Contact Details
| Organization: | Social Work |
| Position: | PROFESSOR IN SOCIAL WORK |
| Email: | |
| Work: | 8344 9427 |
| Mobile: | 0437392181 |
| Fax: | 9347 4375 |
| Room: | 520 |
| Level: | 05 |
| Building: | 234 Queensberry St. |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Biography
Professor Cathy Humphreys holds The Alfred Felton Chair of Child and Family Welfare at the University of Melbourne. The position supports a collaborative partnership between the University of Melbourne and Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare. This is a Research Chair to which she was appointed in 2006 in recognition of her contribution to research and publication in the child welfare and domestic and family violence fields.
Her attention to research utilisation has been sustained, and supported by the collaboration with the Centre for Excellence. Each research project is designed to address the issues of research utilisation for policy and practice at the beginning rather than the end of the project.
Since commencing her position as The Alfred Felton Chair of Child and Family Welfare she has been involved in the development of a research program to support the child and family welfare and family violence sectors. There have been 10 successful research grants attracting more than $2 million dollars of funding to support research in the area.
Cathy's research interests include: Domestic and Family Violence; Research Utilisation; Child and Family Welfare; Risk and Safety Assessment; Mental Health and Problematic Substance Use as it Relates to Domestic Violence and Child Protection.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|
| family and domestic violence, child abuse, children's being and safety, children in out of home care, mental health | Australia, United Kingdom |
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | University of Warwick | Research |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | University of New South Wales | 31-Dec-1991 | |
| Bachelor of Social Work | The University of Queensland | 31-Dec-1976 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Interorganisational Information Systems (INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (280106)
- Paediatrics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321019)
- Nursing not elsewhere classified (NURSING) (321199)
- Mental Health (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321204)
- Primary Health Care (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321208)
- Family Care (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321209)
- Community Child Health (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321210)
- Care for Disabled (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321212)
- Health and Community Services (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321214)
- Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321299)
- Public Sector Economics (APPLIED ECONOMICS) (340209)
- Clinical Social Work Practice (SOCIAL WORK) (370201)
- Social Program Evaluation (SOCIAL WORK) (370202)
- Social Policy (SOCIAL WORK) (370203)
- Counselling, Welfare and Community Services (SOCIAL WORK) (370204)
- Social Work not elsewhere classified (SOCIAL WORK) (370299)
- Gender Specific Studies (OTHER STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY) (379901)
- Family Law (LAW) (390108)
- Human Rights (JUSTICE AND LEGAL STUDIES) (390303)
- Police Administration, Procedures and Practice (LAW ENFORCEMENT) (390403)
- Law, Justice and Law Enforcement not elsewhere classified (OTHER LAW, JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT) (399999)
- History: Australian (HISTORICAL STUDIES) (430101)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Information services not elsewhere classified (OTHER INFORMATION SERVICES) (700299)
- Women's health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730201)
- Child health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730204)
- Substance abuse (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730205)
- Mental health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730211)
- Preventive medicine (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730213)
- Social structure and health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730218)
- Public health not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730299)
- Palliative care (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730304)
- Evaluation of health outcomes (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730306)
- Health policy evaluation (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730307)
- Health and support services not elsewhere classified (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730399)
- Gender (COMMUNITY SERVICE EXCL. WORK) (750303)
- Ability and disability (COMMUNITY SERVICE EXCL. WORK) (750305)
- Families (COMMUNITY SERVICE EXCL. WORK) (750307)
- Youth/child development and welfare (COMMUNITY SERVICE EXCL. WORK) (750312)
- Community services not elsewhere classified (COMMUNITY SERVICE EXCL. WORK) (750399)
- Law enforcement (JUSTICE AND THE LAW) (750504)
- Justice and the law not elsewhere classified (JUSTICE AND THE LAW) (750599)
- Understanding Australia's past (UNDERSTANDING PAST SOCIETIES) (750901)
- Other social development and community services (OTHER SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES) (759999)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH EXPERIENCES OF OUT OF HOME CARE: BUILDING A RELEVANT RESEARCH AGENDA | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH | Expression of Interest for support for new collaborations | 01/09/2006 |
| Family Violence Reform: Using knowledge to develop and integrate policy and practice | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Projects | 04/05/2007 |
| Who Am I? The archive as central to quality practice for current and past care leavers (Forgotten Australians) | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Projects | 01/01/2008 |
| RESEARCH UTILISATION IN CHILD PROTECTION POLICY: UNDERSTANDING AND CONCEPTUALISING THE ROLE OF RESEARCH IN SOCIAL POLICY DEVELOPMENT | Chief Investigator | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Discovery Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2008 |
| The cost of support in foster care and toher long term placements | Chief Investigator | THE IAN POTTER FOUNDATION | Project Grants | 29/05/2008 |
| IMPROVING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE: COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF A GOOD PRACTICE MODEL | Chief Investigator | LA TROBE UNIVERSITY | Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/07/2008 |
| Capacity Building for the Alfred Felton Research Program | Chief Investigator | ANZ CHARITABLE TRUSTS | Alfred Felton Bequest | 06/10/2008 |
| Safety and resiliency at home: voices of children who live with fear | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Projects | 01/01/2009 |
| Cumulative Harm: Reducing child abuse through improved decision-making | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Projects | 01/01/2009 |
| KINSHIP CARE AND FAMILY CONTACT RESEARCH PROJECT | Chief Investigator | R E ROSS TRUST | Project Grants | 01/06/2010 |
| KINSHIP CARE RESEARCH | Chief Investigator | CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN CHILD & FAMILY WELFARE | Project Grant |
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'BUILDING THE EVIDENCE: WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR EXPERIENCES OF VIOLENCE' | Chief Investigator | VIC WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES NETWORK, WOMENS HEALTH VICTORIA |
03/12/2007 |
Consultancies
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refine the Domestic Violence Section of the Proposed National Action Plan | Chief Investigator | UOM COMMERCIAL LTD | |
| CRITICAL REVIEW, METHODOLOGY PROVISION, AND SUBSTANTIVE ADVICE FOR THE ACTION RESEARCH EVALUATION OF THE CEDAR PROJECTS | Chief Investigator | UOM COMMERCIAL LTD | |
| FIND AND CONNECT SERVICES FOR FORGOTTEN AUSTRALIANS | Chief Investigator | UOM COMMERCIAL LTD |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.