I am a Senior Lecturer and Head of Course in Domestic and Family Violence Practice in the Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Practice, located in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Sciences at Central Queensland University. I manage our Postgraduate units in the hyperflexible Be Different platform and am responsible for coordinating the Graduate Certificate in Domestic and Family Violence Practice, the Graduate Diploma in Domestic and Family Violence Practice, the Graduate Certificate in Facilitating Men's Behaviour Change, and the Masters in Domestic Violence Practice. Our postgraduate units are designed for current or future practitioners who are working with victims and children affected by domestic and family violence or with perpetrators who have engaged in domestic and family violence. I have conducted a number of research projects in the Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research where I have worked since 2016. These projects have included an evaluation of the domestic and family violence training provided to Queensland Police Service members, an evaluation of an integrated response to sexual assault and an investigation of cross-border applications for domestic violence orders.
I have 20 years of experience as a tertiary educator, through lecturing, convening and tutoring positions, covering many areas of expertise, such as sociological theories, research methods, domestic and family violence practice, and forensic psychology and the justice system. Through 21 years of research at the university level, I have gained expertise in quantitative and qualitative research design, managing all aspects of the project life cycle, from idea conception to final reporting.
QUT
CQUniversity
Griffith University
CQUniversity
Griffith University
First Class Honours - Griffith University
Australian Postgraduate Award
Bachelor and Behavioural Sciences Medal - Griffith University
Criminology and Criminal Justice Medal - Griffith University
2018 - 2022 - Lecturer, Domestic and Family Violence Practice, CQUniversity
2005 - 2016 - Lecturer, Associate Lecturer, Convenor, Tutor in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University
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I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
Gender studies - Gender studies not elsewhere classified