Dr SOPHIE YATES

Sophie is a Research Fellow at the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU and was previously Research Fellow at the Public Service Research Group, School of Business, UNSW Canberra and the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG). Her research focuses on value creation in public services, particularly for those from marginalised groups. She has published on issues such as gender and family violence, disability policy, and services for people leaving prison.

Sophie is Associate Editor of the Australian Journal of Social Issues and an editorial board member of Public Management Review. She has published in top international journals and won several awards for her research.

 

2025

Strengthening Australia’s reform 'muscle' via Social Licence to Operate: Evidence and practice

Measuring the hidden costs of disability in Australia

2024

Public inquiries and policy design

Using popular smartphone app FrogID to think about the relational nature of citizen science

2020

Only one fifth of school students with disability had enough support during the remote learning period