Katie Logos

Dr Katie Logos serves as a Lecturer of Criminology and Early Career Researcher at the University of Adelaide, affiliated with the Sociology, Criminology & Gender Studies department within the School of Social Sciences, part of the Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics. Her academic work focuses on addressing critical issues in forensic settings with particular attention to vulnerable populations.

Katie's research examines risks for vulnerable groups within forensic settings, with two primary interconnected research streams. The first investigates factors underpinning criminal involvement for young people and individuals on the autism spectrum, while the second addresses the growing problem of child sexual abuse online, developing prevention and intervention techniques to reduce child victimization. Her work is conducted through the Adelaide Cybercrime Laboratory (www.AdelaideCybercrime.org), where she has led and contributed to various grant-funded projects aimed at developing effective interventions to mitigate risk.

As an eligible supervisor for Masters and PhD students, Dr Logos contributes to graduate education at the University of Adelaide. Her research has practical applications in criminal justice systems, particularly regarding vulnerable populations including neurodiverse individuals and children at risk of online exploitation.

Dr Logos is actively involved with the Adelaide Cybercrime Laboratory, where her research program bridges academic inquiry with practical intervention strategies. Her work represents an important contribution to understanding how forensic systems can better serve vulnerable populations while developing evidence-based prevention approaches for emerging cybercrime threats, particularly those affecting children.