Catia Malvaso

Research Interests

Causes and Prevention of Crime Criminology Developmental & Child Psychology Epidemiology Offender Treatment and Rehabilitation Public Health Substance Abuse Welfare and Community Services Child and Adolescent Health

Associate Professor Catia Malvaso

ARC Externally Funded Research Fellow (C)

Robinson Research Institute

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

I am an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology and and the criminal justice lead in BetterStart Health and Development Research in the School of Public Health at the University of Adelaide. Between 2020 and 2024 I was supported by an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), and from January 2025 I will commence a University of Adelaide Future Making Fellowship sponsored by the Robinson Research Institute and the Division of Research and Innovation.I lead a program of research on understanding pathways between the child protection, youth justice and adult criminal justice systems, with the overarching goal of identifying prevention and early investment opportunities to improve outcomes for children, families and communities. My research is informed by cross-disciplinary knowledge, including developmental psychology, developmental and life course criminology, and epidemiology.I recently presented key findings from our research at the University of Adelaide's Research Tuesdays public lecture series in November 2024 which you can view online at https://youtu.be/zHEgupqNskc

I lead a program of research which aims to identify prevention and early investment opportunities to disrupt pathways from maltreatment to offending behaviour. Since 2018, I have been positioned across two schools in the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences – Psychology and Public Health – due to the cross-disciplinary nature of my research. I am a Future Making Fellow in the Robinson Research Institute and Criminal Justice lead within BetterStart Health and Development Research - see https://health.adelaide.edu.au/betterstart/

I completed my PhD on the association between child protection and youth justice system contact in 2017, for which I was awarded a Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence and the Frank Dalziel Prize for Best Psychology Thesis from the School of Psychology.

I was awarded a nationally competitive Australian Research Council Discovery Early Researcher Career Award (DECRA) in November 2019. In 2020, I was awarded an Early Career Researcher Prize from the American Society of Criminology, and in 2021 a Tall Poppy Award for excellence in research achievement and community engagement from the Australian Institute of Policy and Science. In January 2025, I commenced a University of Adelaide Future Making Fellowship sponsored by the Robinson Research Institute and the Division of Research and Innovation.

I recently presented key findings from our research at the University of Adelaide's Research Tuesdays public lecture series in November 2024 which you can view online:

Date Position Institution name
2024 - ongoing Associate Professor University of Adelaide
2022 - ongoing Senior Research Fellow University of Adelaide
2018 - ongoing Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Adelaide

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2020 Award Early Career Award Developmental and Life Course Criminology, American Society of Criminology United States -
2019 Award Women's Research Excellence Award University of Adelaide Australia -
2018 Research Award Frank Dalziel Prize of Best Psychology Thesis 2017 University of Adelaide Australia -
2018 Recognition Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence University of Adelaide Australia -
2016 Award Healthy Development Adelaide Travel Award University of Adelaide Australia -
2016 Award Australian Federation of University Women Travel Bursary AFUW-SA Australia -

Language Competency
Italian Can read, write, speak and understand spoken

Date Institution name Country Title
2014 - 2018 University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia PhD

