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Biography
Dr Naomi Pfitzner is a Lecturer in Criminology and a Key Researcher with the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre at Monash University.
Naomi has extensive research experience in family violence prevention and response. She conducts research in the area of family violence, gender, family studies, social policy and law. Her work has a key focus on the primary prevention of family violence, respectful relationships education and gender equality. Naomi is currently leading a national stocktake and gap analysis of respectful relationship education for the Australian Government. Naomi has also evaluated several family violence primary prevention interventions targeted at parents.
Dr Pfitzner is nationally and internationally recognised for her work on domestic and family violence, help seeking behaviours and service innovation during COVID-19. Her work in this area has been cited by the Washington-based Centre for Global Development. Dr Pfitzner has advised several Australian parliamentary inquiries on COVID-19 response and recovery plans for domestic and family violence. Her research is cited multiple times in the recently released report from the Inquiry into Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs.
Naomi has also worked on the Victorian family violence reforms including conducting commissioned evaluations of the Victoria Police Family Violence Body Worn Camera Trial, the Fast-Tracking Initiative in the Magistrates' Court of Victoria, the Victoria Police Specialist Investigators Support Unit, the Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme and the Enhanced Pathways to Family Violence Work Project.
Other projects have included working with clients, practitioners and stakeholders in the family violence, community services, health, education and justice sectors. She has been a part of several systems and practice evaluations of work aimed at reducing family violence and promoting gender equality at both a state and federal level. Naomi has conducted contracted research and evaluation for Our Watch, the Victorian Council of Social Services, the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria, Victoria Police Family Violence Command, the Family Law Council and Family Safety Victoria. The findings of her research have been published in leading international journals and presented at national and international conferences on criminology, family studies and family violence.
Dr Pfitzner completed her PhD at Melbourne University in 2016 following which she was appointed as a postdoctoral researcher with the Gendered Violence and Abuse Research Alliance (GeVARA) at RMIT University. Before she was appointed a Lecturer in Criminology, she was a postdoctoral research fellow with the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre at Monash University.
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
- Domestic violence
- Families
- Social Policy
- family violence
- Prevention
- gendered violence
- Family studies
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Respectful Relationships Professional Learning for Early Childhood Educators
Hammer, M., Duhn, I., Laletas, S., Li, L., Quiñones, G., Babaeff, R., Hansen, J., Armstrong, L., Pfitzner, N. & Lewis, R.
22/02/21 → 30/06/23
Project: Consultancy
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Gender-based violence and help-seeking behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic
Pfitzner, N., Fitz-Gibbon, K. & True, J.
7/07/20 → …
Project: Research
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Procurement Title: National Stocktake of Respectful Relationships Education (RRE) Programs and Resources
Pfitzner, N., Flynn, A., Fitz-Gibbon, K., Ollis, D. & Allen, K.
Department of Education (Australia)
19/08/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Family and Domestic Violence Leave
Fitz-Gibbon, K. & Pfitzner, N.
26/07/21 → 30/11/21
Project: Research
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Expert review of respectful relationship education materials
Pfitzner, N., Flynn, A. & Fitz-Gibbon, K.
Department of Education (Australia)
30/06/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Domestic and family violence leave across Australian workplaces: Examining victim-survivor experiences of workplace supports and the importance of cultural change
Fitz-Gibbon, K., Pfitzner, N. & McNicol, E., 14 Mar 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Criminology. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Safeguarding worker wellbeing for remote delivery of domestic and family violence support
Pfitzner, N., McGowan, J. & Truong, M., Apr 2023, Australia: Commonwealth Government of Australia.Research output: Book/Report › Other Report › Other
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Body-worn cameras: An effective or cosmetic policing response to domestic and family violence?
Pfitzner, N., Walklate, S. & McCulloch, J., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Criminology and Criminal Justice. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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National Plan Stakeholder Consultation: Final Report
Fitz-Gibbon, K., Meyer, S., Gelb, K., McGowan, J., Wild, S., Batty, R., Segrave, M., Maher, J., Pfitzner, N., McCulloch, J., Flynn, A., Wheildon, L. & Thorburn, J., Feb 2022, 312 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other
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Respectful Relationships Education in Australia: National Stocktake and Gap Analysis of Respectful Relationships Education Material and Resources Final Report
Pfitzner, N., Ollis, D., Stewart, R., Allen, K-A., Fitz-Gibbon, K. & Flynn, A., 16 Sep 2022, 132 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other
Open Access
Prizes
Activities
- 1 Public event
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Early Years Gender Equity Poster Launch
Naomi Pfitzner (Contributor)
5 Dec 2019Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
Press/Media
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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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‘If you call 000 … I will send you back to your country’: how COVID-19 has trapped temporary visa holders
Naomi Pfitzner & Marie Segrave
24/10/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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'If you call 000 ... I will send you back to your country': How COVID-19 has trapped temporary visa holders
Marie Segrave & Naomi Pfitzner
24/09/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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‘We are in a bubble that is set to burst’. Why urgent support must be given to domestic violence workers
Naomi Pfitzner, Kate Fitz-Gibbon & Jacqui True
1/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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New reports of family violence spike in COVID-19 lockdown, study finds
Naomi Pfitzner, Kate Fitz-Gibbon & Jacqui True
8/06/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature