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Biography
I am an anthropologist who is interested in organisational ethnography, the study of policy and bureaucracy, and Indigenous endurance under ongoing settler occupation. These concerns are angles to also understand conditions of the present and future challenges, such as global boiling. I have worked on education (schooling and literacy programs), housing and infrastructure, climate mitigation, and mobility issues.
Education/Academic qualification
Anthropology, PhD, Between the Pen and the Paperwork: An ethnography of the Northern Territory health bureaucracy, University of Sydney
1 Jul 1998 → 1 Mar 2003
Award Date: 6 Jun 2003
External positions
Adjunct Professor, The University of Adelaide
1 Dec 2021 → …
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Projects
- 4 Finished
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Building sustainability in regional and remote Australia: modelling a multidimensional approach
Lea, T. (Primary Chief Investigator)
4/09/23 → 4/09/25
Project: Research
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Staying on Country: Infrastructure Needs for Remote Community Viability
Lea, T. (Primary Chief Investigator)
1/02/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Modelling sustainable regional and remote Indigenous housing and maintenance (20/PRO/73237)
Lea, T. (Primary Chief Investigator)
1/04/20 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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Pedalling for change: cultural geography for traffic congestion innovation
Lea, T. (Primary Chief Investigator), Waitt, G. (Primary Chief Investigator), Buchanan, I. (Primary Chief Investigator) & Fuller, G. (Primary Chief Investigator)
6/05/19 → 6/05/23
Project: Research
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COVID-19, commuter territories and the e-bike boom
Waitt, G., Buchanan, I., Lea, T. & Fuller, G., Mar 2023, In: Area. 55, 1, p. 90-98 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile7 Citations (Scopus)30 Downloads (Pure) -
Intermittent urgency and states of deferral—Or, how many houses for a mine?
Grealy, L., Howey, K. & Lea, T., Mar 2025, In: Australian Journal of Social Issues. 60, 1, p. 94-111 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Beyond "pressure": peer influences on e-cigarette use in young Australian narratives of vaping
Wynn, L. L., Barron, C. & Lea, T., Dec 2024, In: Contemporary Drug Problems. 51, 4, p. 280-298 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)224 Downloads (Pure) -
Indigenous people's mobility and its impact on remote infrastructural needs: an exploratory study
Moskos, M., Isherwood, L., Dockery, M., Habibis, D., Grealy, L., Benedict, R., Harris, M., Singh, R. & Lea, T., 4 Jul 2024, Melbourne: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI). 92 p. (AHURI Final Report series; no. 423)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Policy ecology as concept and method
Lea, T., 24 Jun 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Critical Policy Studies. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 1 Presentation
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Using Computer-based Instruction to Improve Indigenous Early Literacy in Northern Australia
Wolgemuth, J. R. (Speaker), Ehrich, J. (Speaker), Helmer, J. (Speaker), Lea, T. (Speaker), Emmett, S. (Speaker), Abrami, P. C. (Speaker) & Savage, R. S. (Speaker)
3 May 2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation