Jan Breckenridge

Professor Jan Breckenridge is a leading academic and researcher at the School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales (UNSW), and serves as Head of School. She co-convenes the UNSW Gendered Violence Research Network and is a Research Fellow at the UNSW Australian Human Rights Institute. Her work focuses on gendered violence, including domestic/family violence, economic abuse, and workplace responses.

• Bachelor of Social Studies (Hons), Sydney University
• PhD, UNSW

Her research emphasizes social policy development, service provision, and outcome measurement in gendered violence contexts. She leads the Gendered Violence & Organisations Program, advising governments and NGOs on best practices.

Recent publications highlight her expertise in technology-facilitated violence, disaster response, and economic abuse. She has received multiple awards, including the 2019 Dean's Award for Society Impact and ARC Award for Research Supervision.

• 2020-2024: Economic and Financial Abuse research funded by Commonwealth Bank
• 2020-2022: Insurance sector responses to domestic violence
• 2017-2020: National Safe at Home Program Audit

She supervises HDR students in areas like child abuse, family court mediation, and gender dynamics. Her collaborations include institutions like West Virginia University and CARE Australia.