Prof Anastasia Powell

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Prof Anastasia Powell

Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University

Dr Anastasia Powell is Professor of Family & Sexual Violence, in Criminology & Justice Studies at RMIT University, specialising in policy responses, legal reform and primary prevention of sexual and family violence against women. Dr Powell has published widely in these fields, including eight books, and has contributed to policy specific research on violence against women for the Victorian State and Australian Commonwealth Governments. Dr Powell holds national leadership roles both as a director of Our Watch, and as an expert member of the Domestic, Family & Sexual Violence Working Group of the National Women’s Safety Alliance (NWSA). Her recent research has examined technology-facilitated abuse and includes national projects funded by Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) and the Criminology Research Council. Currently she is a Chief Investigator on an Australian Research Council funded Discovery Project investigating sexualised deepfakes.

Crisis accommodation is failing women fleeing domestic violence. Here’s how to fix it

Every day in Australia, thousands of people call a family violence crisis support line. These calls are made from shopping centre car parks, from the house of a trusted friend, from doctors’ offices and police stations...

Crisis accommodation is failing women fleeing domestic violence. Here’s how to fix it

Every day in Australia, thousands of people call a family violence crisis support line. These calls are made from shopping centre car parks, from the house of a trusted friend, from doctors’ offices and police stations...

By Prof Anastasia Powell