COVID-19: 
Current research projects are categorised according to the service, setting or scope in which they are conducted.
- Service-wide
- Thomas Embling Hospital
- Community Forensic Mental Health Service
- Prisons
| Lead Investigator | Co-Investigators | Title | Collaborators |
| Prof. Michael Daffern | Dr Ashley Dunne, Sam Crowley (DPsych student) | The development and validation of a boundary management scale for practitioners in forensic mental health settings | Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science Swinburne University of Technology |
| Prof. Troy McEwan | Dr Nichola Tyler, Mahmoud Ghamraoui (DPsych student) | Investigating the quality and reliability of case formulations among Australian forensic practitioners | Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science Swinburne University of Technology |
| Dr Trentham Furness | Dr Maicee Young, Dr Flora Gilbert, Dani Ashley, Dr Shelley Turner, Dr Aleksandra Belofastov | Evaluation of a forensic mental health graduate program: A mixed methods cohort study | Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science |
| Dr Trentham Furness | A/Prof. Tess Maguire, Dr Maicee Young, Prof Brian McKenna, Dr Tobias Mackinnon, Dr Melisa Wood | Forensic mental health operational model: A mixed methods description | Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science Auckland University of Technology |
| Dr Sophie White | Dr Maicee Young, Dr Melisa Wood, Dr Ahona Guha, Claudia Mulder, Dr Kate McGregor, Prof. Lawrence Jones, Dr Bonnie Albrecht, Dr Aleksandra Belofastov | Moving beyond tokenism: An integrative review of forensic trauma-informed care | Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science The University of Warwick (UK) |
| Dr Trentham Furness | A/Prof. Tess Maguire, Dr Maicee Young, D/Prof. James Ogloff, Prof. Michael Daffern, Prof. Brian McKenna | Describing forensic mental health clinicians’ research attitudes, skills, knowledge, and needs: An international cross-sectional survey study | Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science Auckland University of Technology |
| Dr Maicee Young | Dr Trentham Furness, Gabrielle Pitt, Dr Tess Maguire, Lorrae Mynard | Forensic mental health occupational therapy core capability framework | Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science Monash University |
| Dr Shinead Borkovic | Gabby Pitt, Isabella Walkenhorst (Honours student) | Fostering cultural safety in a forensic setting: the perceptions and experiences of allied health professionals and Aboriginal Liaison Officers/Advisors | La Trobe University |
| Dr Alison Hansen | Dr Trentham Furness, A/Prof. Tess Maguire, Laura Jeffery | Clinicians’ and Lived Experience workers experience of working with women in secure mental health settings | Monash University Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science |
| Lead Investigator | Co-Investigators | Title | Collaborators |
| A/Prof. Tess Maguire, | Amelia Arney (Honours student), Dr Trentham Furness | Evaluation of the therapeutic programs at Thomas Embling Hospital – Hearing Voices | Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science Swinburne University of Technology |
| Dr Daniel Simsion | Dr Maicee Young, A/Prof. Eric Morris, Dr Trentham Furness, Alex Filsell, Dr Stephanie Fernandez, Mairead O’Connor, Dr Grace Sheridan, Dr Zoe Michael, Dr Niki Loft, Tuija Juusti, Gina Woodhead, Leah Williams, Megan Lowe | Evaluation of Recovery Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for psychosis in Thomas Embling Hospital: A mixed methods pilot study | La Trobe University Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science |
| Dr Trentham Furness | Glenys Van De Wildekamp, Monica Gilbert, Danielle Bugarski, Jasmine Stegner-Bilos, A/Prof. Tess Maguire | Point-of-care blood testing: Secure inpatient forensic mental health settings | Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science |
| Dr Anthony Hew | Dr Judith Vishani Peiris, Dr Abilash Balakrishnan, Prof. Lalith Kuruppuarachchi, Prof. Aruni Hapangama | Quality of life and associated factors among consumers of the forensic psychiatric hospital- Victoria, Australia | University of Kelaniya (Sri Lanka) The Alfred |
| A/Prof. Tess Maguire | Jo Ryan, Laura Jeffrey, Prof. Brian McKenna, Dr Maicee Young, Dr Trentham Furness | Implementation and evaluation of Safewards Secure | Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science Auckland University of Technology The Victorian Nurses and Midwives Trust |
