Susan Dennison

Susan Dennison is a Professor at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University, Australia. She serves as the Director of Transforming Corrections to Transform Lives, a collaborative initiative focused on improving correctional systems for imprisoned mothers and their children.

• Research explores childhood adversity, maltreatment, and parental incarceration
• Investigates developmental impacts and long-term outcomes
• Advocates for policy reform to reduce intergenerational transmission of offending

Key Contributions:
Dedicated to transforming correctional design, policy, and practice with emphasis on prisoner-family relationships, community re-entry, and systemic care. Her work is supported by competitive research grants including an ARC Future Fellowship.

Scientific Honors

• ARC Future Fellowship

Through her leadership at the Griffith Criminology Institute, Susan Dennison continues to shape national dialogues around restorative correctional frameworks and family-centered prison reforms.