Dr Gemma McKibbin – Dr McKibbin is a Research Fellow in the Department of Social Work at the University of Melbourne, working with Prof Cathy Humphreys under the Melbourne research Alliance to End Violence against women and their children (MAEVe). Gemma specialises in action research about sensitive topics. She has a PhD focused on the prevention of harmful sexual behaviour carried out by children and young people and is a scholar with the Safer Families Centre for Research Excellence. Gemma is passionate about the ending all forms of violence against women and their children.
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