| A/Prof. Caleb Lloyd | Prof. Rachael Fullam, Jennifer Kirshenbaum (DPsych student) | Forensic mental health recovery and strengths: Eliciting patient and staff views to develop an inclusive practice framework | Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science Swinburne University of Technology |
| Dr Elinor Assoulin | Heather Carmichael, Thomas Jose, Cameron Balcome, Marika Jackomos | Evaluation: Boon-gim Ngaga (Deep Understanding) in Forensicare wellbeing assessment | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
| Prof. Rob Hester | Dr Nik Loft, Dr Bianca Levis, Dr Cieran Harries, Dr Antoinette Poulton, Chloe Landwehr (MPsych student) | Impulsive decision-making and impulse control | The University of Melbourne |
| A/Prof. Diane Jacobs | Kate Fanning, Dr Trentham Furness, Madeline Schiller (Honours student) | Speech Pathology in a high security forensic psychiatric hospital: A Retrospective analysis | Australian Catholic University Federation University |
| Lead Investigator | Co-Investigators | Title | Collaborators |
| Dr Daniel Simsion | Gazaal Saadat, Caroline Sarna, Charlotte White, Lachlan Hiscock, Alice Church, Dr Melisa Wood, Dr Joseph Sakdalan, Jordan Hince | Clinical assessment for the courts: Expert practice in diagnosis and recommendations | La Trobe University |
| Prof. Troy McEwan | Dr Marie Henshaw, Dr Melisa Wood, & Maddison Lloyd-Jones (DPsych student) | Reliability and validity of contemporary SPJ risk assessment: An evaluation using the RSVP-V2 | Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science Swinburne University of Technology |
| A/Prof. Ashley Batastini | Prof. Michael Daffern, Rachel Binns (DPsych student) | Assessing trauma-informed care in forensic pre-sentencing assessments: Perceptions of examinees and examiners | Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science Swinburne University of Technology |
| Prof. Michael Daffern | A/Prof. Ashley Batastini, Isabella Cook (DPsych student) | Trauma-informed approach to psychological and psychiatric pre-sentence reports in Victoria | Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science Swinburne University of Technology |
| Prof. Troy McEwan | Alannah Cooper (PhD student) | The relationship between lone actor grievance-fuelled violence and family violence | Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science Swinburne University of Technology |
| Prof. Troy McEwan | Dr Margaret Nixon, Alicia Yokoyama (DPsych student) | Understanding cessation of stalking behaviour: A qualitative exploration of psychological processes | Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science Swinburne University of Technology |
| Dr Marie Henshaw | Dr Reneta Sliboer, Dr Joel McGregor, D/Prof. James Ogloff | Preventing repeat child exploitation material offending: An international evaluation of the CEM-COPE program | Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science |
| Dr Nichola Tyler | Dr Lauren Ducat, Prof. Troy McEwan, Sinead Cloonan-Thomas (DPsych student) | Risk and risk assessment of adult deliberate firesetting | Centre for Forensic Behavioural Swinburne University of Technology |
| Prof. Troy McEwan | Dr Nichola Tyler, Emma Field (DPsych student) | Development of a process model for problematic behaviour | Centre for Forensic Behavioural Swinburne University of Technology |
| Prof. Jonathan Mason | Dr Christopher Kilby, Jessica Kent (PhD student) | The role of early maladaptive schemas in the maltreatment – Offending relationship | Cairnmillar Institute |
| Lead Investigator | Co-Investigators | Title | Collaborators |
| A/Prof Tess Maguire | Maicee Young, Dr Trentham Furness, Prof Brian McKenna | Development of interventions for Safewards Secure Custodial Mental Health | Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science Auckland University of Technology |
| A/Prof. Tess Maguire | Dr Trentham Furness, Monica Najda, Hannah Jackson | Exploring the use of the Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression (DASA) and the associated Aggression Prevention Protocol (APP) in the prison environment | Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science |
| Prof. Leah Brennan | Amy Woods, Dr Daniel Simsion, A/Prof. Anita Raspovic | Eating Disorders in a women’s prison: Understanding lived experiences and clinician experiences | La Trobe University |
Kobe Creations