DrNajmeh Hassanli
Senior Lecturer
Discipline of Enterprise Innovation and Impact
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- Senior LecturerDiscipline of Enterprise Innovation and Impact
FUNDED RESEARCH
Najmeh's current projects examine:
- Community festivals, events, and leisure spaces as sites of belonging, social connection, and community building
- Community organisations as infrastructures of care supporting migrants, refugees, and women navigating displacement and life transitions
- The relational, emotional, and organisational labour that sustains community life and collective action
- The relational and collegial dynamics that shape academic work and identities
- Co-creating event management education through partnerships with industry and community organisations
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTAdvancing career equity at UTS: Elevating voices of first generation CARM women staffUniversity of Technology Sydney15 Jan 2026 - 25 Dec 2026People funded by this grant:
- Khanjaninejad L,
- McEwen C,
- Hassanli N,
- de Silva K,
- Ho C
- GRANTBeyond the workplace: Community organisations as infrastructures of care for midlife womenUniversity of Technology Sydney1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026People funded by this grant:
- Hassanli N,
- Doran B,
- Faulkner S
- GRANTBridging the theory-practice gap in leisure/event management education through industry-academia collaborationLeisure Studies Association1 May 2024 - 1 May 2025People funded by this grant:
- Foley C,
- Schlenker K,
- Hibbins M,
- Hassanli N,
- Kaya E
- GRANTBuilding bridges: Understanding the role of community-led organisations in refugee identity workUniversity of Technology Sydney1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Jasovska P,
- Hassanli N
- GRANT“The Business for Social Impact Library”: Co-designing teaching content for social impactUniversity of Technology Sydney1 Jun 2023 - 31 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Faulkner S,
- Cohen A,
- Hassanli N,
- Gavin M
- GRANTExploring the impact of Refugee Camps in My Neighbourhood tours on student participantsUniversity of Technology Sydney1 Jun 2023 - 31 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Jasovska P,
- Hassanli N,
- Williamson J
- GRANTEvaluating the social impact of the Africultures FestivalUniversity of Technology Sydney1 May 2023 - 31 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Hassanli N,
- Jasovska P,
- Williamson J
- GRANTDeveloping a best practice framework for the success of refugee-led community organisationsUniversity of Technology Sydney3 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2022People funded by this grant:
- Jasovska P,
- Hassanli N,
- Blair K,
- Williamson J
- GRANTDeveloping a capacity-building framework for community organisationsUniversity of Technology Sydney3 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2022People funded by this grant:
- Jasovska P,
- Hassanli N,
- Williamson J
- GRANTImpactful research through developing partnerships with non-for-profit (NFP) organisations involved in refugee and immigrant settlementUniversity of Technology Sydney4 Oct 2021 - 3 Oct 2022People funded by this grant:
- Hassanli N,
- Collins J
- GRANTEthical Travel in CambodiaUniversity of Technology Sydney1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2021People funded by this grant:
- Weatherall R,
- Hassanli N,
- Faulkner S
- GRANTUnderstanding how events mitigate the adverse effects of oppression for refugees and ethnic minority migrants.Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies1 Oct 2018 - 31 Jul 2019People funded by this grant:
- Hassanli N,
- Walters T