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Dr Victoria Rawlings is a Senior Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow at the University of Sydney's Sydney School of Education and Social Work. She holds a BEd(Hons) and PhD from the University of Sydney. Her research focuses on gender, sexuality, and schooling, with a particular emphasis on creating inclusive educational environments. She co-directs the Hunt-Simes Institute for Sexuality Studies and serves on the NSW LGBTIQ+ Advisory Council. Her work spans queer science, sport equity (e.g., women in Australian Football umpiring), and LGBTQ+ youth mental health. Recent projects include ARC-funded initiatives on school-based consent education and NSW Department of Communities and Justice grants on gender diversity workshops.
- Education: BEd(Hons) and PhD from the University of Sydney
- Affiliations: Sydney Social Sciences and Humanities Advanced Research Centre (SSSHARC), NSW LGBTIQ+ Advisory Council
Research interests include gender regulation, violence prevention, community-led methodologies, and queer youth resilience. Her publications address topics like school bullying discourses, media framing of education policies, and structural violence against marginalized youth.
Awards include the 2024 Sydney Early-Mid Career Academic Network Mentorship Award and the 2021 ARC DECRA Fellowship. She has received recognition for teaching excellence, including the 2020 Vice-Chancellor's Award. Grants include a $1.1M boost for Consent Labs' sexual violence prevention programs.
- Advising: Supervises PhD students on topics like online sexual discourse and gender diversity in education
- Grants: Current projects include youth-led sexual violence prevention and gender equity in sports
Labs/Teams: Co-director of the Hunt-Simes Institute, collaborates with the Consent Labs initiative, and leads the CLOAK project on queer science.
