Activities

Through the network, the DNAGV provides regular opportunities for researchers and practitioners to meet and identify areas of existing expertise and develop collaborations with others, including higher degree research students (both within Deakin and other Universities), and community and government stakeholders.

Externally funded projects

The DNAGV Collaborative Research Grant – Won by Members from Four Disciplines and ECRs: Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety (Queensland), Co-design, development and evaluation of state-wide model for victim advocacy service and model of an integrated response to sexual assault, A/Prof. Mary Iliadis, A/Prof. Lata Satyen, A/Prof. Jessamy Gleeson. Members: Prof. John Toumbourou, A/Prof. Clare Farmer, Dr Stefanie Sharman, Dr Elizabeth Clancy, Dr Renee Fiolet, Dr Bianca Klettke, Dr Jane Green and DClinPsych candidate, Arjita Sharda.

ACON Health Limited, ACON Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence Project Tender for External Evaluation Procurement Plan, A/Prof. Lata Satyen.

Australian Research Council, Understanding the role of trauma in alcohol and other drug-related problems, Dr Kiran Pienaar et al.

Beyond DV, The Beyond DV Recovery Framework: An Evaluation, A/Prof. Lata Satyen.

Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing, Specialist Homelessness Information Platform (SHIP): An Evaluation of its Effectiveness for Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Service Providers, A/Prof. Lata Satyen.

Department of Health – Commonwealth, SAGE DEM: A Model of Care to Improve Health of Sexuality and/or gender diverse people living with dementia, Dr Renee Fiolet et al.

Department of Health – Commonwealth, Promoting Safer Families: Strengthening Primary Care to Sustainably Address Domestic and Family Violence, Prof Kelsey Hegarty (University of Melbourne), A/Prof. Lata Satyen, Dr Renee Fiolet and Prof. Lisa Gold.

eSafety Commission, Preventing and disrupting technology-facilitated abuse against women using targeted digital advertising and search optimisation techniques, A/Prof. Diarmaid Harkin, A/Prof. Mary Iliadis and Dr Andi Brown.

National Health and Medical Research Council, Secondary and Vicarious Trauma: Support for Lived-Experience Early Career Researchers, Dr Renee Fiolet et al.

Publications

Domestic and Family Violence for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities in Australia during COVID-19 Pandemic

Afrouz, R, Robinson, K Practice:1-20

Women’s Endorsement of Heteronormative Dating Scripts is Predicted by Sexism, Feminist Identity, A Preference for Dominant Men, and A Preference Against Short-Term Relationships

Alba B; Hammond, M; Cross, E Sex Roles

“Safeguarding the “”Internet of Things”” for Victim-Survivors of Domestic and Family Violence: Anticipating Exploitative Use and Encouraging Safety-by-Design

Brown, A., Harkin, D., & Tanczer, L. M. Violence against women

Exploring the use of story completion to understand the perpetration of technology-facilitated abuse in relationships

Brown, C; Fiolet, R; McKay, D; Harris, B Qualitative Research Journal, Vol. (ahead-of-print): No. ahead-of-print.

Filicide: the Australian story

Brown, T; Tyson, D; Fernandez-Arias, P Children Australia, 45(4):279-284

Dream It, Do It? Associations between Pornography Use, Risky Sexual Behaviour, Sexual Preoccupation and Sexting Behaviours among Young Australian Adults

Clancy, E; Howard, D; Chong, S; Klettke, B; Sexes, 2(4):433-444.

Sext Dissemination: Differences across Nations in Motivations and Associations

Clancy, E; Klettke, B; Crossman, A; Hallford, D; Howard, D; Toumbourou, J International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(5)

Sharing is not always caring: Understanding motivations and behavioural associations with sext dissemination

Clancy, E; Klettke, B; Hallford, D; Crossman, A; Maas, M; Toumbourou, J Computers in Human Behavior, 112:106460

Just Checking It Out? Motivations for and Behavioral Associations With Visiting “Slutpages” in the United States and Australia

Clancy, E; Maas, M; March, E; Howard, D; Klettke, B Frontiers in Psychology, 12

Factors influencing the perceived credibility of children alleging physical abuse

