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.
Research and Professional Staff
- Ms Dimity Adams, Senior Research Fellow, UniSC. Email: dadams1@usc.edu.au
- Dr Stephanie Price, Research Fellow, UniSC. Email: satkins@usc.edu.au
- Ms Bricklyn Priebe, Administration & Communications Officer, UniSC. Email: bpriebe@usc.edu.au
Core members
- Dr Andrew Allen, Senior Lecturer, UniSC. Email: aallen2@usc.edu.au
- Professor Sarah Brown, Adjunct Professor, UniSC. Email: sbrown2@usc.edu.au
- Associate Professor Kelley Burton, Associate Professor, UniSC. Email: kburton3@usc.edu.au
- Ms Nat Cairns, Research Project Lead and Sessional Academic, UniSC. Email: ncairns@usc.edu.au
- Ms Dimitra Lattas, Associate Lecturer, UniSC. Email: dlattas@usc.edu.au
- Dr Dale Mitchell, Lecturer, UniSC. Email: dmitchell@usc.edu.au
- Dr Emily Moir, Senior Lecturer, UniSC. Email: emoir@usc.edu.au
- Associate Professor Dominique Moritz, Senior Lecturer, UniSC. Email: dmoritz@usc.edu.au
- Laura Dodds, Lecturer, UniSC. Email: ldodds@usc.edu.au
Collaborators
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