Rate My Professor Alice Neikirk

In 2024, Neikirk was awarded the prestigious HCSA Fellowship by the History Council of South Australia for her project Police Matrons (and their Advocates) in South Australia, utilizing the largest collection of police matron diaries in the country to highlight women's contributions to policing history. She co-founded the Newcastle Migration Research Network in 2022, which collaborates with academics, practitioners, students, and people with lived refugee experiences to develop solutions like legal literacy infographics for refugees. Her international collaborations include work with U.S. Tribal Partners on Native American restorative justice practices, published in SN Social Sciences, and multi-jurisdictional studies on the wellbeing of legal aid lawyers. With more than ten years of university teaching experience in Australia and the United States, Neikirk has delivered courses in criminology, including criminal justice systems, criminological theory, restorative justice, victimology, and corrections, as well as sociology, anthropology, and history. She peer-reviews for journals such as the International Journal of Transitional Justice, SN Social Sciences, and AlterNatives. Neikirk's contributions have advanced understandings of refugee camp placements, anti-trafficking programs, and the role of intangible cultural heritage in refugee protection.