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We have the largest community of criminologists in Australia and are recognised as a leading department globally. Our service to students, the practitioner community and scholarship has been recognised both locally and internationally.

With experts in fields such as crime analysis, policing, restorative justice, forensic psychology and much more, we can offer expert knowledge based on cutting edge research.

Our Executive Team

Professor Jason Payne

Head of School

Professor Jason Payne's research focuses on drugs and crime, youth crime, harm reduction and criminal justice program evaluation, with expertise in measuring recidivism and applying mixed-method approaches.

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Associate Professor Troy Allard

Deputy Head of School (Learning and Teaching)

Associate Professor Troy Allard’s research expertise improves knowledge about the causes and prevention of serious and persistent youth offending, including a focus on program design and evaluation.

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Associate Professor Lyndel Bates

Deputy Head of School (Research)

Associate Professor Lyndel Bates research spans policing, driver education, youth offending and the translation of evidence into practice. Drawing on two decades of experience, she is committed to using her work to shape policy and improve community safety.

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Ms Deb Waldron

School Manager

Ms Deb Waldron is the primary advisor to the Head of School with responsibility for the implementation of school governance, strategic planning and policies. Deb develops and manages operational and business plans and processes, budgeting, resource management and workforce planning.

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Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Dr Emily Hurren Paterson

Bachelor of Psychological Science/ Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Dr Nicola Cheyne

Open Universities

Dr Jeffrey Ackerman

Postgraduate Programs

Associate Professor Jacqueline Drew

Honours Program

Dr Katie Hail-Jares

Student Engagement Coordinator

Dr Li Eriksson

First Year and Commencing Student Coordinator

To be advised

A/Criminology Student Society (CSS) Coordinator

Dr Li Eriksson

CCJ Industry Engagement Co-Convenors

Criminology Undergraduate Research Internship Program (CURIP) Coordinator

Dr Andrew Childs

Workplace Integrated Learning (WIL) Coordinator

Associate Professor Lyndel Bates

AEL Higher Degree of Research Advocate

Associate Professor Keiran Hardy

Higher Degree of Research Program Co-Convenors

Equity Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator

Dr Rachel Dioso-Villa

Online Coordinator/LMS Champion

Dr Jeffrey Ackerman

Our team

Emeritus Professor Ross Homel
Ms Elke Perdacher

School Manager

Deb Waldron

Executive Officer (Engagement)

