STAFF PROFILE
Dr Gemma Hamilton
Position:
Senior Research Fellow, DECRA
College / Portfolio:
Design and Social Context
School / Department:
DSC|School of GUSS
Phone:
+61399259924
Email:
gemma.hamilton@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Dr. Gemma Hamilton is an ARC DECRA Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Justice Studies.
Dr Gemma Hamilton's research focuses on violence against women and children, with expertise in family violence, sexual assault, policing, and forensic interviewing. She is the lead author of the book, The Intersections of Family Violence and Sexual Offending (2022: Routledge). Her research has received recognition with the Australia Prize for Distinctive Work in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CHASS: Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences). She is currently working on an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) on sexual offence interviewing and victim-survivor justice and well-being (2024-27).
Gemma has been awarded RMIT's outstanding sessional lecturer award for teaching excellence. She coordinates subjects such as Introduction to Criminal Psychology (Course code: JUST2323), Criminal Behaviour Analysis (Course code: SOCU2253) and Forensic Interviewing (Course code: JUST117).
She is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Investigative Interviewing: Research and Practice (II:RP), the official journal of the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (iIIIRG).
Gemma has been awarded RMIT's outstanding sessional lecturer award for teaching excellence. She coordinates subjects such as Introduction to Criminal Psychology (Course code: JUST2323), Criminal Behaviour Analysis (Course code: SOCU2253) and Forensic Interviewing (Course code: JUST117).
She is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Investigative Interviewing: Research and Practice (II:RP), the official journal of the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (iIIIRG).
- B Arts (Honours)
- PhD Forensic Psychology
- Tidmarsh, P.,Sharman, S.,Hamilton, G. (2023). The Effect of Specialist Training on Sexual Assault Investigators’ Questioning and Use of Relationship Evidence In: Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 38, 318 - 327
- Hamilton, G.,Harris, L. (2023). Parent abuse by dependent adult children living in the family home: a gap in the service? In: Journal of Family Studies, 29, 967 - 983
- Hamilton, G.,Harris, L.,Mccook, S. (2023). A follow-up evaluation of a coordinated police-social services response to recidivist family violence In: Journal of Criminology, 56, 456 - 469
- Liston, R.,Hamilton, G.,Mccook, S. (2023). How do representatives from sporting organisations understand primary prevention of violence against women? In: Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 25, 243 - 257
- Hamilton, G.,Ridgway, A.,Powell, A.,Heydon, G. (2023). Family Violence and Sexual Harm: Research Report In: Family Safety Victoria (State Government of Victoria) Melbourne, Australia
- Hamilton, G.,Ridgway, A.,Powell, A.,Heydon, G. (2023). Family Violence and Sexual Harm: Knowledge Translation & Exchange Report. In: Family Safety Victoria (State Government of Victoria) Melbourne, Australia
- Hamilton, G.,Tidmarsh, P. (2022). The Intersections of Family Violence and Sexual Offending, Routledge Studies in Crime and Society, New York, United States
- Hamilton, G.,Harris, L.,Powell, A. (2021). Policing repeat and high-risk family violence: police and service-sector perceptions of a coordinated model In: Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, 22, 141 - 156
- Tidmarsh, P.,Sharman, S.,Hamilton, G. (2021). Police officers’ perceptions of specialist training,skills and qualities needed to investigate sexual crime In: Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, 22, 475 - 490
- Tidmarsh, P.,Hamilton, G. (2020). Misconceptions of sexual crimes against adult victims: Barriers to justice In: Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, 611, 1 - 17
2 PhD Completions2 PhD Current Supervisions
- Sexual offence interviewing: Towards victim-survivor well-being and justice. Funded by: ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) 2024 from (2024 to 2027)
- Family violence and sexual harm: Principles for responding to victim survivors with co-occurring experience of family and sexual violence. Funded by: Family Violence Research Grants Program from (2022 to 2023)