Alphia Possamai-Inesedy is an Australian sociologist who is Director of the Sydney City Campus at the

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. She is the Vice President of the Australian Sociological Association.

Education

In 1999, Possamai-Inesedy received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Psychology. In 2000, she was awarded a first-class honours award in Sociology. In 2005, Possamai-Inesedy received her PhD from the University of Western Sydney. Her thesis was titled ''Risk within the Confines of Safety: An Analysis of Current Pregnancy and Birthing Practcies of Australian Women''.

Career

In 2009, Possamai-Inesedy was co-creator of the Risk Societies Thematic Group, a sub-group of the Australian Sociological Association. Between 2013 and 2016. Possamai-Inesedy was the

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of the ''

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''. She is a co-editor for the ''Religion, Spirituality and Health: A Social Scientific Approach'' series published by Springer. Possamai-Inesedy was responsible for the development of the Master of Research at Western Sydney University. In 2014, Possamai-Inesedy appeared on

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talking about how factual information is used to win arguments.

Personal life

Possamai-Inesedy is married to fellow academic

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Publications

* Possamai-Inesedy, A. and Nixon, A. (2019), ''The Digital Social: Religion and Belief'', : Walter de Gruyter 9783110499872. * Henslin, J., Possamai, A. and Possamai-Inesedy, A. (2014), ''Sociology'', : Pearson 9781442558830. * Henslin, J., Possamai, A. and Possamai-Inesedy, A. (2010), ''Sociology: A Down-To-Earth Approach'': Pearson 9781442517813.

References

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