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Personal profile
Biography
Zarina Vakhitova, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the School of Social Sciences. Dr Vakhitova is researching the role of technology in facilitating as well as controlling and preventing interpersonal violence. She is an expert in innovative quantitative research methods, in particular in the Bayesian statistical framework.
Her work is published in PLoS One, Computers in Human Behaviour, Crime and Delinquency, Crime Science, Deviant Behavior, Victims and Offenders, Crime Prevention and Community Safety, Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, International Review of Victimology and other international peer-reviewed journals. Her first-author paper published in the leading policing journal Policing and Society was awarded the “Outstanding Policing Research Award” 2022 by The ANZSOC (Australia and New Zealand Society of Criminology) Policing Thematic Group.
Dr Vakhitova was awarded over $400,000 in competitive research funding, including two Category 1 Criminology Research Grants by the Australian Institute of Criminology.
Masters and PhD Supervision
If you would like to discuss possible PhD topics in the following areas, please get in touch:
- Crime Prevention in Cyberspace
- Adapting traditional theories to explain crime in Cyberspace
- Cybercrime
- Technology and interpersonal violence
Teaching Commitments
ATS2469 - Victims, Justice and the Law
ATS1422 - Crime prevention and crime control
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
- environmental criminology
- crime analysis
- quantitative research
- statistical analysis
- Bayesian statistics
- micro theoretical approach
- situational crime prevention
- cybercrime
- cyber abuse
- routine activity theory
- victimisation
- theory testing and development
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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Harnessing the power of ordinary people to prevent cyber abuse
Vakhitova, Z. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
ARC - Australian Research Council
1/02/24 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
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Trauma-informed responses for sexual offence victims: protecting sensitive third-party evidence
Iliadis, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Salter, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Vakhitova, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Woodlock, D. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/09/23 → 1/06/25
Project: Research
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Delivering Research into Australian User Experience with Control Features on Social Media Services and Dating Platforms
Flynn, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Harris, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Robards, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Vakhitova, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Wheildon, L. (Chief Investigator (CI))
22/11/22 → 31/03/23
Project: Research
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Police body-worn camera technology in response to domestic and family violence: a national study of victim-survivor perspectives and experiences
Iliadis, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Harris, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tyson, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Flynn, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Vakhitova, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Monash University – Internal Department Contribution
10/08/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Evaluation Services for the Review of the Fast Tracking Initiative in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria
Meyer, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), McCulloch, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Maher, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bartlett, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Brien, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Vakhitova, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fitz-Gibbon, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McGowan, J. (Project Manager) & Thomas, K. (Project Manager)
13/05/19 → 15/11/19
Project: Research
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Content moderation and community standards: the disconnect between policy and user experiences reporting harmful and offensive content on social media
Flynn, A., Vakhitova, Z., Wheildon, L., Harris, B. & Robards, B., Sept 2025, In: Policy & Internet. 17, 3, 13 p., e70006.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Examining cybercrime victimisation among Turkish women using routine activity theory
Özaşçılar, M., Çalıcı, C. & Vakhitova, Z., Mar 2024, In: Crime Prevention and Community Safety. 26, p. 112-128 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Exploring the value of holiday preferences and routine activities for understanding tourist victimisation while on holiday
Vakhitova, Z. I., Mawby, R. I. & Helps, N., 2024, In: Security Journal. 37, p. 1526-1545 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
How police body-worn cameras can facilitate misidentification in domestic and family violence responses
Iliadis, M., Harris, B. A., Vakhitova, Z., Woodlock, D., Flynn, A. & Tyson, D., 2024, In: Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice. 684, p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus) -
Police body-worn cameras as a response to domestic and family violence: practitioner insights into the consequences for victim/survivors
Iliadis, M., Harris, B., Vakhitova, Z., Flynn, A. & Tyson, D., 2024, In: Violence Against Women. 30, 14, 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Australia and New Zealand Society of Criminology Outstanding Policing Research Award
Vakhitova, Z. (Recipient), Iliadis, M. (Recipient), Harris, B. (Recipient), Tyson, D. (Recipient) & Flynn, A. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 1 Contribution to conference
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Statistical Society of Australia (QLD Branch) monthly meeting
Vakhitova, Z. (Invited speaker)
6 Apr 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference