Associate ProfessorMary Iliadis

A/Prof Mary Iliadis researches in the areas of domestic, family and sexual violence, with specific expertise in:

Legal system responses to victim--survivors:
* Legal protections of victims' private information in legal proceedings (counselling/medical records, prior sexual experiences, digital communications).
* Victim participation rights in criminal legal systems, including through independent legal representation.
* Victim-survivors' experiences of reporting and the legal process.

Disclosures of violence and help-seeking:

*Victim experiences of disclosing violence and help-seeking, including via counselling, crisis support and specialist legal services. 

Gendered violence and technology:
* Police body-worn camera technologies in domestic and family violence incidents.
* Technology-facilitated domestic violence.
* Technology as a safety mechanism for victim-survivors, including through CCTV systems.

Funded Projects

e-Safety Commissioner, Preventing and disrupting technology-facilitated abuse against women using targeted digital advertising and search optimisation techniques. Team members: A/Prof Diarmaid Harkin, A/Prof Mary Iliadis, Prof Chad Whelan, Dr Andi Brown, Dr Rojan Afrouz: $340,562, 2024-2026.

Australian Institute of Criminology, Trauma-informed responses to sexual assault victims: Protecting sensitive third-party evidence. Team members: A/Prof Mary Iliadis (project lead), Prof Michael Salter, Dr Delanie Woodlock, Dr Zarina Vakhitova: $54,624, 2023-2025.

Australian Institute of Criminology, Can CCTV provide safety and security to victims? Team members: A/Prof Diarmaid Harkin, A/Prof Mary Iliadis, Prof Marilyn McMahon and Karen Bentley (CEO of WESTNET): $45,698, 2022-2024.

Australian Institute of Criminology, Police body-worn cameras in response to domestic and family violence: A national study of victim-survivor perspectives and experiences. Team members: A/Prof Mary Iliadis (project lead), A/Prof Bridget Harris, Dr Delanie Woodlock, Prof Asher Flynn, Dr Zarina Vakhitova and A/Prof Danielle Tyson:$67,347, 2022-2024.

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Technology-facilitated domestic violence in the Pacific (Tonja, Fiji and Vanuatu). Team members: A/Prof Diarmaid Harkin, A/Prof Mary Iliadis, Prof Matthew Clarke, Dr Delanie Woodlock, Ms Karen Bentley (CEO of WESNET): $517,353, 2022-2025.

Department of Justice and Attorney-General - Queensland, Co-design, development and evaluation of state-wide model for victim advocacy service and model of an integrated response to sexual assault. Team members: A/Prof Mary Iliadis (project lead), A/Prof Lata Satyen (co-lead), A/Prof Jessamy Gleeson (co-lead), Prof John Toumbourou (co-lead), A/Prof Clare Farmer (co-lead), Dr Stefanie Sharman, Dr Elizabeth Clancy, Dr Bianca Klettke, Dr Renee Fiolet, Dr Jane Green, Arjita Sharda, Lauren Sheppard: $1,092,188, 2024-2027.