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Email

gemma.mckibbin@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Senior Research Fellow
Department of Social Work
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Curtin University
ORCID

0000-0001-6831-4784

Dr Gemma McKibbin

Senior Research Fellow
Department of Social Work

121 Scholarly works
9 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    The intersection of sexual and criminal exploitation for children going missing in residential care: patterns; problems; and opportunities
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2026.108894
  • 2026

    Journal article

    ‘Somewhere in-between’: A qualitative study of Australian foster carers in the liminal space of parenting and professionalism
    DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcag025
  • 2026

    Presentation

    Harmful Sexual Behaviours – Pathways & Victim Perspectives
  • 2026

    Presentation

    What victim-survivors of children’s harmful sexual behaviour need from the service system: Learning from Lived Experience
  • 2023

    Research grants (other domestic)

    McKibbin- The National Centre for Action Against Child Sexual Abuse- The Ava Project
  • 2021

    Research Contracts

    Stop It Now! Australia
  • 2016

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Power to Kids
Gemma McKibbin

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2016
Post-doctoral Research Fellowship, MacKillop Family Services

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    “The Victims Become the Scapegoats” - Victim-Survivors’ Experiences of Children’s Harmful Sexual Behavior
    DOI: 10.1080/15564886.2025.2560430
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Financially Coerced ‘Self-Produced’ Child Sexual Exploitation Material: Narratives of Accountability
    DOI: 10.1111/cfs.70193
  • 2026

    Presentation

    Hypermasculinity & Pornography: Drivers of gender-based harmful sexual behaviour
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Disrupting Child Sexual Exploitation: A Cautionary Tale
    DOI: 10.1111/cfs.70120
  • 2026

    Report

    What’s OK? Australia Evaluation Framework
  • 2026

    Presentation

    Exiting children from sexual exploitation – A cautionary Tale

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Power to Kids Studentship 3
  • 2025

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Banning Likes: Outcomes for Children and Kin at MacKillop – The BLOCK Project

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