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Hello

I'm Shannon (they/them), a PhD candidate at UNSW Sydney, researching non-binary and other gender diverse people's access to domestic and family violence services in Australia. I'm also a researcher and evaluator working in community services. 

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Career background

I've spent my career in research and policy roles in the community sector, working across gender-based violence, homelessness, substance use, mental health and reproductive health. I am primarily a qualitative researcher, with a passion for participatory methods that centre those with lived experience. I have built my research career in the community sector because I am committed to research that makes an impact, supporting better design, implementation and improvement of services.

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I am currently doing my PhD part-time in the Social Policy Research Centre at UNSW Sydney, alongside my role as Director, Impact Data & Evaluation at The Benevolent Society. Read my full resume on LinkedIn.

Professional memberships, committees and networks

  • Member (2026-present), Australian & New Zealand Society of Criminology

  • Member (2025-present), Australian Social Policy Association

  • Member (2024-present), ACON Research Ethics Review Committee

  • Member (2023-present), The Australian Sociological Association

  • ​Associate (2023-present), The Australian Human Rights Institute

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