Our people
We’re known for our high-calibre researchers, postgraduate students, adjunct members and support staff. Find out more about the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science team and get in touch to discuss how we can work together.
Our organisational structure
Partnership structure
Discover how the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science and Forensicare function as a partnership.
Academic staff
| Name |
Position | Contact | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Michael Daffern | Director, Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science; Professor, Clinical Forensic Psychology | Alphington | |
| Distinguished Professor James Ogloff AM | University Distinguished Professor | Alphington | |
| Associate Professor Rachael Fullam |
Deputy Director and Consultation and Evaluation Lead |
Alphington |
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| Dr Ashley Batastini | Associate Professor, Forensic Psychology | abatastini@swinburne.edu.au | Alphington |
| Dr Caleb Lloyd |
Senior Lecturer |
Alphington |
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| Dr Tessa Maguire |
Senior Lecturer, Forensic Mental Health Nursing |
Alphington |
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| Professor Troy McEwan |
Professor, Clinical and Forensic Psychology |
Alphington |
|
| Dr Margaret Nixon |
Professional Development and Training Lead; Senior Lecturer |
Alphington |
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| Dr Benjamin Spivak |
Senior Lecturer |
Alphington |
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| Associate Professor Trentham Furness | Adjunct Associate Professor and Research Manager - Forensicare | trentham.furness@forensicare.vic.gov.au | Alphington |
| Dr Nina Papalia | DECRA Research Fellow | npapalia@swinburne.edu.au | Alphington |
| Dr Nicola Tyler | Senior Lecturer, Forensic Psychology | ntyler@swinburne.edu.au | Alphington |
Support staff
| Name |
Position | Contact | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Brett McIvor | Operations Manager | Alphington | |
| Ms Maree Stanford | Executive Assistant | Alphington | |
| Ms Katie Richardson | Project Officer | krichardson@swinburne.edu.au | Alphington |
Research fellows
| Name |
Position | Contact | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Ashley Dunne | Research Fellow | Alphington | |
| Dr Marie Henshaw | Research Fellow | Alphington | |
| Ms Daveena Mawren | Forensicare Research Fellow | daveena.mawren@forensicare.vic.gov.au | Alphington |
| Dr Sophie Mattingley | Forensicare Research Fellow | smattingley@swinburne.edu.au | Alphington |
| Dr Janet Ruffles | Senior Research Fellow | Alphington | |
| Dr Michael Trood | Research Fellow | mtrood@swinburne.edu.au | Alphington |
| Dr Abigail Sheed | Research Fellow | asheed@swinburne.edu.au | Alphington |
| Dr Ariel Stone | Research Fellow | astone@swinburne.edu.au | Alphington |
| Dr Reneta Slikboer | Research Fellow | rslikboer@swinburne.edu.au | Alphington |
Higher Degree by Research candidates
Doctor of Psychology students
| Name |
Title of research project | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|
| Israa Altwaijiri | Examining mental health outcomes for victims and perpetrators of family violence | Troy McEwan, Benjamin Spivak |
| Robert Bonett | Psychological change through Youth Justice Group Conferencing | James Ogloff, Caleb Lloyd, Nina Papalia |
| Claire Bryce | An investigation into the risk assessment framework in domestic violence cases | Troy McEwan, Benjamin Spivak |
| Stephanie Butler | Serious sex offender detention and supervision: Risk assessment and decision making | Michael Daffern, Margaret Nixon, Rachael Fullam |
| Reese Cossar | Prison and transition health | James Ogloff, Mark Stoové, Paul Dietze |
| Han-Mari Cronje | Cognitive impairment in forensic mental health inpatients, and the impact on problem behaviours, functioning and intervention | Margaret Nixon, Stuart Lee, Susan Rossell |
| Trish Evers | Enhancing well-being and resilience within prisons: A psycho-educational approach for correctional officers | James Ogloff, Jeff Pfeifer |
