Month: August 2025

Dr Daniel Simsion1,2, Dr Melisa Wood1, Dr Joseph Sakdalan1,3 1Forensicare, Melbourne, Australia, 2La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, 3Cairnmillar Institute, Melbourne, Australia Biography: Dr Daniel Simsion, Dr Melisa Wood and Dr Joseph Sakdalan are all principal psychologists at the Victorian statewide...

Dr Ashley Batastini1, Dr Jonathan Singer2, Dr Michael Trood1, Mr Keegan Diehl2, Dr Robert Morgan3, Ms Suzanne Gray4 1Swinburne University Of Technology, Hawthron, Australia, 2Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA, 3University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale, USA, 4Texas Tech University Health Sciences...

Dr Helen Thomas1 1Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia Biography: Dr Thomas is a psychologist with extensive experience working with adults and young people in the criminal justice system. She led the Social and Emotional Wellbeing team at the Yoorrook Justice Commission,...

Emeritus Professor Bernadette McSherry2 1Melbourne Law School, Melbourne, Australia, 2Victorian Law Reform Commission, Melbourne, Australia Biography: Dr Bernadette McSherry is Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Melbourne and a Commissioner with the Victorian Law Reform Commission. A Past...

Dr Martin Hess1 1Retired AFP member, Royalla, Australia Biography: Dr Martin Hess is a retired member of the AFP having served for 33 years as a sworn operational member. He has worked in all Australian domestic jurisdictions and has also...

Dr Julianne Read1 1Keystone Psychology, Melbourne, Australia Biography: Dr Julianne Read is a forensic psychologist practicing in Melbourne. Over the past 15 years, Julianne has worked in the public and private sector assessing and treating young people who present with...

Dr Bill Lu, Dr Claudia Kaye, Dr Krishna Pillai1 1Auckland Regional Forensic Psychiatry Service, New Zealand Biography: Dr Bill Lu is a senior psychiatry registrar with Health New Zealand Waitematā and Chief Registrar within the Northern Region training scheme. He...

Dr Gay Morgan1 1Te Piringa, Faculty Of Law, U of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand Biography: Gay Morgan graduated in Physics from the U of Colorado. She joined the Peace Corps & spent 11 years in Africa, first teaching physics &...

Dr Amee Baird1, Professor John Anderson2 1Newcastle Neuropsychology, Newcastle, Australia, 2School of Law & Justice, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia Biography: Dr Amee Baird is a clinical neuropsychologist, lawyer and member of the NSW Guardianship and Mental Health Review Tribunals....

Prof. Robyn Young1, Dr Neo Georgiou1, Mr Hamish Watt1, Dr Belinda Fuss1 1Flinders University, Bedford Park, Australia Biography: Professor Young has been able to translate her research into practice as a Clinical Psychologist and autism diagnostician. She has been invited...