This dedicated team of experts is co-led by award-winning researchers Associate Professor Nadine McKillop, Dr Susan Rayment-McHugh, and Dr Lara Christensen.
Their distinct, yet complementary, scholarly interests demonstrate a comprehensive research agenda that seeks to understand, prevent and respond to sexual violence and abuse.
Leadership team
Associate Professor Nadine McKillop
Associate Professor in Criminology and Justice | School of Law and Society
Dr Susan Rayment-McHugh
Senior Lecturer, Criminology and Justice | School of Law and Society
Dr Larissa (Lara) Christensen
Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Justice | School of Law and Society
The SVRPU connects national and international researchers who are committed to establishing knowledge and evidence to understand, prevent and respond to sexual violence and abuse.
- Ms Dimity Adams, Senior Research Fellow, UniSC.
Email: dadams1@usc.edu.au - Associate Professor Kelley Burton, Associate Professor in Law, UniSC.
Email: kburton3@usc.edu.au - Associate Professor Tamara Blakemore, Social Work, School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Science, University of Newcastle.
Email: tamara.blakemore@newcastle.edu.au - Professor Sarah Brown, Adjunct Professor, UniSC.
Email: sbrown2@usc.edu.au - India Bryce, Lecturer Human Development, Wellbeing and Counselling, University of Southern Queensland
Email: india.bryce@usq.edu.au - Nat Cairns, Research Project Lead and Sessional Academic, UniSC
Email: ncairns@usc.edu.au - Associate Professor Philip Crane, Associate Professor in Social Work, UniSC.
Email: pcrane@usc.edu.au - Dr Andrea Darling, Durham University, UK.
Email: a.j.darling@durham.ac.uk - Donald Findlater, Director, Stop it Now! UK and Ireland, The Lucy Faithfull Foundation, UK.
Email: donald@donaldfindlater.com - Professor Carlene Firmin, Professor of Social Work, Durham University, UK.
Email: carlene.e.firmin@durham.ac.uk - Associate Professor James Freeman, Principal Research Fellow, UniSC.
Email: jfreema1@usc.edu.au - Dr Danielle Harris, Deputy Director Research - Griffith Youth Forensic Service, Griffith Criminology Institute, Senior Lecturer - Griffith University.
Email: danielle.a.harris@griffith.edu.au - Professor Daryl Higgins, Director, Institute of Child Protection Studies, ACU. Email: daryl.higgins@acu.edu.au
- Professor Christian Jones, Leader, Engage Research Lab, Professor, Interactive Digital Media, UniSC.
Email: cmjones@usc.edu.au - Dr Danielle Labhardt, Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
Email: d.labhardt@mmu.ac.uk - Dimitra Lattas, Associate Lecturer in Social Work, UniSC.
Email: dlattas@usc.edu.au - Dr Dale Mitchell, Lecturer in Law, University of the Sunshine Coast.
Email: dmitchell@usc.edu.au - Associate Professor Sarah McMahon, Rutgers University School of Social Work, USA.
Email: smcmahon@ssw.rutgers.edu - Dr Emily Moir, Lecturer in Criminology and Justice, UniSC.
Email: emoir@usc.edu.au - Dr Dominique Moritz, Senior Lecturer in Law, UniSC.
Email: dmoritz@usc.edu.au - Dr Tess Patterson, Senior Lecturer, Associate Dean (Student Affairs), Clinical Psychologist, University of Otago, NZ.
Email: tess.patterson@otago.ac.nz - Professor Jeremy Prichard, Director, Tasmania Law Reform Institute, College of Arts, Law and Education, University of Tasmania
Email: jeremy.prichard@utas.edu.au - Dr Kelly Richards, Senior Lecturer, QUT.
Email: k1.richards@qut.edu.au - Dr Olga Sanchez de Ribera, Postdoctoral Researcher, Universidad de la Republica (UdelaR), Uruguay
Email: olgasrdc@gmail.com - Dr Nico Trajtenberg, Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, Universidad de la Republica (UdelaR), Uruguay.
Email: nico.trajtenberg@gmail.com - Associate Professor George Tsagaris, School of Social Work, Cleveland State University, USA.
Email: g.tsagaris@csuohio.edu - Dr Julianne Webster, Research Manager, Queensland Police Service.
