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Journals, Books, Reports & Other Articles


SCHROER, S, and SAMUELS, J (2022). Written evidence, Children and Families Act 2014: A failure of implementation, House of Lords Children and Families Act Select Committee Inquiry. Available at: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/31839/documents/179148/default/ and https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/108173/html/

SCHROER, S, and SAMUELS, J (2022). Policy Evaluation and Direct Birth Family Contact in Special Guardianship and Adoption – survey findings. Available at: https://campaignforadoptionpermanence.files.wordpress.com/2022/04/policy-evaluation-and-direct-birth-family-contact-in-special-guardianship-and-adoption-e28093-survey-findings-1.pdf

SAMUELS, J (2021). Kinship, Belonging and The Challenges of Learning in a Non-Inclusive World (contributor and senior editor) IN Camper, Z., Tavessberger, J., Weisburgh, M., et al.,). An Opportunity to Reimagine Learning: Pandemic Catalyst. The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce (RSA). Available: https://www.augmentedsociety.org/2021/04/an-opportunity-to-reimagine-learning.html. 

SCHROER, S, and SAMUELS, J (2019). Accessing and Receiving Support. Available at: https://campaignforadoptionpermanence.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/accessing-and-receiving-support.-a-research-report.-30.5.19.pdf

MARSTON, H.R. & SAMUELS, J. (2019).  A review of Age Friendly Virtual Assistive Technologies and their Effect on Daily Living for Carers and Dependent Adults. Special Issue of "Creating Age-friendly Communities: Housing and Technology"Healthcare 7(1): 49; doi:1 10.3390/healthcare7010049.

SAMUELS, J (2019). Fighting for an equal chance. Adoption Today (Magazine), Feb. 2019, p. 24, https://www.adoptionuk.org/adoption-today-latest.

SAMUELS, J (2018). Samuels on Adoption in the 21st Century. Social Science Matters, Palgrave Macmillan. https://www.palgrave.com/gb/social-science-matters/samuels-on-adoption-in-the-21st-century

SAMUELS, J. (2018). Reframing adoptive family narratives through digital and social media technologies. Interactions: Studies in Communication & Culture, 9:2, pp. 239–250, doi: 10.1386/iscc.9.2.239_1

SAMUELS, J. (2018). Adoption in the Digital Age: Opportunities and Challenges for the 21st Century. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN: 978-3-319-70413-5

HERNANDEZ, L, & SAMUELS, J (2006). The Use of Technology within the Learning Environment. Centre for Learning in Art and Design (CLTAD). ISBN: 0-9541439-5-7 **chapter available on CD to accompany the book.

Guest Speaker & Panel Discussions

SAMUELS, J (2023). Research and Development, School of Media Arts and Humanities, University of Northampton, (01/12/2023 guest speaker via Zoom, final-year degree students studying Popular Music) 


(2023) Together We Are Powerful: Chippy Tea. The Hub, Sleaford, Lincolnshire (contributor to a panel discussion chaired by Richard Knight, 11/10/2023)  

CONSTANTINOU, S & SAMUELS, J. (2023). Podcast Partial Outsiders discussion for the Creativity Offers Us A New Formula For Life project, (Augmented Society Network, USA, an RSA Thematic Network.  Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thdnrRp3Gcw).

CAMPER, Z & SAMUELS, J. (2022). Camper and Samuels (co-leads) discuss the Augmented Society Network for Global Engage: on the frontlines of regenerative change session 2. Two showreels were displayed at the In pursuit of the good society, RSA Fellows Festival, RSA House, London. Available: https://youtu.be/xmUppM2WbG8 (promotion showreel),  https://youtu.be/MHXmVAnJf9k, May 14, 2022.

SAMUELS, J (2022). Reconnecting with creativity during the pandemic - research and development. School of Media Arts and Humanities, University of Sussex (25/10/2022 guest speaker, final-year degree students studying Media Production and Filmmaking) 


SAMUELS, J (2018). Social and Digital Media Technologies: Facilitating and Documenting Adoption Reunification. 2nd Digital Health & Wellbeing Conference. The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

SAMUELS, J (2015). Adoption in the digital age: How are social and digital media technologies changing adoption?. Social work education and research across boundaries. The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

SAMUELS, J.. (2012). Can The Digital Documentation Of Life Be A Useful Aid To Sustaining Social Lives As Part Of Ageing And Terminal Illness?. The Centre for Death & Society conference (CDAS), ‘Dying in the Digital Age’, Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institute (BRLSI), UK.

MARSTON, H.R & SAMUELS, J (2011). As we age, does life existence continue within the digital space?. British Society of Gerontology conference (BSG), University of Plymouth, UK.

SAMUELS, J (2010). Digital Memories: Using Technology to Create Reflections of Life as part of the Ageing Process, The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), New Orleans, USA.

SAMUELS, J (2008). Can open source / social software be used to enhance C-learning? JISC RSC South East: Digital Creativity Event for Learning and Teaching, London, UK.

HERNANDEZ, L & SAMUELS, J. (2006). The Use of Technology within the Learning Environment, CLTAD (Centre for Learning and Teaching in Art and Design), Lisbon, Portugal.

Interviews 

SAMUELS, J (2019). Julie Samuels in conversation with The Adoption & Fostering Podcast: Conversation & discussion on contemporary Adoption & Fostering. Episode 55: Digital Adoption Challenges. Available: https://adoptionandfostering.podbean.com/?s=julie+samuels and  https://twitter.com/Adoption_pcast. January 17, 2019

SAMUELS, J (2015). Interviewed by Rachel Schraer, Community Care (online).  Less than 2% councils provide social media guidance for social workers. Available: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/2015/04/29/less-2-councils-provide-social-media-guidance-social-workers/ April 29, 2015.

Art 

2023 - Creativity Offers Us A New Formula For Life.  RSA (Royal Society for Art and Manufacturing), London, UK. Further information available: Creativity Offers Us A New Formula For Life - Exhibition Information.  (Co-curator and work exhibited IRL at RSA House and in the VR Gallery). Combining a VR gallery with an IRL exhibition at RSA House, London, Zoë  Camper FRSA, and Julie Samuels FRSA created the first hybrid art exhibition for UK and international RSA Fellows. 

2021 - ABC Artists’ Books Cooperative (participating artist - online (https://www.mocksim.org/works/abcoa.htm))

2018 - Venice Vending Machine. The Art Hostel, Leeds, UK (participating artist)

2018 - Venice Vending Machine. Tate Exchange, Liverpool, UK (participating artist)

2016 - Venice Vending Machine Edition 3. Venice, Italy (participating artist)

1995 - On The Fiddle magazine, The Levellers. Brighton, UK (magazine layout artist)

1994 - Arcade International Exhibition of Electronic Prints. Brighton Polytechnic Gallery (print exhibited)

1992 - AHRTAG - Working for health worldwide (annual review cover illustration)

Abstract Reviews

2016 - IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics - (for the 2017 San Francisco, California) abstract reviewer))

2012 - The Gerontological Society of America (GSA)(submission reviewer)

2007 - IACIS Conference Program & Refereed Proceedings (47th Annual IACIS Fall Conference October 3-6, 2007, Vancouver, British Columbia) submission reviewer))

2007 - DEFSA conference:  FLUX - Design Education in a Changing World  (a member of the peer review panel)