PhD Candidate
Ayda Kuluk is a PhD candidate at Griffith University. Her doctoral work focuses on using population-based linked, administrative data to examine the trajectories of offending among females across the life course. Her work aims to inform early intervention and prevention strategies for girls and women in the justice system. Ayda has extensive experience in quantitative and qualitative analysis, data linkage, and policy-relevant research across justice, health, and welfare.
Her professional roles span research, teaching, and program evaluation, including guest lecturing on Developmental Crime Prevention and evaluating trauma-informed programs for frontline workers and incarcerated populations. Ayda is currently serving as an Associate Research Fellow at Deakin University. She has presented her findings at national conferences and contributes to interdisciplinary projects on substance use, mental health, and violence.
Research Topic
Longitudinal trajectories of female offending: Understanding the lived experiences associated with justice system contact across the life course.
Supervisors
Associate Professor Troy Allard
Dr Carleen Thompson
Dr James Ogilvie
Professor Lisa Broidy
Areas of interest
Developmental and life course criminology
Data linkage
Gender differences in offending
Youth justice
Mental health
Violence
Membership
Publications
Kuluk, A., Allard, T., Thompson, C., Ogilvie, J. M., Broidy, L. (2025). Examining the timing of mental health contacts across female offending trajectories. Health & Justice, 13(1), 1-16.
Kuluk, A., Allard, T., Thompson, C., Ogilvie, J. M., Broidy, L. (2024). Offending trajectories in an Australian birth cohort: Differences and similarities across sex. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 51(6), 807-830.
Kuluk, A., Allard, T., & Stewart, A. (2021). Understanding risk and protective factors for maternal maltreatment: a population-based comparative analysis. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 30(11), 2744–2755.
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