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Victoria Hovane is an Adjunct Professor at the UWA Law School, The University of Western Australia, and a Ngarluma, Jaru and Gooniyandi psychologist with 42 years of experience across university, legal, justice, and community welfare sectors. She specializes in addressing cultural needs of Aboriginal people within legal, court, correctional, and child protection systems while leading national efforts to respond to intergenerational trauma, family violence, and sexual assault in Aboriginal communities.
Education:
- PhD in Psychology, Edith Cowan University (2015): "Aboriginal perspectives about child sexual abuse: Informing the cultural dimension in sex offending theories for use with Aboriginal offenders."
- BA Hons in Psychology, Edith Cowan University (2002): "An investigation into the multiple responses to oppression and implications for identity among Aboriginal adolescents."
Her research pioneers Aboriginal co-design methodologies grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing, with national leadership in developing a Theory of Change for family violence response. She emphasizes cultural responsiveness in training programs for legal and justice professionals while advancing community capacity building initiatives across Australia.
Her scholarly work demonstrates consistent focus on decolonizing legal frameworks through Aboriginal perspectives, with recent publications examining law-culture intersections in family violence contexts and developing innovative community-led models for violence prevention. This research directly informs policy development and practitioner training nationwide.
Scientific Awards: No specific scientific awards were mentioned in the provided text.
Grants and Projects: She has secured three major research grants:
- "Old Ways New Ways" Aboriginal-led justice reinvestment program (2025-2027) addressing youth offending cycles
- National project reducing Aboriginal youth over-representation in justice systems (2022-2024)
- FASD research within criminal justice systems (2017-2018) funded by Department of Health
