This dedicated team of experts is co-led by award-winning researchers Associate Professor Nadine McKillop, Associate Professor Susan Rayment-McHugh, and Dr Lara Christensen.

Their distinct, yet complementary, scholarly interests demonstrate a comprehensive research agenda that seeks to understand, prevent and respond to sexual violence and abuse.

The SVRPU connects national and international researchers who are committed to establishing knowledge and evidence to understand, prevent and respond to sexual violence and abuse.

Core members 

• Dr Andrew Allen, Senior Lecturer, UniSC. Email: [email protected] 
• Professor Sarah Brown, Adjunct Professor, UniSC. Email: [email protected] 
• Associate Professor Kelley Burton, Associate Professor, UniSC. Email: [email protected]
• Nat Cairns, Sessional Academic, UniSC. Email: [email protected]
• Laura Dodds, Lecturer, UniSC. Email: [email protected]
• Dr Dimitra Lattas, Senior Lecturer, UniSC. Email: [email protected]
• Dr Matthew Mason, Senior Lecturer, UniSC. Email: [email protected] 
• Dr Dale Mitchell, Senior Lecturer, UniSC. Email: [email protected] 
• Dr Emily Moir, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, UniSC. Email: [email protected] 
• Professor Dominique Moritz, Adjunct Professor, UniSC. Email: [email protected]
• Dr Stephanie Price, Research Fellow, UniSC. Email: [email protected] 
• Dr Bricklyn Priebe, Associate Lecturer, Administration and Communications Officer, UniSC. Email: [email protected] 
• Jodie Woods, Sessional Academic, UniSC. Email: [email protected] 

Collaborators 

We work with a range of national and international academic and industry partners.

Explore our projects.

Research students

Our research students work alongside leading experts to produce research outcomes to make a difference.