Prof Silke Meyer is the Leneen Forde Chair in Child & Family Research and a Professor of Social Work at Griffith University. She is a criminologist and social worker by training, bringing practical and theoretical expertise to her research, teaching and writing. Her research centres on different aspects of domestic and family violence, including women and children’s safety and wellbeing, men’s accountability in their role as perpetrators and fathers, experiences specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and the role of domestic and family violence-informed practice in child protection, healthcare, policing and court related service delivery. Silke has delivered evaluations for government and non-government organisations, including police, courts, child protection, perpetrator interventions and victim support services. She is a Subject Matter Expert for the Raising Children Network and the 1800RESPECT Clinical Governance Committee. She regularly delivers training on domestic and family violence informed practice to police, magistrates, family law and healthcare practitioners.