Year Citation
2025 Craig, J. M., Malvaso, C., & Farrington, D. P. (2025). The Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Different Types of Offending Behavior: An Examination Across Two Generations of British Males. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 69(5), 611-629.
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2025 Farrington, D. P., & Malvaso, C. G. (2025). Interactions Between Child-Rearing and Other Risk Factors in Predicting Delinquency, and Implications for Prevention. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 69(8), 963-979.
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2025 Day, A., & Malvaso, C. (2025). ‘Back to Basics’: A Practice Approach to Reforming Youth Justice. Child and Youth Services, 46(3), 536-560.
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2025 Hunkin, H., Malvaso, C. G., Chittleborough, C. R., Gialamas, A., Montgomerie, A., Falster, K., . . . Pilkington, R. M. (2025). Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Multisystemic Therapy and Functional Family Therapy Targeting Antisocial Behaviour in Adolescence. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 64(4), 427-446.
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2025 Malvaso, C., Klassman, K., Delfabbro, P., & Moulds, L. (2025). Principles of Service Provision for Young People with Complex Needs: Insights from the Australian Service System. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 34(2), 448-463.
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2025 Mendes, P., Roche, S., Kristo, I., O'Donnell, M., Moore, T., Malvaso, C., . . . McDowall, J. (2025). The Introduction of Extended Out-of-Home Care (OOHC) Until 21 Years in Australia: A Mapping of Policy, Legislation and Programs in Each Jurisdiction. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 60(3), 689-700.
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2025 Malvaso, C. G., & Day, A. (2025). A Thematic Analysis of Case Managers’ Perspectives on Enablers and Constraints to Community Youth Justice Service Delivery in an Australian Jurisdiction. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 41(2), 414-435.
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2025 Malvaso, C., Montgomerie, A., Santiago, P. E. R., Lynch, J., & Pilkington, R. (2025). Risk of transitioning from Out-Of-Home Care into Youth Justice: Can formal risk prediction inform prevention opportunities?. Journal of Criminology, 58(4), 1-27.
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2025 Butcher, L., Day, A., Malvaso, C., Galouzis, J., & Hinchcliff, R. (2025). A National Approach to Safety and Quality in Australian Youth Justice: Lessons From Healthcare. Australian Journal of Social Issues.
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2024 Malvaso, C., Magann, M., Ribeiro Santiago, P. H., Montgomerie, A., Delfabbro, P., Day, A., . . . Lynch, J. (2024). Early versus late contact with the youth justice system: opportunities for prevention and diversion. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 36(1), 16-41.
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2024 Dalmaso, E., Taylor, A., Whitham, J., Klassman, K., & Malvaso, C. (2024). Protective factors for externalising behaviour problems in children and adolescents living in out-of-home care: A systematic review. Children and Youth Services Review, 167, 107998-1-107998-35.
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2024 Judd, J., Pilkington, R. M., Malvaso, C., Procter, A. M., Montgomerie, A., Anderson, J. J., . . . Chittleborough, C. R. (2024). Mental health-related hospitalisations of adolescents and their contact with child protection services to age 11 years, South Australia: a whole-of-population descriptive study. Medical Journal of Australia, 221(10), 540-545.
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2024 Malvaso, C., Day, A., McLachlan, K., Sarre, R., Lynch, J., & Pilkington, R. (2024). Welfare, justice, child development and human rights: a review of the objects of youth justice legislation in Australia. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 36(4), 451-471.
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2024 Hamilton, H. N., Malvaso, C. G., Day, A., Delfabbro, P. H., & Hackett, L. (2024). Understanding Trauma Symptoms Experienced by Young Men under Youth Justice Supervision in an Australian Jurisdiction. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 23(4), 333-348.
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2024 Malvaso, C. G., Day, A., & Boyd, C. M. (2024). The Outcomes of Trauma-Informed Practice in Youth Justice: An Umbrella Review. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 17(3), 939-955.
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2024 He, V. Y., Condon, J. R., Malvaso, C. G., Williams, T., Liddle, L., Blagg, H., & Guthridge, S. (2024). Patterns of alleged offending amongst Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal young people in the Northern Territory of Australia, 1997–2019. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 59(1), 206-226.
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2024 Klassman, K., Malvaso, C., Delfabbro, P., Moulds, L., & Young, J. (2024). A rapid evidence assessment of barriers and strategies in service engagement when working with young people with complex needs. Children and Youth Services Review, 156, 107292-1-107292-14.
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2023 Day, A., Malvaso, C., Boyd, C., Hawkins, K., & Pilkington, R. (2023). The effectiveness of trauma-informed youth justice: a discussion and review. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1157695-1-1157695-10.
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2023 McVilly, K., McCarthy, M., Day, A., Birgden, A., & Malvaso, C. (2023). Identifying and responding to young people with cognitive disability and neurodiversity in Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand youth justice systems. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 30(6), 789-811.
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2023 Day, A., Malvaso, C., Butcher, L., O'Connor, J., & McLachlan, K. (2023). Co-producing trauma-informed youth justice in Australia?. Safer Communities, 22(2), 106-120.
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2023 Moulds, L. G., Malvaso, C., Hackett, L., & Francis, L. (2023). The KIND Program for Adolescent Family and Dating Violence. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 44(2), 237-254.
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2023 Day, A., & Malvaso, C. (2023). Researching Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Youth Justice System: Reflections on Methodology From a Members of a Non-Indigenous Research Team. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 67(6-7), 707-719.
