Core expertise
Indigenous family violence
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Kyllie is a Palawa woman, in the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies and the School of Social Sciences. She’s also the Director of Monash's Indigenous Studies Centre. Kyllie is one of Australia’s leading researchers on Indigenous family violence, child abuse and sexual assault.
Having worked extensively with Indigenous communities for over 20 years, she’s contributed to the field through empirical studies that have defined violence on Indigenous terms, identified the factors contributing to violence, and examined the access and availability of services to Indigenous peoples in the aftermath of violence. Her work has been critical in identifying gaps and opportunities to create sustainable solutions to support policy and practice change that’s responsive to the identified needs of Indigenous communities.