Danby, M; Sharman, S; Klettke, B Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 29(3):456-470

Effects of the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic on Assault-Related Head Injury in Melbourne: A Retrospective Study

Domínguez, J; Truong, J; Burnett, JZ; Satyen, L; Akhlaghi, H; Stella, J; Rushworth, N; Caeyenberghs, K Effects of the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic on Assault-Related Head Injury in Melbourne: A Retrospective Study

The relationship between cultural engagement and psychological wellbeing among Indigenous adolescents: A systematic review

Doury, E; Satyen, L; Toumbourou, J Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology.

A Phenomenological Investigation into Cyberbullying as Experienced by People Identifying as Transgender or Gender Diverse

Evelyn, S; Clancy, E; Klettke, B; Tatnell, R International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(11):6560.

Perpetrator Perceptions on the Emotions and Motivations Driving Technology-Facilitated Abuse in Relationships: A Story Completion Study

Fiolet, R; Brown, C; McKay, D; Marsden, S; Leins, K; Harris, B Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Indigenous Peoples’ Help-Seeking Behaviors for Family Violence: A Scoping Review.

Fiolet, R., Tarzia, L., Owen, R., Eccles, C., McGough, K., Owen, M., Fry, S., Knox, J., & Hegarty. K. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse

Influence of Cultural Norms on Formal Service Engagement Among Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: A Qualitative Meta-synthesis

Green, J; Satyen, L; Toumbourou, J Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

Governing image-based abuse: Digital platform policies, tools, and practices

Henry N, Witt A The Emerald Handbook of Technology-Facilitated Violence and Abuse. Emerald Publishing

Digital citizenship in a global society: a feminist approach

Henry, N., Vasil, S., & Witt, A. Feminist Media Studies

A ‘design justice’ approach to developing digital tools for addressing gender-based violence: exploring the possibilities and limits of feminist chatbots

Henry, N., Witt, A., & Vasil, S. Information, Communication & Society

What are you looking at? Body image esteem and sexting behaviors among emerging Australian adults

Howard, D; Klettke B; Clancy, E; Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M Computers in Human Behavior, 124:106915

Body image self-consciousness and sexting among heterosexual and non-exclusively heterosexual individuals

Howard, D; Klettke, B; Clancy, E; Fuelscher, I; Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M New Media & Society, 23(5):1217-1235

Unsolicited Sexting and Help-Seeking Behaviours among Australian Adults: A Mixed-Methods Study

Howard, D., Ryter, S., Hu, Y., Clancy, E. M., Klettke, B., & Klas, A. Social Sciences, 13(6), 289.

Improving justice responses for victims of intimate partner violence: examining the merits of the provision of independent legal representation

Iliadis, M; Fitz-Gibbon, K; Walklate, S International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, Victims’ Rights Special Issue

Independent separate legal representation for rape complainants in adversarial systems: lessons from Northern Ireland

Iliadis, M; Smith, O; Doak, J Journal of Law and Society, 48(2):250-272

Police body-worn cameras as a response to domestic and family violence: domestic and family violence practitioner insights into the consequences for victim-survivors

Iliadis, M; Tyson, D Under review in Violence Against Women.

The predictive validity of youth violence risk assessment tools: a systematic review

Koh, D; Day, A; Klettke, B; Daffern, M; Chu, C Psychology, Crime & Law, 26(8):776-796

An Exploration of Risk and Protective Characteristics of Violent Youth Offenders in Singapore across Adolescent Developmental Stages

Koh, D; Day, A; Klettke, B; Daffern, M; Chu, C International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 20(4):349-363

Youth violence assessment instruments: are they sensitive to change and are changes related to recidivism?

Koh, D; Day, A; Klettke, B; Daffern, M; Chu, C Psychology, Crime & Law, 28(4):416-433

The Predictive Validity of Three Youth Violence Assessment Instruments: The SAVRY, VRS-YV, and SAPROF-YV

Koh, L; Day, A; Klettke, B; Daffern, M; Chu, C International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 66(2-3):168-185,

Evaluation of a family violence training system for Victoria Police, Melbourne, Australia

L, Satyen Evaluation of a family violence training system for a law enforcement agency.

