Donna Chung

Donna Chung serves as the John Curtin Distinguished Professor of Social Work and Social Policy at Curtin University, where she has established herself as a leading expert in gendered violence research and policy development over the past 25 years. Her significant contributions to the field include groundbreaking research on economic abuse as a form of domestic violence, young women's experiences of dating violence, and the intersection of domestic violence with women's citizenship and housing security. Her academic impact is evidenced by over 1,600 citations of her published works, including influential studies on perpetrator intervention programs and technology-facilitated abuse. Beyond her research, she has shaped social work education through curriculum development in violence and abuse studies while supervising postgraduate research. Her expertise has led to appointments on numerous government and non-government committees addressing sexual and intimate partner violence, where she works as an independent expert to improve responses to survivors and enhance perpetrator accountability. She has also contributed to major policy developments through her work as a consultant for governments on domestic and family violence policy, particularly focusing on making violence against women visible as a state and community issue.