Melissa Willoughby
Senior Research Officer | Family Law, Family Violence and Elder Abuse Research
Melissa Willoughby is a member of the Child and Family Evidence team, where she engages in knowledge translation activities across a range of research projects related to child and family wellbeing.
Melissa’s research focuses on health inequity, violence, criminal justice and gender. She has expertise in both quantitative and qualitative methods, including analysing linked administrative data. Melissa completed her PhD the University of Melbourne examining violence-related deaths and morbidity among adults and young people involved in the criminal justice system.
She also holds an Honorary position at the Centre for Adolescent Health at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, and in the School of Population and Global Health, the University of Melbourne
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Dentistry and Health Sciences), University of Melbourne
- Bachelor of Justice and Criminology (Honours), RMIT University
Latest research
Trauma-informed practice in family mental health support…
This resource explores evidence-based practice strategies for practitioners and organisations delivering trauma-informed practice in family mental health support…
Understanding and responding to parents of transgender and…
This article describes the experiences of parents of transgender and gender diverse young people and provides practice points for working with them.
Individual and family factors associated with child mental…
This short article summarises the research evidence on individual and family factors associated with child mental health and wellbeing.