Stephanie Hardacre

Dr. Stephanie Hardacre is a Research Fellow at the Australian National University’s School of Medicine and Psychology and a researcher at the University of Newcastle’s Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education. She holds a PhD in Social Psychology (University of Newcastle, 2020) and is pursuing a Master of Clinical Psychology. Her work focuses on gender-based violence’s impact on higher education access, mental health interventions for working-class students, and leadership roles in gender equality initiatives.

• Current roles: ARC-funded researcher on online strategies for student integration, gender equity projects
• Research interests: Intersection of gender violence, mental health, and social class in education
• Teaching experience: Course coordinator for applied psychology and social research methods

Her research highlights systemic inequities exacerbated by gender-based violence and advocates for policy reforms addressing victim-survivors’ academic challenges. Recent publications emphasize shame and stigma in education systems, social media’s psychological effects, and gendered power dynamics in leadership.

Grants: Received $5,000 in 2022 for inter-agency collaboration supporting domestic violence survivors’ access to higher education.