Contact

Email

mkertesz@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Senior Research Fellow
Department of Social Work
Education
Bachelors Degree
Monash University
Doctorate (Research)
University of Sussex
Masters (Coursework & Research)
University of Sussex
Bachelors Degree
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0001-8060-272X

Dr Margaret Kertesz

Senior Research Fellow
Department of Social Work
48 Scholarly works
16 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Beyond “Dead Words”: Enhancing Documentation Practices for Domestic Violence-Informed Work
    DOI: 10.1007/s10896-025-00811-6
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Flows and Bottlenecks: Understanding Collaboration Between Domestic Violence and Substance Use Sectors Through Metaphor Analysis
    DOI: 10.1007/s10896-025-00898-x
  • 2025

    Thesis / Dissertation

    Beyond Siloed Systems: The Metaphors of Collaboration between Domestic Violence and Substance Use Sectors
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Therapeutic interventions with women and children in domestic violence shelters: A systematic scoping review
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107913
  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    CHRISTIE (Collaboration to Harness Research Involving Safe & Together: Inquiry and Evidence)
  • 2022

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Aboriginal Perspectives on the Cultural Capability of the Safe & Together Model in Addressing Family Violence
  • 2020

    Research Contracts

    Evidence to Support Safe & Together Implementation and Evaluation (ESTIE) Project
Margaret Kertesz

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2019
Team Member University of Melbourne MDHS Award for Excellence in Team-based Research Programs
2010
for project: Who am I? Making Records Meaningful: research to support archiving and record keeping in Victorian out-of-home care University of Melbourne Engagement Excellence Award
1987
Australian Postgraduate Award

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2024

    Journal article

    Transformation of child welfare Institutions in Bandung, West Java: A case of deinstitutionalization in Indonesia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107545
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Grief and Loss: Supporting Foster Carer Families Through Placement Terminations
    DOI: 10.1080/0312407X.2024.2378751
  • 2024

    Journal article

    'Who's got my back?': Worker safety in the context of domestic abuse
    DOI: 10.1111/cfs.13129
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Working Metaphors: Cross-Sector Collaboration between Domestic Violence and Substance Use Services
    DOI: 10.1155/2024/8000663
  • 2024

    Book Chapter

    RESPONDING TO FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHERE THERE IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND COERCIVE CONTROL
    DOI: 10.4324/9781003241492-14
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Methodological and Ethical Considerations When Working Beyond the Victim-Offender Binary: A Brief Report on the Unintended Consequences of the C-ABI
    DOI: 10.1007/s10896-023-00584-w
  • 2023

    Report

    Evidence Brief#3: Translating evidence of all-of-family responses for domestic abuse and family violence: Implications across sectors

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Global DV Shelter Pilot Study 2025