Silke Meyer — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Professor of Social Work at Griffith University and Leneen Forde Chair of Child & Family Research
Conducts research on violence against women and children, domestic and family violence, perpetrator accountability, and integrated service responses
Serves as a non-government member on the Domestic Violence Death Review and Advisory Board, Department of Justice Qld
Adjunct Professor at Monash Gender And Family Violence Prevention Hub
Acts as an expert witness in parliamentary enquiries on domestic and family violence legislations

Biography

Silke Meyer is a Professor in the School of Health Sciences and Social Work and holds the Leneen Forde Chair of Child & Family Research. Her career spans both social service, including youth justice, child and family welfare, and victim survivor support services, as well as academic settings in social work, criminology, and social sciences.