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Professor of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Monash University

Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon is a Professor of Social Sciences at Monash University. She also holds affiliated research appointments with the School of Law and Social Justice at University of Liverpool (UK) and the Research Center on Violence at West Virginia University (US).

Kate is an internationally recognised scholar in the field of family violence, femicide, criminal justice responses to violence against women, and the impact of law reform in Australia and internationally. The findings of her research have been published in leading academic journals and books. Kate has advised on homicide law reform, family violence and youth justice reviews in several Australian and international jurisdictions. Her research has been cited by the High Court of Australia.

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Professor of Social Sciences, Monash University
  • 2020–2022
    Associate Professor of Criminology, Monash University
  • 2016–2020
    Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Monash University
  • 2012–2016
    Lecturer in Criminology, Deakin University

Education

  • 2019 
    University of Melbourne, Masters of Human Rights Law
  • 2015 
    Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), Company Directors Course
  • 2013 
    Deakin University, Graduate Certificate of Higher Education
  • 2012 
    Monash University, PhD
  • 2008 
    Monash University, Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Professional Memberships

  • Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology
  • British Society of Criminology

Research Areas

  • Law And Legal Studies (18)
  • Criminology (1602)
  • Courts And Sentencing (160203)
  • Criminal Law And Procedure (180110)
  • Legal Institutions (Incl. Courts And Justice Systems) (180120)