Social Work
Prof Louise Harms
Chair and Head, Department of Social Work, and Deputy Head, School of Health Sciences | Research interests include health, mental health and disability
louisekh@unimelb.edu.au
A/Prof Ralph Hampson
Associate Professor | Research areas include health, ageing and community services
ralph.hampson@unimelb.edu.au
A/Prof David Rose
Associate Professor in Social Work, Director of Learning and Teaching, MSHS | Research areas include impact of criminal justice system, trauma and mental health, alcohol and other drugs, domestic & family violence, children and families across borders and health/mental health in forensic systems
drose@unimelb.edu.au
Prof Lynette Joubert
Professor - Direct Practice | Research areas include clarifying, measuring and evaluating the outcomes of social interventions in health and mental health, focusing on the contribution of formal and informal social network factors
ljoubert@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Jennifer Davidson
Course Coordinator, MSW | Research areas include navigating complex service systems, disability and the NDIS, social work in the legal and justice systems and the impact of social policy on health and wellbeing
jennifer.davidson@unimelb.edu.au
A/Prof Sarah Wise
Associate Professor | Research areas include Child Protection during the perinatal period, Out-of-Home Care and human service system governance and change
sarah.wise@unimelb.edu.au
A/Prof Kristin Diemer
Associate Professor | kNOwVAWdata; safe, ethical and inclusive measurement of violence against women and children with a focus in Asia and the Pacific
k.diemer@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Gemma McKibbin
Research fellow | Specialises in interviews with children and young people about sensitive issues like child sexual abuse and family violence. Interested in research collaborations that benefit the health and social lives of children and young people in Australia and across the globe
gemma.mckibbin@unimelb.edu.au
Prof Cathy Humphreys
Professor | Dedicated to optimising the health of all family members where there is domestic and family violence
cathy.humphreys@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Margaret Kertesz
Post Doctoral Research Fellow | Research Interests include intervention responses at the intersections between child abuse, domestic violence, mental health and problematic substance use, approaches that promote recovery post-violence and interventions for women who use force in the context of family violence
mkertesz@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Lauren Kosta
Lecturer | Research areas include family adaptation in circumstances of adversity such as those which bring families into health settings as well as post-disaster recovery contexts
lauren.kosta@unimelb.edu.au
Dr David Gallant
Lecturer | Research areas include family violence, sport development, custodial settings, and Indigenous communities
david.gallant@unimelb.edu.au

Dr David Denborough
Senior Lecturer | Involved in Narrative Practice Research innovations (narrative therapy and community work in research) and collaborations with Insider/Peer researchers and First Nations researchers
david.denborough@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Kath Sellick
Lecturer | Experienced in qualitative and mixed methods research with a particular focus on co-production. Her areas of research include trauma-informed care, mental health, disability, and diversity and inclusion
kathryn.sellick@unimelb.edu.au