| Stephanie Fernandez | Exploring phenomena of intrusive aggressive thoughts and aggressive scripts: Associated beliefs and features | Maja Nedeljkovic, Michael Daffern |
| Cieran Harries | Psychosis and violence: Adverse outcomes and effective intervention | James Ogloff, Stefan Luebbers |
| Julia Hosie | Developing an understanding of the General Aggression Model’s knowledge structure, aggressive script rehearsal, to inform intervention strategies | Michael Daffern, Flora Gilbert, Ashley Dunne |
| Veronique Jahoo | Prioritising online child exploitation offenders for investigation and community supervision | James Ogloff, Marie Henshaw, Jonathan Clough |
| Alissa Lever | Therapist perspectives on building therapeutic alliance, including with clients with a history of criminal behaviour | Michael Daffern, Caleb Lloyd, Kylie Thomson |
| Riley Luke | Measurement of PD using novel AMPD assessment instruments | Michael Daffern, Ashley Dunne |
| Natasha Mahony | Investigating the validity of the DSM-5 alternative model for personality disorder in an Australian offender population | Michael Daffern, Ashley Dunne |
Bianca Mastromanno |
Tuning in to kids: A pilot study of the intensive delivery of an emotion-focused early intervention program for children with emerging conduct disorder | Catherine Wood, Michael Daffern, Sophie Havighurst |
| Veronica Meredith | A gendered comparison in forensic inpatient assessment of risk of aggression | Stephane Shepherd, Melanie Simmons |
| Ella Modini | Estimating the prevalence of dementia in Victorian prisons | Margaret Nixon, Rachael Fullam |
| Anna Moriarty | Pathways from maltreatment to offending: Exploring the mediating factors | Benjamin Spivak, Nina Papalia, Stephane Shepherd |
| Fiona Morrison | Investigating a group treatment for violent offenders with aggressive scripts | Michael Daffern, Rachael Fullam, Kylie Thomson |
| Bradley Reich | Evaluating cognitive and affective factors related to stalking perpetration | Margaret Nixon, Troy McEwan |
| Maddison Riachi | Improving decision making in cases of child maltreatment: Validation of the Child Protection Removal Assessment tool, and understanding the role of the parent-child relationship | Stefan Luebbers, Lillian De Bortoli and Nina Papalia |
| Abigail Sheed | Adolescent family violence pathways and recidivism | Troy McEwan, Nina Papalia, Melanie Simmons |
| Emily Stevenson | Comparison of open- and closed-group treatment of sexual offenders | Michael Daffern, Stuart Thomas |
| Rose Tingate | Factors protecting against recidivism among female ex-prisoners with intellectual disability | Margaret Nixon, Rachael Fullam |
| Jamie Ung | Turning away from crime: The natual course of change in trait impulsivity, criminal self-efficacy and agency for desistance | Caleb Lloyd, Michael Daffern |
| Samantha Venner | Clinical reliability in forensic risk assessment | Stephane Shepherd, Diane Sivasubramaniam |
| On Zhi Xiang | The public health effects of risk-need-responsivity model guided policing of family violence | Troy McEwan, Benjamin Spivak, Rachael Fullam |
PhD students
| Linda Ashford | Advancing cross-cultural approaches to violence risk assessment | Stephane Shepherd, Ben Spivak |
| Grant Blake | Assessing fitness to stand trial in Australia and New Zealand | James Ogloff, Jeff Pfeifer, Andrew Carroll, Rachael Fullam |
| Darcy Coulter | Addressing contemporary issues in correctional risk assessment through the dynamic risk assessment for offender re-entry | Caleb Lloyd, Justin Trounson |
| Simon Davies | An investigation into whether the reassessment of dynamic risk and protective factors improves the prediction of imminent criminal recidivism | Caleb Lloyd, Devon Polaschek |
| Heshani De Silva | Experiences of family violence, risks and help-seeking behaviour among South-Asian Australians | Troy McEwan, Stephane Shepherd |
| Maicee Harrison | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and the criminal justice system: Impact of social and emotional wellbeing | Justin Trounson, Stephane Shepherd |
| Cole Higley | Dynamic risk factors and offender rehabilitation | Caleb Lloyd, Michael Daffern |
| Beatrice Raymond | Wrinkles in sexual behaviour: Factors associated with sexual re-offending amongst older offenders | Troy McEwan, James Ogloff |
