Louise Crowley

Professor Louise Crowley of the School of Law, UCC, is a national voice on intimate partner violence having published widely on the adequacy of legal responses to the challenges of gender-based violence and works with service providers and state agencies to highlight the need for greater targeted investment in service provision.

Louise was a member of the Government appointed expert group that developed the National Framework to End Sexual Harassment and Violence at Third Level in 2019 and she continues to advise on law and policy reform.

In 2016, at University College Cork, Louise developed the campus-wide Bystander Intervention programme which educates and empower staff and students to challenge the normalisation of sexual abuse and to recognise their role as pro-social bystanders to effect change and bring about a new normal of safety and respect. This training is now being delivered in other third level institutions as well as workplaces and sporting organisations.

In 2022, funded by the Irish Research Council, Louise developed a bespoke second level programme, now being piloted in 50 secondary schools nationwide. Louise has recently commenced a 14 month partnership with the Irish Defence Forces to deliver Sexual Respect and Ethics training to members of the Army, the Air Corp and the Navy.