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Personal profile
Biography
Kate Fitz-Gibbon is Director of the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre and Associate Professor of Criminology in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University.
She also holds affiliated research appointments with the School of Law and Social Justice at University of Liverpool (Honorary Research Fellow, 2016-2020) and the Research Center on Violence at West Virginia University (2019).
Kate’s qualifications include a Phd in Criminology (2012), Masters of Human Rights Law (2019), Graduate Certificate of Higher Education (2013) and she is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Kate has been a visiting scholar in the Centre for Criminology at Oxford University (2013), The Faculty of Law at University of Auckland (2015) and the School of Justice at Queensland University of Technology (2015).
Kate conducts research in the area of domestic and family violence, femicide, responses to all forms of violence against women, and the impacts of law reform in Australia and internationally. This research is undertaken with a key focus on issues relating to gender, constructions of responsibility and justice. The findings of Kate’s research have been published in books, academic journals, funded reports and presented at national and international criminology conferences.
Kate has received over $10 million in external research funding to support her research. This includes from the Australian Research Council, Australian National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety, Australian Institute of Criminology, Commonwealth Department of Social Services, Commonwealth Office for Women, Victorian Government, and Victoria Police. In 2015 Kate was awarded the prestigious Peter Mitchell Churchill Fellowship to examine innovative and best practice legal responses to the prevention of intimate homicide in UK, United States and Canada.
Kate has advised on homicide law reform, family violence and youth justice reviews in several Australian jurisdictions. Kate’s 2014 sole-authored book, Homicide Law Reform, Gender and the Provocation Defence: A Comparative Perspective (Palgrave Macmillan), was cited by the High Court of Australia in Lindsay v The Queen [2015] HCA 16.
In 2021 she was appointed Chair of Respect Victoria by the Victorian Government. She is the former Chair of the Barwon Centre against Sexual Assault, Monash City Council Gender Equity Committee, and the Victorian Government’s Expert Advisory Committee on Perpetrator Interventions.
Research interests
Family violence
Femicide
Intimate partner homicide
Adolescent family violence
Perpetrator Interventions
Legal responses to intimate partner violence
Coercive control
Homicide law reform
Sentencing
Youth justice
Children’s rights and the criminal justice system
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- family violence
- violence against women
- primary prevention of family violence
- criminal justice system
- criminal law reform
- adolescent family violence
- youth justice
- femicide
- coercive control
- sentencing
- children's rights
- perpetrator interventions
- intimate partner homicide
- homicide law reform
Network
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Brain injury in intimate partner violence: Insight into a silent pandemic
Shultz, S., O'Sullivan, M. J., Fitz-Gibbon, K., Meyer, S., van Donkelaar, P., Mychasiuk, R., McDonald, S., Law, M., Vivash, L., O'Brien, T., Ponsford, J., Jupp, B., Chen, B., Mitra, B. & Marks, J.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Evaluation of an online perpetrator intervention pilot program for GBTIQ+ men and for rural, regional, and remote men
22/11/21 → 31/08/22
Project: Research
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National Stocktake of Respectful Relationships Education (RRE) Programs and Resources
Pfitzner, N., Flynn, A., Fitz-Gibbon, K., Ollis, D. & Allen, K.
Department of Education, Skills and Employment (Australia)
19/08/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Family Violence Research Project
Fitz-Gibbon, K., Reeves, E. & Meyer, S.
23/07/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Expert review of respectful relationship education materials
Pfitzner, N., Flynn, A. & Fitz-Gibbon, K.
Department of Education, Skills and Employment (Australia)
30/06/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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National Plan Victim-Survivor Advocates Consultation Final Report
Fitz-Gibbon, K., Reeves, E., Gelb, K., McGowan, J., Segrave, M., Meyer, S. & Maher, J., Feb 2022, 93 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other › peer-review
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Responding to women experiencing domestic and family violence during the COVID-19 pandemic: Exploring experiences and impacts of remote service delivery in Australia
Pfitzner, N., Fitz-Gibbon, K. & Meyer, S., Feb 2022, In: Child & Family Social Work. 27, 1, p. 30-40 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Barriers to help seeking for women victims of adolescent family violence: A Victorian (Australian) case study
Fitz-Gibbon, K., Maher, J. & Elliott, K., 2021, Young People Using Family Violence. Fitz-Gibbon, K., Douglas, H. & Maher, J. (eds.). Gateway East, Singapore: Springer, p. 39-54 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls: some criminological reflections on the challenges of measuring success and gauging progress
Fitz-Gibbon, K. & Walklate, S., 2021, The Emerald Handbook of Crime, Justice and Sustainable Development. Blaustein, J., Fitz-Gibbon, K., Pino, N. & White, R. (eds.). 1st ed. Bingley UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited, p. 315-332 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Ensuring access to justice for women experiencing family violence beyond the pandemic
Fitz-Gibbon, K. & Pfitzner, N., Mar 2021, In: Alternative Law Journal. 46, 1, p. 3-4 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other
Prizes
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100 Women of Influence Awards 2014: Young Leader
Fitz-Gibbon, Kate (Recipient), Oct 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Dean's Award Excellence in Research by an Early Career Researcher
Fitz-Gibbon, Kate (Recipient), Jul 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Research Impact and Engagement
McCulloch, Jude (Recipient), Maher, JaneMaree (Recipient), Fitz-Gibbon, Kate (Recipient), Segrave, Marie (Recipient) & Roffee, J. A. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Division of Critical Criminology and Social Justice Best Journal Article of the Year 2020
McCulloch, Jude (Recipient), Walklate, Sandra (Recipient), Maher, JaneMaree (Recipient), Fitz-Gibbon, Kate (Recipient) & McGowan, Jasmine (Recipient), Nov 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Emerging Leadership Award
Fitz-Gibbon, Kate (Recipient), Nov 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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NSW Government (New South Wales Government) (External organisation)
Kate Fitz-Gibbon (Member)
Apr 2020 → …Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
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Australian Institute of Criminology (External organisation)
Kate Fitz-Gibbon (Member)
15 Jun 2020 → …Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
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InTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence (External organisation)
Kate Fitz-Gibbon (Member)
Nov 2018 → Jul 2019Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
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Criminology and Criminal Justice (Journal)
Kate Fitz-Gibbon (Editorial board member)
1 Feb 2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy (Journal)
Kate Fitz-Gibbon (Editorial board member)
27 Jul 2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
Press / Media
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There’s $1.3 billion for women’s safety in the budget and it’s nowhere near enough
Kate Fitz-Gibbon & Marie Segrave
30/03/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Unpaid leave and toxic cultures: new research shows workplaces must do better on family violence
Naomi Pfitzner, Kate Fitz-Gibbon & Emma McNicol
10/12/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Victoria Police may soon be able to issue final intervention orders on the spot, but will this help victim-survivors?
Ellen Reeves & Kate Fitz-Gibbon
26/10/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Canberra’s silence on violence against women is a big part of the problem
Marie Segrave, Kate Fitz-Gibbon & Silke Meyer
10/03/21
1 Media contribution
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A woman is still being killed each week in Australia. We need federal leadership
Marie Segrave & Kate Fitz-Gibbon
1/03/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature