Dr Caitlin Nunn

My profile

Biography

My research is located at the intersection of Refugee/Migration Studies and Youth Studies, with a particular focus on the lived experiences of refugee-background young people. Much of my research involves participatory and arts-based approaches. 

My specific research interests include:

  • Refugee youth resettlement, integration & transnationalism
  • Belonging
  • Migration, integration and the environment
  • Rural & regional refugee resettlement
  • Migration and generations
  • Participatory and arts-based methods

Academic and professional qualifications

Academic Qualifications

PhD in Australian Studies (2013), University of Melbourne, Australia

MA Preliminary (Honours equivalent) in Development Studies (2005), La Trobe University, Australia

Graduate Diploma in Development Studies (2004), La Trobe University, Australia

Bachelor of Dramatic Arts in Theatre Production (2000) Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, Australia

Professional Qualifications

Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy

Certificate II in Applied Language (Vietnamese)

Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA)

Membership of professional boards and associations

Member, Editorial Board, Qualitative Research 

Member, Peer Review College, Arts and Humanities Research Council

Member, Interdisciplinary Assessment College, UKRI

Impact

Policy and Practice Resources

Healthy Futures for Karen People in Bendigo: Karen language video reports on research findings and stakeholder responses (2020): https://youtu.be/b5ZBhQR7h3Qhttps://youtu.be/MLmZXTk50ms

Evidence-based tips for enhancing health and wellbeing of Karen people in Bendigo (2020) Bendigo Community Health Services. https://opal.latrobe.edu.au/articles/composition/Evidence-based_tips_fo…    

Supporting meaningful arts engagement for culturally diverse young people: Youth-generated guidance for organisations and artists (2019). MCYS; Multicultural Arts Victoria’s Emerge Cultural Hub (Bendigo, Australia): https://www.mmu.ac.uk/media/mmuacuk/content/documents/mcys/Supporting-meaningful-arts-engagement-for-culturally-diverse-young-people.pdf 

Projects

2021-2024        NERC Future of UK Treescapes Grant (£2 million) Voices of the future: Collaborating with children and young people to re-imagine treescapes (Lead Co-I, with Kate Pahl. MMU (PI), Peter Kraftl, University of Birmingham, Simon Carr, Cumbria University, and team. https://treescapes-voices.mmu.ac.uk/; @CYPTreescapes

2021-2023        UKRI Citizen Science Collaboration scheme(£343,832) Ancient History, Contemporary Belonging: a creative exploration of forced migration of ancient historical objects with refugee-background young people Co-I, with Jennifer Cromwell, MMU, Manchester Museum and Sheba Arts. https://historyandbelonging.com/; @history_belong

2022-2025        EPSRC Public engagement for information and communication technologies scheme (£197,358) PEAs in Pods: developing and adopting co-productive public engagement for data and AI research Co-I, with Keeley Crockett, MMU (PI), Noisy Cricket CIC, and team 

Teaching

Supervision

Nobila Bano: The role of intergenerational knowledge transfer in mediating migrant background young people’s relations with/in the natural environment

Ahmad Al Shahma: Roads for equitable integration: Re-imagining UK ESOL policies and practices for developing refugees’ sociocultural resilience, integration and citizenship 

Research outputs

Exhibition, Audio-Visual and Arts Outputs

Ancient History, Contemporary Belonging [Exhibition] (2023-25). Manchester Museum and online: https://historyandbelonging.com/. 

Anas, Nguyen, D.C., Nunn, C. (2020) ‘Calais Again’ [Audio-visual work]. Manchester: Manchester Centre for Youth Studies.

The Hope Group, with Nunn, C. (2020) Seeking Hope: A zine created by young people who migrated to the UK as unaccompanied/separated asylum seekers. Manchester Centre for Youth Studies. https://www.mmu.ac.uk/mcys/news/story/?id=12233 

Nunn, C., Al Jamal, A., Al Khalaf, A., et. al (2017). From Syria to Gateshead [Exhibition] BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art and Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, UK.

Nunn, C., Aung, N.C., Htoo, W.D., et. al (2016). Belonging in Bendigo [Exhibition] Morley’s Emporium Community Arts Space, Bendigo, Australia.

McPhillips, S., Nunn, C., Aung, N.C., et. al (2016). Belonging in Bendigo: A participatory arts-based research project with refugee background youth in an Australian regional city. [Video] https://vimeo.com/183021948.

Nunn, C., Sharp, T., Nguyen, D.C., et. al (2009). 4us: Young people with refugee backgrounds living in Australia [DVD]. La Trobe Refugee Research Centre, La Trobe University, Australia.

Nunn, C., Nguyen, H.T., Nguyen, D.C., et. al (2009). Translations-Generations: A collaborative, multi-arts event exploring generational change and intergenerational relations among Vietnamese Australians. [Exhibition] Big West Festival, Footscray Community Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia.