Dr Nada Ibrahim

Dr Nada Ibrahim joined the Centre for Social Impact at Flinders University in July 2023 to participate in the Centacare Catholic Family Services joint research project.

Nada is a Criminologist/Counsellor specializing in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) and Faith-based Domestic and Family Violence (DFV). Her DFV research and publications centers around CALD and faith communities exploring its extent, harmful attitudes/beliefs, risk factors, gender drivers, victims’ experiences with Australian criminal justice system, children’s experiences of DFV, mental health impacts on DFV, among others.

She recently completed research with colleagues from Flinders University on ‘Arranged and Forced Marriages’ in multicultural communities. Dr Ibrahim has also engaged in research on child abuse and neglect in Aboriginal communities, international child sexual abuse medical reviews, harmful sexual behaviors, and exploratory research in child abuse and neglect in Australian Muslim communities.

Nada has co-designed two signature DFV programs for the prevention of, and recovery from DFV targeted at survivors, faith/community leaders and wider community, and has experience teaching various courses in Psychology, Criminology and Humanities.

Dr Ibrahim was awarded for her DFV work such as Queensland Domestic Violence Prevention Honour Roll and was a finalist “Women’s Empowerment” category 2020 WomenAcknowledgingWomen Award and International Islamic University Malaysia Alumni Community Engagement Award 2022.