Unlocking the Potential of Co-Design to Enhance Prevention of Harmful Sexual Behaviours

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There is increasing recognition of the role that young people and community members play in co-designing strategies to prevent and address harmful sexual behaviour. Join A/Professor Nadine McKillop and Dr Susan Rayment-McHugh from the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit as they share examples of projects that showcase the potential of co-designing strategies to identify and address the unique risks and needs of local communities to enhance HSB prevention and response.

About the presenters

Associate Professor Nadine McKillop Co-Leading the Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit, University of the Sunshine Coast.

Associate Professor Nadine McKillop, Nadine is an Associate Professor in Criminology and Justice and a psychologist. Nadine worked within criminal justice and not-for-profit organisations prior to entering academia.

With two decades of research, her international research profile demonstrates expertise in understanding and preventing the onset of sexual violence and abuse, and the assessment and treatment of youth and adults who have committed sexual offences to reduce the extent and impacts of sexual violence and abuse in the community.

Dr Susan Rayment-McHugh  Co-Leading the Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit, University of the Sunshine Coast.

Dr Susan Rayment - McHugh, Susan is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Justice and Program Coordinator for the Bachelor of Criminology and Justice in the School of Law and Society. Susan is also a forensic practitioner with over 26 years' clinical and research experience in the sexual violence and abuse field.

Prior to moving to an academic role, she held leadership positions at Griffith University's Griffith Youth Forensic Service, focused on assessing and treating youth sentenced for serious or violent sexual offences, and at the Neighbourhoods Project, a contextual prevention initiative in Far North Queensland.  She is widely consulted, and presents nationally and internationally, on prevention and intervention services.