This book draws on different research projects that I have completed dating back to 2001. Thank you to all the research participants involved in these projects. This includes people who experienced homelessness, social workers and community informants who were interviewed for the various studies referred to in this book.
Thank you to Routledge for their interest in this work and the University of South Australia for their support to complete this book.
Many people have contributed to this book. First, I would like to thank Dr Christopher Horsell, for his ongoing commentary on the development of the book, for contributing a reflexive case study for Chapter 5 and his ongoing support in life.
As well, many thanks to Dr Margaret Rowntree for her editorial and conceptual support, her contribution to the book synopsis and her insightful feedback on the content, structure and writing of this book.
I would like to thank Professor Donna Chung, who supervised me in my MSW and PhD research studies, for her ongoing support and mentorship over the last 15 years. Our inspiring conversations have helped to shape my thinking about gender, domestic violence, homelessness, social work and intersectionality.
Finally, I would like to thank Associate Professor Adrian Vicary for his insights on academic scholarship during the writing of my PhD thesis.
Thanks also to my colleagues, Dr Nilan Yu and Dr Shepard Masocha, for our ongoing conversations about the complexities of writing and thinking about race and racism, that helped me think beyond gendered relations and homelessness.
I dedicate this book to my son Andre.