Kate is an international research leader in the area of domestic and family violence, femicide, perpetrator interventions, children and young people, and the impacts of policy and practice reform in Australia and internationally. The findings of Kate’s research have been published widely in books, academic journals, funded reports and presented at national and international conferences. Kate has advised on homicide law reform, domestic, family and sexual violence reviews in Australia and internationally. Her research has been cited by the High Court of Australia. In 2018, Kate was appointed to the Victorian Government’s Expert Advisory Committee on Perpetrator Interventions (EACPI), and in 2021 Kate was appointed Chair of Respect Victoria by the Victorian Government. 

In 2024, in recognition of her research impact and leadership, Kate was appointed as a World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leader.