Academic Level C
College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Kate is nationally and internationally recognised as a social work academic and criminologist focusing on the socio-cultural contexts of violence, and men’s use of violence in particular, and the critical analysis of masculinities. She is especially interested in the complex interrelationships between violence, diverse masculinities, and hierarchies of identity and difference across the policy, prevention, and practice realms. Kate's research builds on her own experience in direct practice with men who use violence as well as her theoretical grounding across the fields of social work and criminology.
Affiliations
Member Social Work Innovation Research Living Space (SWIRLS), Flinders University, SA.
Member, Centre for Research on Men and Masculinities (CROMM), University of Wollongong, NSW.
Current research grants
Australian Research Council, Linkage Project ($284,215, LP200200848) A home-centred approach to support children and young people in state care. CIs:K Natalier, S Wendt, M. Jones, C. Bastian, K Seymour. Awarded March 2021.
Australian Research Council, Discovery Program Grant ($275,000, DP210101214), Strengthening Australia's Domestic and Family Violence Workforce. CIs:S Wendt, K Seymour, K Natalier. Awarded Oct 2020.