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Prof. Kerryann Walsh
Professor in Education, QUT
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Professor Kerryann Walsh
Professor in Education, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Kerryann was the foundation early childhood teacher at Act for Kids predecessor, The Abused Child Trust through the 1990s, sparking a career long interest in child maltreatment.
Kerryann is an Adjunct Professor in Education at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) where she collaborates with research teams worldwide in generating evidence for prevention of violence against children, and strengthening workforce capacity for prevention, early intervention, and response.
Kerryann was an Academic Advisor to Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (2015-2017) and led the research behind the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations. For the eSafety Commissioner, Kerryann designed the Best Practice Framework for Online Safety Education and she recently completed a project for the World Health Organisation Violence Prevention Unit on what works to prevent online violence against children. She has developed resources for recognising and responding to child sexual abuse for the Raising Children Network.
Professor in Education, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Kerryann was the foundation early childhood teacher at Act for Kids predecessor, The Abused Child Trust through the 1990s, sparking a career long interest in child maltreatment.
Kerryann is an Adjunct Professor in Education at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) where she collaborates with research teams worldwide in generating evidence for prevention of violence against children, and strengthening workforce capacity for prevention, early intervention, and response.
Kerryann was an Academic Advisor to Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (2015-2017) and led the research behind the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations. For the eSafety Commissioner, Kerryann designed the Best Practice Framework for Online Safety Education and she recently completed a project for the World Health Organisation Violence Prevention Unit on what works to prevent online violence against children. She has developed resources for recognising and responding to child sexual abuse for the Raising Children Network.