Rate My Professor Natalia Hanley

Natalia Hanley is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Health and Society, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, at the University of Wollongong, where she has held her position since February 2016. She possesses a PhD, MSc, and BSc (Hons). As Criminology stream leader, she coordinates subjects including Introducing Crime and Justice and Youth Justice. Her qualitative research focuses on individuals' experiences within criminal justice institutions and processes, particularly those of victims, prisoners, and criminal justice professionals. She serves as the lead criminologist on the Caring for the Incarcerated project, investigating historical drivers of change in prison healthcare delivery. Additionally, she contributes to the Criminology and Social Policy Hub at the university.

Hanley's research addresses key issues such as after-hours domestic and family violence services in rural and remote areas, video visitation in prisons to maintain father-child relationships, forensic mental health gaps in Australia, secondary victimization in cruise ship crime, the effects of crime on women's fear and well-being, and leadership's impact on psychosocial safety climates. Her notable publications include “ ‘You Are Up Against It Down Here’: Providing Domestic and Family Violence Services After-Hours in Rural and Remote Areas” (2023, International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy), “After-Hours Domestic and Family Violence Services in Rural and Remote Areas” (2023, Violence Against Women), “A Window into Their World: How Video Visits Facilitate Father-Child Relationships for Incarcerated Fathers” (2024, Journal of Child and Family Studies), “What can the development of video visitation in Australian prisons tell us about penological priorities?” (2023, Current Issues in Criminal Justice), “Protecting Victims or Protecting the Brand? Secondary Victimization and Cruise Ship Crime” (2022, Journal of Interpersonal Violence), “Forensic Mental Health in Australia: Charting the Gaps” (cited 28 times), and “Understanding the Effects of Crime on Women: Fear and Well-Being in the Context of Diverse Relationships” (cited 17 times). She received a Criminology Research Grant from the Australian Institute of Criminology for $43,032 in 2021 for the project Maintaining Father-Child Relationships Using Video-Visitation in Australian Prisons.