Thea Brown | |
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| Education | University of Sydney University of Melbourne |
| Known for | Domestic violence research |
| Title | Emeritus Professor |
Thea Brown or Thea Charlotte Brown is an emeritus Professor in filicide and social work education, and was awarded an Order of Australian in June 2024, for "significant service to social welfare, particularly through family violence and child protection research".[1] She has examined which programs and policies lead to reductions in domestic violence. Her research and findings on domestic violence around relationship breakdown resulted in changes in Federal Family Court programs and laws, and in particular, in 2011, her research was instrumental in changes to the Australian Family Law Legislation (Family Violence and Other Measures).[2]