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Dr Jane Mowll

Dr Jane Mowll

Senior Lecturer

Phd, BSW (Hons 1), Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA)
School of Social Sciences

Jane Mowll (she/her) holds a BSW, and PhD from the University of NSW (UNSW) Australia.  Her research interests include social work and counselling practices, education, and experiences of care, loss, and grief,  with a particular focus on the experiences of people bereaved by investigated / coronial death.  She is also a therapist (accredited mental health social worker) with over 30 +years practice experience primarily working with people experiencing grief, loss, or bereavement. Jane is the program director for the new online Master of Counselling with Lifelong learning and ADA, and teaches in the in the BSW (Hons) and the MCSW programs at UNSW.
Mobile
0411286997
Phone
+61 2 9385 0650
E-mail
j.mowll@unsw.edu.au
Location
Room 156 Morven Brown
  • Book Chapters | 2024
    James K; Mowll J, 2024, 'Embracing Differences: Transforming Family Therapy Through Diversity and Inclusion', in A Practical Guide to Family Therapy Structured Guidelines and Key Skills Second Edition, pp. 209 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003490104-12
    Book Chapters | 2021
    Gamino L; Mowll J; Hogan N, 2021, 'Grief following sudden non-volitional death', in Servaty-Seib H; Stanton Chapple H (ed.), The Handbook of Thanatology, Third Edition: The Essential Body of Knowledge for the Study of Death, Dying, and Bereavement, Association for Death Education and Counseling
    Book Chapters | 2017
    Mowll JB; Smith H; Fitzpatrick C, 2017, 'Supporting families through the forensic and coronial process after a death from suicide', in Postvention in Action The International Handbook of Suicide Bereavement Support, pp. 162 - 173
  • Journal articles | 2025
    MacArthur ND; Kirby E; Mowll J, 2025, 'Caring at the end of life: Bereaved family members' experiences of preparedness, readiness, and anticipation fatigue', Social Science and Medicine, 380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118252
    Journal articles | 2025
    MacArthur ND; Mowll J; Kirby E, 2025, 'Experiences of Adult Sibling Relationships When Caring for a Parent With a Life-Threatening Illness and in Bereavement: A Qualitative Study', Health and Social Care in the Community, 2025, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/hsc/1421814
    Journal articles | 2025
    Mowll J; Kirby E; Sheldrick E; Litchfield T, 2025, 'Bereaved family members’ experiences of accessing coronial documents after sudden death', Mortality, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2025.2537174
    Journal articles | 2024
    Baker S; Gunn Watkinson M; Honeyman F; Mowll J; Tyulkina S, 2024, 'Rethinking student engagement for ‘hyflex’ teaching and learning in post-compulsory settings: acknowledging flexibility and agency needed for unplanned events', International Journal of Lifelong Education, 43, pp. 432 - 447, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02601370.2024.2359595
    Journal articles | 2022
    Kristo I; Mowll J, 2022, 'Voicing the perspectives of stroke survivors with aphasia: A rapid evidence review of post-stroke mental health, screening practices and lived experiences', Health and Social Care in the Community, 30, pp. e898 - e908, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13694
    Journal articles | 2022
    Macarthur N; Watson-Kirby E; Mowll J, 2022, 'Bereavement affinities: A qualitative study of lived experiences of grief and loss', Death Studies, 47, pp. 836 - 846, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2022.2135044
    Journal articles | 2022
    Mowll J; Bindley K; Lobb EA; Sanderson C; MacLeod RM, 2022, 'I dressed her up in her best dress: The experiences of the dead body for bereaved relatives in the context of palliative care', SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 2, pp. 100058 - 100058, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100058
    Journal articles | 2020
    McGrory J; Breckenridge J; Mowll J, 2020, 'Women who use alcohol and other drugs during pregnancy: exploring the complexity of client engagement and their compliance with human service expectations', Journal of Social Work Practice, 34, pp. 81 - 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2019.1572079
