Michelle Gissara

Mrs. Michelle Gissara

Vice Chancellor's Indigenous Pre-doctoral Research Fellow
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About

As part of the Vice-Chancellor's Indigenous Doctoral Research Fellowship scheme, I am conducting research under supervision towards the Doctor of Philosophy degree and undertaking limited engagement, teaching, and supervision activities as required. My thesis explores Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander trans/gender diverse peoples' lived experiences of image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) in Victoria.

 

Previous education:

  • Bachelor of Criminology and Psychology (with Distinctions), 2020
  • Bachelor of Justice and Criminology (Honours Class 2A), 2021

Teaching interests

2023: Crime Prevention
2024: Foundations of Criminology
2025: TBC

Research interests

  • Gender-based violence
  • Image-based sexual abuse/image-based abuse
  • Tech-facilitated violence 
  • Non-consensual intimate images
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander trans/gender diverse peoples
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