RESEARCHING SENSITIVE TOPICS – ENGAGING VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES
Researching sensitive or ‘hard to talk about’ issues can be fraught. It is important to understand the potential impacts it may have on the communities being researched, and the team doing the research.
Join our expert panel as they reflect on their experiences of engaging with vulnerable communities when performing sensitive research and how they look after the community, their team, and themselves.
This webinar discusses:
- Barriers, real and perceived, when engaging with vulnerable communities
- How to support vulnerable communities when conducting sensitive research
- What to look for in your team when conducting sensitive research
About the Experts
Gabrielle Jenkin – Gabrielle has 20 years quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods and transdisciplinary research experience investigating critical social and public health issues documented in 40+ peer reviewed publications and 20+ research reports.
She has research expertise in mental health and wellbeing with 20 published papers and 15 reports in this field, many of which have been presented at international conferences. These include qualitative interview-based research, media and interest group analyses, suicide prevention, analyses of multiple government agency datasets and files, panel surveys, longitudinal cohort studies, gender and cultural analyses.
Stuart Baresford – Stuart is a Senior Consultant with two decades of policy analyst experience within the public sector including six years at the United Nations. He has particular experience within the justice sector, and has provided high quality advice to a range of clients, including to Ministers and other Senior decision makers.
Jaqui Ngawaka – Jaqui is a smart, capable leader with a talent for applying Māori wisdom to boost organisational development, and she believes in the potential of Te Ao Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi to guide the future prosperity of Aotearoa NZ.
She most recently supported the Board of a post-settlement iwi entity developing strategy, operating functions, and partnerships with neighbouring iwi authorities, local government, and Crown agencies.
Coming up
WEBINAR | Survey Success Secrets: Responses + Answers + Insights
Date: Thursday 25 September 2025 | 12:10-12:55 p.m. NZST | 10:10-10:55 a.m. AEST
Months of planning and thousands spent, but what you get are dismal response rates, and survey questions that are of no help or are too complicated when you come to write them up. Sound familiar?
Whether you're running satisfaction surveys, evaluating the impact of your work, or gathering insights for complex policy consultations, the same fundamental mistakes typically keep organisations from getting information they can use.
Join Allen + Clarke's survey experts as they reveal the tips & tricks that transform data mud-puddles into decision-making goldmines. We'll share eight of our best tips to maximise response rates and give unambiguous insights for you to act on.
