Kristin Diemer
Principle Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
Dr. Kristin Diemer (PhD, Sociology) has been researching domestic violence for more than 20 years with a focus on violence against women and children, perpetrator programs, as well as pathways and service systems for response. Since 2017 she has co-led the kNOwVAWdata course for global capacity building to improve measurement of VAW in line with SDGs 5.2.1 and 5.2.2. In Australia she developed the first VAW&C multi-indicator administrative data trend analysis and worked on law reform to remove the homicide defense of provocation, improve prosecution of sexual offences, and review of domestic and family violence laws. She is a member of the expert advisory panels for the Australian national prevalence survey of violence (2013-current); the National Community Attitudes on Violence against Women survey (2014-current); and Universities Australia Sexual Assault and Harassment survey. Globally she provides technical advice and training for conducting national surveys to measure violence against women (Kiribati, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Samoa, Fiji, Indonesia, Peru, Cambodia, and Vietnam).