Kylie Butler
Senior Research Officer
Child and Family Evidence
Kylie Butler is a Senior Research Officer in the Child and Family Evidence and Evaluation (CFEE) team at AIFS. Kylie’s research focuses on issues affecting child and family wellbeing in Australia, including family and domestic violence and mental health. She is skilled in quantitative and qualitative research, knowledge translation, and evidence synthesis.
Prior to joining AIFS, Kylie completed 3 Masters degrees, including a Master of Social Policy (Melbourne University) and a Master of Philosophy (University of Newcastle) where her research focused on human-animal relationships/interactions, and colonialist ideologies in volunteer tourism.
Qualifications
- Master of Social Policy University of Melbourne
- Master of Philosophy, University of Newcastle
- Master of Environment, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Ecology & Sustainability), Victoria University
Research by Kylie Butler
Principles for doing trauma-informed research and program…
This practice guide outlines approaches and principles for doing trauma-informed research and evaluationprojects.
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How to do trauma-informed research and evaluation
The practice guide covers what trauma-informed research is, the value of considering trauma throughout the research process and high-level principles of trauma…
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Parenting, peer relationships and mental health in the…
This short article provides an overview of the research evidence on the association between parenting, peer relationships and mental health in the middle years…
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