Chantal Orgeas

Chantal Orgeas is a Research Fellow at The University of Western Australia's School of Population and Global Health, specializing in family, domestic, and sexual violence (FDSV) research with over 20 years of experience spanning medical epidemiology, public health practice, and health services research across local and international sectors.

Education:

• PhD in Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute (2009)
• Master of Public Health, Curtin University (2005)
• Master of Health Administration, Curtin University (2014)

Her research program systematically aligns with Australia's National Research Agenda to End Violence against Women and Children, focusing on trauma-informed victim-centred systems, priority populations including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and children, and patterns of violence such as coercive control and economic abuse. She employs mixed-methods approaches including the Karlup Service Cohort—a longitudinal study of women and children accessing Australia's first specialized lifetime recovery service—and develops culturally responsive methodologies for vulnerable populations to translate evidence into policy and practice reforms.

Current Projects and Leadership:

• Chief Investigator for Australia on the EU-TRIP Horizon project (€2.3 million international consortium across 12 countries)
• Leading development of a Centre of Excellence for Research and Practice in Gender-Based Violence at UWA
• Actively supervising PhD students with focus on FDSV research using qualitative and quantitative methodologies

Her work emphasizes elevating lived experience voices of survivors to drive systemic change, with particular focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, CALD, and LGBTIQA+ communities, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to gender equality and reduced inequalities.