Leanne is an research officer at the Monash Addiction Research Centre at Monash University, Melbourne. Her focus is on parental separation, family violence, and the impact on victim survivors. Leanne has worked and volunteered in legal and child related fields and remains committed to research that ensures children and families are supported following family violence.
Experience
2017–2020
Researcher, University of the Sunshine Coast
Education
2020
University of the Sunshine Coast, Doctorate of Philosophy (Psychology)
2015
University of the Sunshine Coast, Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) (Honours)
2014
University of the Sunshine Coast, Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)
1999
Southern Cross University, Associate Degree in Law (Paralegal Studies)
Publications
2019
If Love is Blind, then Hate Cannot see - Hate within Enduring Parenting Disputes, Journal of Child Custody
2019
Separated Parents Adaptive Responses and States within Intractable Parental Disputes, Journal of Divorce and Remarriage
2019
Addressing Family Violence Post Separation - Mothers and Fathers' Experiences from Australia, Journal of Child Custody
2019
Mothers and Fathers’ Experiences of High Conflict Past Two Years Post Separation – A Systematic Review of the Qualitative Literature, Journal of Child Custody
2019
Less House, More Home - Adolescent and Young Adult's Experiences of Home Following Parental Separation, Family Law Review
2015
Mastery or Misery: Conflict Between Separated Parents a Psychological Burden for Children, Journal of Divorce and Remarriage