    Journal articles | 2019
    Andriessen K; Lobb E; Mowll J; Dudley M; Draper B; Mitchell PB, 2019, 'Help-seeking experiences of bereaved adolescents: A qualitative study', Death Studies, 43, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2018.1426657
    Journal articles | 2019
    Lobb EA; Bindley K; Sanderson C; MacLeod R; Mowll J, 2019, 'Navigating the Path to Care and Death at Home – it is not always straightforward: A qualitative examination of the experiences of bereaved family caregivers in palliative care', Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, Volume 1, pp. e3 - e3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OR9.0000000000000003
    Journal articles | 2019
    MacGinley M; Breckenridge J; Mowll J, 2019, 'A scoping review of adult survivors’ experiences of shame following sexual abuse in childhood', Health and Social Care in the Community, 27, pp. 1135 - 1146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12771
    Journal articles | 2018
    Andriessen K; Mowll J; Lobb E; Draper B; Dudley M; Mitchell PB, 2018, '“Don’t bother about me.” The grief and mental health of bereaved adolescents', Death Studies, 42, pp. 607 - 615, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2017.1415393
    Journal articles | 2018
    Mowll J, 2018, 'The bereavement experiences and support needs of bereaved family caregivers in the context of palliative care', Bereavement Care, 37, pp. 74 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02682621.2018.1493638
    Journal articles | 2017
    Mowll J; Adams G; Darling J, 2017, 'Facilitating access to scene photographs and CCTV footage for relatives bereaved after violent death', Bereavement Care, 36, pp. 11 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02682621.2017.1305042
    Journal articles | 2017
    Mowll JB, 2017, 'Supporting Family Members to View the Body after a Violent or Sudden Death: A Role for Social Work', Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15524256.2017.1331182
    Journal articles | 2016
    Mowll JB, 2016, 'The Perspective of the Bereavement Practitioner', Grief Matters, 19, pp. 52 - 56
    Journal articles | 2015
    Mowll J; Lobb EA; Lane L; Lacey J; Chochinov HM; Kelly B; Agar M; Links M; Kearsley JH, 2015, 'A preliminary study to develop an intervention to facilitate communication between couples in advanced cancer', Palliative and Supportive Care, 13, pp. 1381 - 1390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1478951514001333
    Journal articles | 2015
    Mowll J; Wearing MJ; Lobb EA, 2015, 'The Transformative Meaning of Viewing or Not Viewing the Body After Sudden Death', Death Studies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2015.1059385
    Journal articles | 2013
    Sanderson C; Lobb EA; Mowll J; Butow PN; McGowan N; Price MA, 2013, 'Signs of post-traumatic stress disorder in caregivers following an expected death: A qualitative study', Palliative Medicine, 27, pp. 625 - 631, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269216313483663
    Journal articles | 2009
    Mowll JB, 2009, 'Reality and regret: viewing or not viewing the body after a sudden death', Bereavement Care: an international journal for those who help bereaved people
  • Reports | 2022
    Mowll J; Litchfield T, 2022, A review of bereavement support services provided by Defence Member and Family Support
    Reports | 2021
    Mowll J, 2021, Report on a best practice BEREAVEMENT MODEL FOR THE CORONERS COURT OF VICTORIA
    Conference Abstracts | 2019
    McGrory J; Breckenridge J; Mowll J, 2019, 'SUBSTANCE USING WOMEN AND PREGNANCY: EXPLORING CLIENT ENGAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE WITH HUMAN SERVICE EXPECTATIONS', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 38, pp. S70 - S70, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000494890100178&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Lobb E; Lane L; Lacey J; Chochinov HM; Kelly B; Agar M; Mowll J; Links M; Kearsley J; Liauw W; Lynch J; Brock C, 2013, 'A Pilot Study of an Intervention for Couples to Facilitate Communication Where One Member of the Couple has Advanced Cancer', in PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 1 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-1611.2013.3394

Academic-based membership

Member of Australian Association of Social Workers

Accredited Mental Health Social worker