Email: DrJulianneWebster@gmail.com
- Karen Aspinall, Executive Director, Laurel Place Inc.
Email: karren@laurelplace.com.au - Francesca Brown, Clinical Psychologist / Social Worker, Queensland Health.
Email: f.brownpsychologyconsultants@gmail.com - Nicola Carah, Senior Advisor, Sexual Offending Portfolio, Queensland Corrective Services
Email: Nicola.Carah@Corrections.qld.gov.au - Matt Gardiner, Executive Director Australian Services, Save the Children.
Email: matt.gardiner@savethechildren.org.au - Dion Glass, Director, CrimePsych Research & Consulting.
Email: dglass@mjcenergy.co.za - Jak Hardy, Senior Advisor to the Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.
Email: jakahardy@gmail.com - Nikki Holmes, Head of Safeguarding, Save the Children.
Email: nikki.holmes1@savethechildren.org.au - Andrea Josipovic, Senior advisor, Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs
Email: andrea.josipovic@cyjma.qld.gov.au - Rebekah Kilpatrick, Head of the National Office for Child Safety, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Email: rebekah.kilpatrick@pmc.gov.au - Mary Jo McVeigh, CEO, Cara House.
Email: mjmcveigh.cara@gmail.com - Beth McNamara, National Education Manager, Daniel Morcombe Foundation
Email: beth@danielmorcombe.com.au - Lyn Millett, Executive Manager, Professional Education and Safeguarding Children Services, Australian Childhood Foundation.
Email: lmillett@childhood.org.au - Renae Pepper, Sexual Assault Support Service
Email: renae.pepper@sass.org.au - Barbara Power, Child Safe Principal Practitioner, UnitingCare.
Email: barbara.power@ucareqld.com.au - Carol Ronken, Director of Research, Bravehearts Foundation.
Email: research@bravehearts.org.au - Alex Sharp, Manager - Student Wellbeing, Student Services & Engagement, UniSC
Email: ASharp@usc.edu.au - Ashwini Soni, Qld Corrective Services (Community).
Email: ashwini.soni@corrections.qld.gov.au - Conrad Townson, Principal Advisor on Child Sexual Exploitation, IFYS.
Email: ctownson@ifys.com.au - Nicole Trousdell, Regional Director, Youth Justice.
Email: Nicole.trousdell@youthjustice.qld.gov.au - Karen Verrier, Practice Leader, Benevolent Society.
Email: Karen.Verrier@benevolent.org.au
- Professor Nick Tilley, Principal Research Associate, Jill Dando Institute, Department of Security and Crime Science, University College London. Email: ntilley@ucl.ac.uk
- Professor Richard Wortley, Head, Department of Security & Crime Science, Director, Jill Dando Institute of Security & Crime Science, University College London. Email: r.wortley@ucl.ac.uk
- Andrew Allen, PhD Candidate, UniSC.
Email: Andrew.Allen@research.usc.edu.au - Tashena Biffanti, PhD Candidate, UniSC.
Email: tashena.biffanti@research.usc.edu.au - Isabelle Hull, PhD Candidate, UniSC.
Email: Isabelle.Hull@research.usc.edu.au - Shona Innes, PhD Candidate, UniSC.
Email: shona.innes@research.usc.edu.au - Katelyn Jansen, PhD Candidate, Griffith University.
Email: k.jansen@griffith.edu.au - Lindy Kanan, PhD Candidate, UniSC.
Email: lindy-kanan@research.usc.edu.au - Maddy Lee, Honours Student, UniSC.
Email: mlee3@usc.edu.au - Jessica Lockitch, PhD Candidate, UniSC.
Email: Jessica.Lockitch@research.usc.edu.au - Timea Molnar, PhD Candidate, Griffith University.
Email: timea.molnargrant@griffithuni.edu.au - Belinda Peacock, PhD Candidate, UniSC.
Email: Belinda.Peacock@research.usc.edu.au - Bricklyn Priebe, PhD Candidate, UniSC.
Email: bpriebe@usc.edu.au - Amanda Robertson, PhD Candidate, Griffith University.
Email: amanda.robertson@griffithuni.edu.au - Rachael Stubbs, PhD Candidate, UniSC.
Email: rstubbs@usc.edu.au