Tara Rose

Administration Officer

Angie Signorini

Administration Support Officers

GCI Social Analytics Lab Manager

Shiela Villanueva

Student Experience and Employability Placements Officer

Natalie Gooch

Student name	Supervisors	Project title
Woojung (Aria) Ahn	Dr Jeff Ackerman, A/Prof Jesse Cale	Bystander Intervention in Technology-Facilitated Domestic Violence: Comparing Predictors of Online Intervention between Australian and South Korean Bystanders.
Lena (Marina) Alexander	A/Prof Lyndel Bates, Dr Chloe Keel	Using deliberative democracy to improve the adoption of e-scooters and other forms of micromobility.
Aniza Batool	Dr Katie Hail-Jares, Caitlin Davey	Epistemological Reflections of Mental Health: A Nexus of Women Jailbirds in Punjab, Pakistan
Amanda Bodker	A/Prof Danielle Harris, Dr James Ogilvie	Examining the Outcomes of the Dangerous Prisoners Sexual Offending Legislation.
Sally Brewer	Prof Danielle Reynald, A/Prof Danielle Harris, Dr James Ogilvie	Unpacking Sexual Consent from Victim and Offender Perspectives.
Lyric Buzza	Prof Michael Townsley, A/Prof Danielle Harris, Dr Andrew Childs	Before It Begins: Looking Upstream to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse.
Ashleigh Byard	A/Prof Lyndel Bates, Prof Jason Payne, Dr Siobhan Allen	Predicting the Impact of Drug Decriminalisation: A Statistical Model for Assessing Multidimensional.
Christine Carney	Dr Li Eriksson, Prof Mark Kebbell	Policing intimate partner violence using crime script analysis and SCP
Chih-Wei Chen	A/Prof Nadine Connell, A/Prof Stacy Tzoumakis, Dr Ausma Bernot	Comparisons of Predictors of Perpetration of Youth Cyberdeviance between Eastern and Western Society
Line Christophersen	A/Prof Danielle Harris, Prof John Rynne	Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: An Examination of Risk and Protective Factors in Paedophiles.
Catherine Clancy	Prof Martine Powell, Prof Susan Dennison, Dr Natalie Martschuk	Communication between custodial staff and women in prison, and an evaluation of a communication skills training developed specifically for staff who work in prisons for women.
Kirri De Marco	Prof Molly Dragiewicz, A/Prof Samantha Jeffries	Improving practice for family violence assessment in Australian family law parenting matters.
Caitlyn Egan	Dr Carleen Thompson, Dr Kirsten Besemer	Problem debt and financial hardship amongst formerly incarcerated persons: The effect of incarceration, conditions of prison, and opportunities for policy reform.
Christine Foley	A/Prof Jacki Drew, Dr Elise Sargeant	Identification of moral injury as a mental health prevention strategy within Australian Police.
Lucy Forrester	Prof Janet Ransley, Prof Susanne Karstedt	The Media's Reputational Damage and Deterring Corporate Crime
Jaana Haaja	A/Prof Troy Allard, Dr Brian Jenkins, James Ogilvie	Understanding the impact of OOHC placement stability (and instability) on negative life outcomes.
Marianne Haaland	Dr Jeffrey Ackerman, Prof Molly Dragiewicz	Prevalence, Nature and Factors Facilitating Disclosure in Intimate Partner Violence Situations.
Sebastian Harris	A/Prof Lyndel Bates, Prof Jason Payne	Advancing Routine Activities Theory: A Mixed-Methods Study on Guardianship, Offenders, & Targets.
Corey Heldon	A/Prof Louise Porter, A/Prof Jacqueline Drew, Tim Prenzler	Insights into Police Reform: A Critical Analysis of Efforts to Improve Gender Equity in an Australian Police Agency
Sene Hicks	Dr Li Eriksson, Prof Danielle Reynald, Dr Carleen Thomsen, Samara McPhedran	A comparative analysis of offenders in crimes of lethal violence in Australia.
Alison Husain	Dr Kirsten Besemer, Prof Susanne Karstedt, Dr Katie Hail-Jares	Rising female imprisonment in communities: Trends and consequences.
Claire Irvine	A/Prof Lyndel Bates, Dr David Bartlett, Prof Danielle Reynald	Understanding and predicting pathways into cybercrime.
Anthony Jamieson	Dr William Wood, Prof Janet Ransley, A/Prof John Rynne, Dr Lisa Thomsen	Adverse Childhood Experiences and criminogenic risk factors of young people in Queensland youth detention centres – policy and practice implications.
Katelyn Jansen	Prof Kristina Murphy, Dr Elise Sargeant	Examining police legitimacy in the community context.
Ayda Kuluk	A/Prof Troy Allard, Dr Carleen Thompson, Dr James Ogilvie, Lisa Broidy	Longitudinal trajectories of female offending: Understanding the lived experiences associated with justice system contact across the life course.
Robyn Lehmann	Prof Martine Powell, Dr Sonja Brubacher, Dr Francisco Garcia Turchan, A/Prof Helen Paterson	Memory for Repeated Events: The Confidence-Accuracy Relationship.
Ying Liu	Dr Li Eriksson, Prof Tara McGee, Dr Jacqueline Allen	Understanding Intimate Partner Violence Among Chinese Populations in Australia: A Three-Step Project.
