Renée holds a Master of Social Work and is a Research Assistant at the Australian Centre for Child Protection. Her research focuses on family, domestic, and sexual violence, out-of-home care, and the disclosure of child sexual abuse, with particular emphasis on the long-term social, emotional, and psychological impacts of trauma.
Her work is grounded in a strong commitment to social justice and a critical examination of the structural and systemic factors that perpetuate inequity and disadvantage, particularly for women, children, and other marginalised groups. Drawing on qualitative methodologies, Renée centres lived experience to inform the development of evidence-based policy and practice across local, national, and... Read more
About me
Renée holds a Master of Social Work and is a Research Assistant at the Australian Centre for Child Protection. Her research focuses on family, domestic, and sexual violence, out-of-home care, and the disclosure of child sexual abuse, with particular emphasis on the long-term social, emotional, and psychological impacts of trauma.
Her work is grounded in a strong commitment to social justice and a critical examination of the structural and systemic factors that perpetuate inequity and disadvantage, particularly for women, children, and other marginalised groups. Drawing on qualitative methodologies, Renée centres lived experience to inform the development of evidence-based policy and practice across local, national, and international contexts. She is deeply committed to the ethical inclusion of lived experience voices in research and policy reform.
Renée has contributed to several published articles and shared her work through webinars and national conferences, both online and in person.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1519-9705
About me
Master of Social Work (with Distinction) Curtin University
Bachelor of Behavioural Science The University of Notre Dame Australia
Bachelor of Counselling The University of Notre Dame Australia
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Bringing Baby Home (BBH) Program, Department for Education, Children and Young People, 10/02/2025 - 30/06/2025
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2025 |
Open access
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| 2024 |
Open access
3
3
15
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| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2022 |
Open access
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External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Murdoch University | AUSTRALIA |
| The University of Notre Dame Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Western Australia | AUSTRALIA |
