the border zone: developing cultural competence in higher education for a globalized world

Palmer, Jane and Carter, Jennifer. 2014. "Working in the border zone: developing cultural competence in higher education for a globalized world." Knowledge Cultures. 2 (4), pp. 25-48.

Ethics in fieldwork: reflections on the unexpected

Palmer, Jane, Fam, Dena, Smith, Tanzi and Kilham, Sarina. 2014. "Ethics in fieldwork: reflections on the unexpected." Qualitative Report: an online journal dedicated to qualitative research since 1990. 19 (28), pp. 1-13.

Past remarkable: using life stories to trace alternative futures

Palmer, Jane. 2014. "Past remarkable: using life stories to trace alternative futures." Futures. 64, pp. 29-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2014.10.002

Walking-to-think-with in Indonesia: beginning a new discourse in area studies?

Palmer, Jane. 2014. "Walking-to-think-with in Indonesia: beginning a new discourse in area studies?" RIMA: Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs: a semi-annual survey of political, economic, social and cultural aspects of Indonesia and Malaysia. 48 (2), pp. 17-26.

Renting over troubled waters: an urban political ecology of rental housing

Mee, Kathleen J., Instone, Lesley, Williams, Miriam, Palmer, Jane and Vaughan, Nicola. 2014. "Renting over troubled waters: an urban political ecology of rental housing." Geographical Research. 52 (4), pp. 365-376. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-5871.12058

Creativity, ethics and transformation: key factors in a transdisciplinary application of systems methodology to resolving wicked problems in sustainability

Palmer, Jane, Smith, Tanzi, Willetts, Juliet and Mitchell, Cynthia. 2009. "Creativity, ethics and transformation: key factors in a transdisciplinary application of systems methodology to resolving wicked problems in sustainability." Sheffield, James (ed.) Systemic development: local solutions in a global environment. Goodyear, Arizona, USA. ISCE Publishing. pp. 69-78

Climate change adaptation and the rental sector: final report

Instone, Lesley, Mee, Kathleen, Palmer, Jane, Williams, Miriam and Vaughan, Nicola. 2013. Climate change adaptation and the rental sector: final report. Gold Coast, Australia. National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF).

Green tenants: practicing a sustainability ethics for the rental housing sector

Palmer, Jane, Instone, Lesley, Mee, Kathleen J., Williams, Miriam and Vaughan, Nicola. 2015. "Green tenants: practicing a sustainability ethics for the rental housing sector." Local Environment: the international journal of justice and sustainability. 20 (8), pp. 923-939. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2013.879640

Walking-to-think-with in Indonesia: beginning a new discourse in area studies?

Palmer, Jane. 2014. "Walking-to-think-with in Indonesia: beginning a new discourse in area studies?" RIMA: Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs: a semi-annual survey of political, economic, social and cultural aspects of Indonesia and Malaysia. 48 (2), pp. 17-26.

Ethics in Fieldwork: Reflections on the Unexpected

Palmer, Jane, Fam, Dena, Smith, Tanzi and Kilham, Sarina. 2014. "Ethics in Fieldwork: Reflections on the Unexpected." Qualitative Report: an online journal dedicated to qualitative research since 1990. 19 (28), pp. 1-13.

'An eye open in the dark': life story ethnography and the future of social-ecological systems

Palmer, Jane. 2011. 'An eye open in the dark': life story ethnography and the future of social-ecological systems. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Technology, Sydney.

Methodology for a think tank: the future of military and veterans' health

Palmer, Jane and Ellis, Niki. 2009. "Methodology for a think tank: the future of military and veterans' health." Foresight (Cambridge): the journal for future studies, strategic thinking and policy. 11 (3), pp. 14-27. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636680910963918

A layered approach to horizon scanning: identifying future issues in military and veterans’ health

Palmer, Jane and Ellis, Niki. 2008. "A layered approach to horizon scanning: identifying future issues in military and veterans’ health." Journal of Futures Studies. 12 (4), pp. 77-92.