Rate My Professor Chris Krogh

Dr. Chris Krogh is a Lecturer in the Discipline of Human Services within the School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences, College of Human and Social Futures, at the University of Newcastle, Australia. His academic background includes a Doctor of Philosophy in Social Science and a Bachelor of Applied Science (Social Ecology) from the University of Western Sydney, a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) from the University of Newcastle, a Bachelor of Social Work from Charles Sturt University, and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment from MRWED Online Training - RTO - Queensland. Previously, he served as Sessional Academic at Western Sydney University from 2013 to 2017, teaching and coordinating the unit 'Child abuse as a social issue,' and as Regional Project Manager for the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet from 2010 to 2012. A social ecologist and social worker with extensive experience in child protection systems, youth services, and family roles, Krogh recently completed a study into child protection court documents in NSW. He currently teaches 'Human services from the user perspective' and other courses preparing professionals for human services practice.

Krogh's research specializations cover care-full human services practice, document research, ecological paradigms, evaluation, and Gosford CBD reinvigoration, aligned with fields of research in other human society (80%) and social program evaluation (20%). His key publications include the co-authored book 'Working with Youth Violence: The Name.Narrate.Navigate Program' (2023), chapters such as 'Authentic co-design in social work research: principles and practices' (2025), 'Empathy Disrupted? Reflections on the “Fancy-Lady” Shoebox' (2026), 'Shame named, known, and (re)negotiated' (2023), and 'Reliable or risky?: competing arguments framing home education's regulation' (2021), as well as journal articles like 'Homeschool registrations are rising and policy needs to catch up' (2025, ABC News), 'More and more Australian families are homeschooling. How can we make sure they do it well?' (2025, The Conversation), 'Democracy without curriculum: how unschooling contributes to a home education rooted in democracy and agency for young people' (2024), 'A Comparative Account of Institutional Approaches to Addressing Campus-Based Sexual Violence in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand' (2024), and 'Competition versus relationship: Youth services seen from new public management or ecological perspectives' (2018). Krogh has delivered conference presentations on the Name.Narrate.Navigate program, social-ecological models, and teaching innovations, produced reports including 'Summary report RYSS ONE3ONE Youth Hub research project' (2024), and provided evidence to the NSW Legislative Assembly Committee on community safety (2025). His contributions influence human services, youth violence prevention, home education policy, and campus safety through ecological and participatory approaches.