Another NDRI early career researcher recognised for excellence
NDRI researcher Dr Shelley Walker's research has been recognised with a university-wide award for research excellence.
Dr Walker, a Research Fellow based at NDRI's office in Melbourne, received the Award for Research Excellence – People (early career researcher) in the Curtin University 2024 Research and Engagement Awards.
It is the second consecutive year an NDRI researcher has won the award, with the impact of Dr Sam Colledge-Frisby's research recognised in 2023, and the third research award for an NDRI early career researcher in as many weeks, after Research Fellow Dr William Gilmore last month received both the Curtin University Faculty of Health Sciences and enAble Institute Early Career Researcher Awards for 2024.
The Award for Research Excellence – People recognises outstanding research in any discipline with a particular focus on research that makes a difference for people. It follows Shelley winning a highly competitive Australian Research Council funding grant through the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award in 2023, focused on young people and police custody.
"Dr Walker's research is driven by a commitment to the translation of research into outcomes for the empowerment of disadvantaged communities. She has made a significant contribution to several competitively funded research projects making a difference in the lives of criminalised populations and people who use drugs," the nomination said.
"Her [current] ambitious project about police custody and young people, which is underpinned by human rights principles and a case-study design across three Australian states, will address an important research gap and issue of significant national concern, including responding to national priorities such as reducing Aboriginal deaths in custody, and priority reforms in the 'National Agreement on Closing the Gap'.
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Posted on: 15 Nov 2024
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