Alexandra (Lexie) Young is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Sydney. Her background is in sociology and social work and she has undertaken studies in the fields of family policy, education and community development. Her current work focusses on finding real world solutions to improve the care of injured children and their families. Lexie’s work has been published in The Australian Journal of Social Issues, Australian Social Work, British Journal of Adoption and Fostering and BMC Pediatrics. She is an experienced tutor and field educator and also has over eight years consultancy experience undertaking qualitative and mixed methods studies in the areas of health, road safety and social issues. She earned her doctorate from the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at Sydney University.
