Kate Fitz-Gibbon is a Professor (Practice) in the Faculty of Business and Economics. She is also an Honorary (Professorial Fellow) with the Melbourne Law School at University of Melbourne. Internationally recognized as a research leader, Fitz-Gibbon specializes in femicide, responses to violence against women and children, and the impacts of law and policy reform in Australia and abroad. Her research findings are widely disseminated through books, academic journals, funded reports and presentations at national and international conferences and forums. She has provided expertise on homicide law reform and family violence reviews in Australia and internationally. Her research has been cited by the High Court of Australia. Fitz-Gibbon is a Churchill Fellow and holds a PhD in Criminology, a Masters in Human Rights Law, and a Graduate Certificate of Higher Education.