Rate My Professor Qian Fang

Dr. Qian Fang is a Lecturer in the School of Social Work and Social Care, College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences, at Adelaide University. She received her PhD in Social Policy in 2018. Prior to her current position, she served as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, from 2018 to 2021, and in 2022 joined UniSA Justice and Society at the University of South Australia. Qian Fang's expertise focuses on culturally responsive disability policy and practice for people with disabilities and their families from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. Her research emphasizes peer support networks run by and for people with disabilities, older people, and carers from CALD backgrounds; disability service organizations working with CALD communities for culturally responsive practice; and comparative research on the international Chinese community. In teaching, she leverages her engagement with disability and CALD communities to help students grasp cultural responsiveness, a vital skill for social workers in a globalized era.

Qian Fang has made significant contributions through peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. Select publications include: Fang, Q., Fisher, K. R., Liu, S., & Gatt, J. M. (2026). Mental Wellbeing from the Perspective of Older People from Culturally Diverse Backgrounds. Journal of Population Ageing; Fang, Q., Poon, A. W. C., Fisher, K. R., Duong, J., & Lee, J. S. (2024). Coproduction with peer support groups: A new approach to culturally responsive social services. American Journal of Community Psychology, 73(304), 515-525; Fang, Q., Chang, H. H., Fisher, K. R., Dong, R., & Wang, X. (2024). Disability policy meets cultural values: Chinese families of children and young people with developmental disabilities in Taipei and Sydney. Ethics and Social Welfare, 18(1), 37-53; Fang, Q., Fisher, K. R., & Li, B. (2021). How can coproduction help to deliver culturally responsive disability support? A case study from Australia. Health and Social Care in the Community, 29(6), 396-404; Fang, Q., Fisher, K. R., & Li, B. (2020). Follower or challenger? How Chinese non-governmental organizations manage accountability requirements from funders. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations, 31(4), 722-735. Book chapters: Fang, Q., Fisher, K. R., & Wang, X. (2025). Gendered care of Australian Chinese disabled children and young people. In S. Sung (Ed.), Gender, Family and Policy; Fang, Q., & Li, B. (2023). Social policy and poverty reduction in China. In N. Goishi (Ed.), Study on Poverty and Poverty Policies in East Asia.