Dr Priscilla Dunk-West is a sociologist and social worker and she has held a number of academic appointments in England and Australia. Prior to becoming an academic, Priscilla practiced as a social worker firstly in child protection and then in sexual health. The nexus between social work and sociology is a continued source of interest and her research involves understanding the sexual self and selfhood and identity in late modernity. She is currently senior lecturer in social work at the University of South Australia. Fiona Verity is adjunct Professor of Social Work, Flinders University, and both a social worker and sociologist. Before academic life she worked for 17 years in community development and management roles, mainly in the community health sector. She has maintained an active engagement in working with community organisations. She has conducted research on the impacts of insurance and risk management on civil society after the collapse of the insurance company HIH, food affordability and access, and community based health promotion.