| Angelika Senn | The role of schema coping in aggression: Implications for theory and practice | Michael Daffern, Ashley Dunne |
| Ariel Stone | Patterns of change in risk for recidivism: Modelling change and using it to predict reoffending | Caleb Lloyd, Benjamin Spivak, Nina Papalia |
| Michael Trood | Judicial supervision in mainstream courts: Risk, desistance, and offender well-being | James Ogloff, Benjamin Spivak |
| Panayiota Zingirlis | A longitudinal study of the assessment and management of Forensic Patients on conditional release within NSW | Michael Daffern, Caleb Lloyd, Janet Ruffles |
Associate members
| Name | Position | Contact | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Joel McGregor | Associate Member Lecturer in Criminology |
joelmcgregor@swinburne.edu.au | 400 Burwood Road |
| Associate Professor Jeffrey Pfeifer | Associate Member Associate Professor, Psychological Sciences |
ATC1038 | |
| Dr Jason Skues | Associate Member Senior Lecturer, Psychological Sciences |
ATC939 |
Adjunct members
Adjunct Professors
| Name | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Professor Andy Day | University of Melbourne |
| Professor Brian McKenna | Auckland University and Mason Clinic, New Zealand |
| Emeritus Professor Paul E Mullen | Monash University |
| Professor Michele Pathé | |
| Professor Mark Rallings | |
| Emeritus Professor Rosemary Sheehan | Monash University |
| Professor Stephane Shepherd | Deakin University |
| Professor Tony Ward | University of Wellington |
| Professor Stephen Wong |
University of Saskatchewan and University of Nottingham |
| Professor Min Yang |
Sichuan University, China |
Adjunct Associate Professors
| Name | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Associate Professor Andrew Carroll | Forensicare |
| Associate Professor Stuart Lee | |
| Dr Stefan Luebbers | Court Services Victoria |
| Associate Professor Suzanne Strand | Örebro University, Sweden |
| Adjunct Associate Professor Danny Sullivan | Forensicare |
| Dr Rajan Darjee | Department of Health, Tasmania |
Adjunct Research Fellows
| Name | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Dr Svenja Senkans | Private practice |
| Dr David Thomas | Forensicare |
| Dr Lillian De Bortoli | Private practice |
| Dr Niki Loft | Forensicare |
| Dr Caroline Lambert | Forensicare |
| Dr Shelley Turner | Monash University |
| Dr Emma Alleyne | University of Kent |
| Dr Flora Gilbert | Forensicare |
| Dr Calvin Jutasi | Forensicare |
| Dr Melanie Simmons | Private practice |
| Dr Natasha Maharaj | Private practice |
| Ms Cleo Bandt | Private practice |
| Dr Kate McGregor | Forensicare |
| Dr Anne Sophie Pichler | Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria |
| Dr Armon Tamatera | University of Waikato |
| Dr Kylie Thomson |
Adjunct Clinical Associates
| Name | Position | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Aleksandra Belofastov | Manager and Principal Psychologist | Problem Behaviour Program, Forensicare |
| Dr Rachel Campbell | Senior Psychologist | Forensicare |
| Mr Chris Drake | Principal Psychologist | Forensicare |
| Ms Anthea Lemphers | Director of Psychological Services | Forensicare |
| Dr Rachel MacKenzie | Private practice | |
| Ms Lorrae Mynard | Occupational Therapy Educator | Forensicare |
| Dr Chris Quinn | Acting Director of Nursing | Forensicare |
| Dr Bonnie Albrecht | Senior Clinical Psychcologist | Forensicare |
| Ms Claudia Mulder | Lead Clinician, Personality Disorder Initiative | Forensicare |
| Dr Keerthana Rudhra | Senior Clinical Psychcologist | Forensicare |
| Dr Narda Arndt | Clinical Psychologist | Forensicare |
| Dr Lisa Clarke | Senior Psychcologist | Forensicare |
| Dr Ahona Guha | Clinical and Forensic Psychologist | Forensicare |
| Ms Susie Hancox | Psychologist | Forensicare |
| Dr Lauren Ducat | Clinical and Forensic Psychologist | Forensicare |
| Dr Melisa Wood | Principal Psychologist | Forensicare |
| Dr Matt Frize | Director, Forensic Disability & Secure Welfare Services. | Department of Health & Human Services |
| Dr Bianca Levis | Senior Psychologist | Monash Health |
| Dr Lisa Forrester | Director - Children's Court Clinic | Children’s Court Clinic, Court Services Victoria |
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