Anastasia Powell

Anastasia Powell is a feminist criminologist at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

Career

Powell gained her PhD in criminology from the University of Melbourne in 2008[1] and has been a director of Our Watch since 2016 (as of May 2022).[2] Her doctoral research was published in the 2010 book Sex, Power and Consent: Youth Culture and the Unwritten Rules by Cambridge University Press.[3] Powell's research specialises in policy and prevention concerning men's violence against women, with a particular focus on sexual violence and technology-facilitated abuse.[4][5][6]

She is the author and co-author of several major Australian studies, including Australians' Attitudes to Violence Against Women: Findings from the 2013 National Community Attitudes to Violence Against Women Survey (NCAS)[7] and More than Ready: Bystander Action to Prevent Violence Against Women in the Australian Community[8] with the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth).

Powell is a co-founder of the Gendered Violence and Abuse Research Alliance (GeVARA) at RMIT University, which seeks to promote research development and collaboration in areas including sexual violence, sexual harassment, intimate partner violence, and sex-based discrimination against women.[9][10]

In addition to her scholarly contributions, Powell is regularly featured in and contributes to Australian news and media outlets,[11][12][13][14] raising the profile of issues including rape culture,[15][16] sexual assault,[17] domestic violence,[18] 'revenge porn',[19] and sexting.[20]

Selected bibliography

References

  1. ^ Powell, Anastasia (2007). Generation Y: Re-writing the Rules on Sex, Love and Consent. Melbourne: VicHealth.
  2. ^ "Board of Directors". Our Watch. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. ^ Powell, Anastasia (2010). Sex, Power and Consent: Youth Culture and the Unwritten Rules. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.
  4. ^ "Experts Say #ChangeTheCourse Survey Underreported Sexual Assault". Junkee. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. ^ Powell, Anastasia. "Gender, culture and class collude in violence against women". The Conversation. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  6. ^ "'Outdated' wait for divorce 'can be deadly' | The New Daily". The New Daily. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  7. ^ Powell, Anastasia (2014). Australians' Attitudes to Violence Against Women: Findings from the 2013 National Community Attitudes to Violence Against Women Survey (NCAS). Melbourne: VicHealth.
  8. ^ Powell, Anastasia (2012). More than ready: bystander action to prevent violence against women in the Victorian community. Melbourne: VicHealth. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  9. ^ Baker, Emily (10 August 2017). "Sexual violence experts join on university sexual assault report". Canberra Times. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  10. ^ "These are the last sort of pictures you want stolen". NewsComAu. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  11. ^ HealthCanal (2014). Report reveals poor attitudes to violence against women.
  12. ^ MamaMia (2014). When home-made porn is used as a weapon.
  13. ^ ABC, LifeMatters (2010). Negotiating sexual consent.
  14. ^ ABC, TheDrum (2009). We're just not that into it. {{cite book}}: |newspaper= ignored (help)
  15. ^ Powell, Anastasia (16 September 2014). "Rape culture: why our community attitudes to sexual violence matter". The Conversation. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  16. ^ Funnell, Nina (3 April 2017). "A million-dollar slap in the face for students and sexual assault victims". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  17. ^ Powell, Anastasia (27 October 2013). "Justice denied: The neglect of sexual assault victims with a disability". The Conversation. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  18. ^ Powell, Anastasia (9 March 2014). "Gender, culture and class collude in violence against women". The Conversation. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  19. ^ Powell, Anastasia. "Beyond #MeToo, we need bystander action to prevent sexual violence". The Conversation. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  20. ^ Powell, Anastasia (31 May 2013). "Not just 'safe sext': Victorian parliamentary Law Reform Committee calls for change". The Conversation. Retrieved 29 September 2015.


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