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Stephane Shepherd is Professor of Forensic Psychology at Deakin University, researching cultural factors in justice systems. His work examines risk assessment, youth offending, and overrepresentation of minority groups.
Key research areas:
- Culturally responsive risk assessment
- African Australian youth justice
- Indigenous forensic psychology
- Violence prevention
- Prison mental health
Recent studies evaluate assessment tool fairness for Indigenous and Pacific communities. Publications demonstrate commitment to culturally informed forensic practices and decolonizing methodologies.
Honored with Victorian Multicultural Award (2020) and American Psychology-Law Society Early Career Award (2019). Secured $1.8M in grants including ARC projects on extremist violence drivers.
Supervises doctoral candidates studying youth offending patterns. Serves on Victorian Youth Parole Board and African Communities Committee, advising justice policy reforms.