A Single-Case Series Trial of Emotion-Regulation and Relationship Safety Intervention for Youth Affected by Sexual Exploitation

Laird, J; Klettke, B, Mattingley, S; Hallford, D; Hall, K Psych, 4(3):475-493.

Relationships between Coerced Sexting and Differentiation of Self: An Exploration of Protective Factors

Laird, J; Klettke, B; Clancy, E; Fuelscher, I Sexes, 2(4):468-482

Toward a Global Definition and Understanding of Child Sexual Exploitation: The Development of a Conceptual Model

Laird, J; Klettke, B; Hall, K; Hallford, D Trauma, Violence, & Abuse:15248380221090980,

De(a)fining consent: Exploring nuances of offering and receiving sexual consent among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing people

Letico, V; Iliadis, M; Walters, R Criminology & Criminal Justice:17488958221120887,

Slutpage Use Among U.S. College Students: The Secret and Social Platforms of Image-Based Sexual Abuse

Maas, M; Cary, K; Clancy, E; Klettke, B; McCauley, H; Temple, J Archives of Sexual Behavior, 50(5):2203-2214

The Role of Individual Differences in Cyber Dating Abuse Perpetration

March, E; Grieve, R; Clancy, E; Klettke, B; Van Dick, R; Hernandez-Bark, A Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 24(7):457-463

Sexting and Relationship Satisfaction Among Emerging Adults: Dispelling the Myth

Matotek, L; Howard, D; Clancy, E; Fuelscher, I; Klettke, B Sexuality & Culture, 25(4):1192-1203

Dating in the dark: A qualitative examination of dating experiences in Dark Tetrad personalities

Mayshak, R; Howard, D; Benstead, M; Klas, A; Skvarc, D; Harries, T; Patafio, B; Sleep, A; King, R; Hyder, S

Attitudes and Beliefs Associated with Cyberbullying and Non-Consensual Sexting in Cisgender and Transgender Adults

Mussap, A; Clancy, E; Klettke, B Gender Issues,

Multiplicity of stigma: the experiences, fears and knowledge of young trafficked women in Nepal

Ong T; Mellor, D; Chettri S Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters. 27(3): 32-48

A Feminist Approach to Sensitive Research: Designing the Clay Embodiment Research Method

Ong, T Routledge, London, United Kingdom

Clay work for embodiment for women in Nepal

Ong, T Journal of Creative Arts Therapy

Mandala: Reflecting on my experience of the embodiment of Tibetan Buddhism in the moulding of mato (clay) with women in Australia and Nepal

Ong, T Journal of Creative Arts Therapy, 18(1)

Clay as a medium in three-dimensional body mapping

Ong, T; Mellor, D; Chettri, S Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 21(2)

“Females are always dominated and disregarded by males, just because they are female”: the continuation of patriarchal norms for young trafficked women in Nepal

Ong, T., Mellor, D., & Chettri, S Culture, Health and Sexuality, 24(10):1350-1365

Juror motivations: applying procedural justice theory to juror decision making

Politis, S; Sivasubramaniam, D; Klettke, B; Nolan, M; Horan, J; Schuller, R Psychology, Crime & Law, 27(6):606-629

Carceral churn: A sensorial ethnography of the bail and remand court

Russel, K; Carlton, B; Tyson, D Punishment & Society, 24(2):151-169,

It’s a Gendered Issue, 100 Per Cent’: How Tough Bail Laws Entrench Gender and Racial Inequality and Social Disadvantage

Russel, K; Carlton, B; Tyson, D International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 11(3):107-121

A Constellation of Circumstances: The drivers of women’s increasing rates of remand in Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

Russell, E; Carlton, B; Tyson, D; Zhou, H; Megan, P; Faulkner, J This report presents a summary of the findings of a study investigating the reasons for significant growth in women’s rates of remand in Victoria.

Gender norms in the Indian migrant community in Australia: family, community, and work roles

Satyen, L Journal of Gender Studies, 30(4):452-464