Michelle Lyons	Dr Emily Hurren Paterson, Dr Nicola Cheyne	How do specialist DFV workers understand and respond to coercive control?
Mariel Mateo Pinones	Prof Tara McGee, Prof Christine Bond, Prof Jason Payne	Understanding the role of recovery from drug abuse of Chilean offenders over desistance from crime.
Michael McGarry	A/Prof Jacqueline Drew, Dr Jacob Keech	Embitterment in Police Leaders: Antecedents, Emotion Regulation and Cognitive Appraisal
Tracy Meehan	A/Prof Jesse Cale, Prof Benoit Leclerc	Breaking the Cycle: Preventing Sexual Violence in Intimate Partner Relationships Among Young People
Elena Morgenthaler	Prof Benoit Leclerc, Prof Danielle Reynald, Dr Andrew Childs	Comparison between crime scripts of sellers and buyers on the surface web and dark net.
Lesley (Jane) Moynihan	Prof Janet Ransley, Dr Rachel Dioso-Villa	The value and risks of covert police investigative techniques in the Australian context.
Samantha Ohaka	Dr Li Eriksson, Dr Carleen Thompson	High risk symptoms of psychosis and their contribution to family and domestic violence offending.
Leanne O'Neill	Prof Danielle Reynald, Dr Ausma Bernot	An investigation into the use of mediums to support homicide investigations by police.
Joanne Papageorgiou	Dr Dominique De Andrade, Dr Carleen Thompson, Molly McCarthy	Under the Influence: Identifying Typologies of Violent Offenders in the Night-Time Economy and the Social and Economic Impact
Kavita Raj	Dr Katie Hail-Jares, Prof Silke Meyer	The developmental and situational dimensions of homicide-suicides.
Khy Reid	A/Prof Louise Porter, Prof Janet Ransley	The Public as a Mechanism of Accountability Against Police Misconduct.
Alex Roveda	Dr Li Eriksson, Dr Alexis Kallio, Dr Michelle Sydes	The design, implementation, and evaluation of an evidence-based music program with adult prisoners.
Carley Ruiz	Prof Janet Ransley, Emily Moir, Anne Ferguson	Exploring victimisation patterns of young workers in Queensland's hospitality sector.
Tristan Russell	A/Prof Samantha Jeffries, A/Prof Jacqueline Drew, Adele Baldwin	Exploring older/elderly women's pathways to prison, experiences in prison, and re-entry in Thailand.
John Seccombe	A/Prof Lyndel Bates, A/Prof Justin Ready	The Stress Coping Strategy of Dehumanising Prisoners.
Emma Shakespeare	Prof Kristina Murphy, A/Prof Keiran Hardy	Policing Sovereign Citizens: Procedural Justice, Legitimacy, and the Dynamics of Anti-Authority Encounters
Teegan Sihvola	A/Prof Jacqueline Drew, Dr Elise Sargeant	How organisational justice impacts on officer wellbeing: An analysis of police discipline processes.
Annie Smith	Prof Chris Bond, Dr Li Eriksson, Robyn Holder	Understanding the Intervention Requirements for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence in Queensland
Poojaa Srinivasan	Prof Kristina Murphy, Dr Elise Sargeant	Assessing Risk Perceptions of Targeted Hate Crimes against Ethnic Minorities in Australia.
Jack Staniland	Prof Martine Powel, Prof Susanne Karstedt, Nandor Knust	The Frontline Realities for Investigators in International Criminal Investigations into Atrocity Crimes: Challenges, Practices, and Innovation
Henrietta Taylor	A/Prof Louise Porter, Dr Natasha Madon, Dr Elise Sargeant	Investigating Police Domestic Violence in Australia.
Tiffany Taylor	Prof Susanne Karstedt, Dr Kirsten Besemer, Dr Jacqueline Allen	Second chances? The impact of community conditions on returning prisoners.
Claudia Tobar Cid	Dr William Wood, A/Prof Samantha Jeffries, Prof Kristina Murphy	Barriers and Opportunities in the Chilean Justice System for Women Victims of Intimate Partner Violence.
Joyce van der Mark	Prof Martine Powell, Dr Sonja Brubacher, Dr Natalie Martschuk	Development of guidelines on support for police interviewers with adult sexual assault complainants.
Josephine Virgara	A/Prof Stacy Tzoumakis, A/Prof Nadine Connell, Tyson Whitten, Melissa Green	Involvement with child protective services and police contact: a population-based longitudinal study of Australian children.
Shannon Walding	Prof Susanne Karstedt, Dr Kirsten Besemer	Beyond the prisoner: The social impacts of high imprisonment in Australian communities.
Cecilia Wandscheer Ferrao	Prof Rebecca Wickes, Dr Chloe Keel	Obstacles faced by migrant women when accessing justice in Queensland, Australia
Gemma Williams	Dr Lacey Schaefer, Prof Susan Dennison	Prisoner re-entry: A comparison of pre-release expectations to post-release experiences.
Jurel Yap	Dr Kirsten Besemer, Prof Susanne Karstedt	Stunted by the prison cycle: the impact of high imprisonment on young people.
Isaac Zavelsky	Dr Katie Hail-Jares, Prof Jason Payne	Understanding delinquency and victimisation among young people who are homeless.