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2022 D’Antoine, M., Malvaso, C., Delfabbro, P., & O’Connor, J. (2022). Suicidal behaviour in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal young men under custodial youth justice supervision: understanding the role of adverse childhood experiences. Psychiatry Psychology and Law, 29(6), 953-975.
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2022 Amos, J., Todd, B., Gibson, B., Carpenter, S., Malvaso, C. G., & Delfabbro, P. H. (2022). Using the Adult Exploration of Attachment Interview (AEAI) to Break the Cycle of Intergenerational Trauma: Illustrations from a Family Reunification Program. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy: innovative and contextual approaches to human problems, 43(2), 168-181.
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2022 Malvaso, C., Montgomerie, A., Pilkington, R. M., Baker, E., & Lynch, J. W. (2022). Examining the intersection of child protection and public housing: development, health and justice outcomes using linked administrative data. BMJ Open, 12(6), 1-7.
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2022 Malvaso, C. G., Cale, J., Whitten, T., Day, A., Singh, S., Hackett, L., . . . Ross, S. (2022). Associations between adverse childhood experiences and trauma among young people who offend: a systematic literature review. Trauma, Violence and Abuse, 23(5), 1677-1694.
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2022 Nobes, G., Panagiotaki, G., Malvaso, C., & Klevens, J. (2022). Physical Abuse of Children by Stepfathers in Colombia. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(7-8), NP5747-NP5773.
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2022 Malvaso, C., Day, A., Cale, J., Hackett, L., Delfabbro, P., & Ross, S. (2022). Adverse childhood experiences and trauma among young people in the youth justice system. Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, (651), 1-19.
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2021 Craig, J. M., Malvaso, C., & Farrington, D. P. (2021). All in the Family? Exploring the Intergenerational Transmission of Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Effect on Offending Behavior. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 19(3), 292-307.
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2021 Malvaso, C. G., Delfabbro, P. H., Amos, J., Todd, B., & Carpenter, S. (2021). Addressing Intergenerational Trauma in an Adolescent Reunification Program: Case Studies Illustrating Service Innovation. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 14(4), 533-544.
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2021 He, V. Y., Leckning, B., Malvaso, C., Williams, T., Liddle, L., & Guthridge, S. (2021). Opportunities for prevention: a data-linkage study to inform a public health response to youth offending in the Northern Territory, Australia. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 1600-1-1600-14.
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2020 Delfabbro, P., Georgiou, N., Malvaso, C., & King, D. (2020). Is Self-Reported Propensity for Everyday Illusions of Control Higher in Gamblers and Is It Associated With Gambling-Specific Erroneous Beliefs?. Sage Open, 10(1), 1-6.
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2020 Malvaso, C., Pilkington, R., Montgomerie, A., Delfabbro, P., & Lynch, J. (2020). A public health approach to preventing child maltreatment: an intelligent information infrastructure to help us know what works. Child Abuse and Neglect, 106, 104466-1-104466-9.
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2020 Malvaso, C. G., & Delfabbro, P. H. (2020). Description and evaluation of a trial program aimed at reunifying adolescents in statutory long-term out-of-home care with their birth families: The adolescent reunification program. Children and Youth Services Review, 119, 105570-1-105570-13.
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2019 Malvaso, C. G., Proeve, M., Delfabbro, P., & Cale, J. (2019). Characteristics of children with problem sexual behaviour and adolescent perpetrators of sexual abuse: a systematic review. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 26(1), 26 pages.
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2019 He, V. Y., Su, J. Y., Guthridge, S., Malvaso, C., Howard, D., Williams, T., & Leach, A. (2019). Hearing and justice: the link between hearing impairment in early childhood and youth offending in Aboriginal children living in remote communities of the Northern Territory, Australia. Health and Justice, 7(1), 16-1-16-12.
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2019 Malvaso, C., Delfabbro, P., Day, A., & Nobes, G. (2019). Young People Under Youth Justice Supervision With Varying Child Protection Histories: An Analysis of Group Differences. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 63(2), 159-178.
DOI Scopus36 WoS34 Europe PMC10
2019 Delfabbro, P., Stevenson, J., Malvaso, C., Duong, D., Winefield, H., Winefield, A., & Hammarström, A. (2019). Who is doing well: age 15 predictors of psychological and physical health in young adulthood. Australian Psychologist, 54(2), 114-124.
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2019 Malvaso, C. G., Delfabbro, P. H., & Day, A. (2019). Adverse childhood experiences in a South Australian sample of young people in detention. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 52(3), 411-431.
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2018 Malvaso, C., Delfabbro, P., & Day, A. (2018). The Maltreatment-Offending Association: A Systematic Review of the Methodological Features of Prospective and Longitudinal Studies. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 19(1), 20-34.
DOI Scopus66 WoS55 Europe PMC29
2018 Malvaso, C., Delfabbro, P., Day, A., & Nobes, G. (2018). The maltreatment-violence link: Exploring the role of maltreatment experiences and other individual and social risk factors among young people who offend. Journal of Criminal Justice, 55, 35-45.
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2018 Fernandez, E., Malvaso, C., Day, A., & Guharajan, D. (2018). 21st century cognitive behavioural therapy for anger: a systematic review of research design, methodology and outcome. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 46(4), 385-404.
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2017 Malvaso, C., Day, A., Casey, S., & Corrado, R. (2017). Young Offenders, Maltreatment, and Trauma: A Pilot Study. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 24(3), 458-469.
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2017 Delfabbro, P., Winefield, H., Winefield, A., Malvaso, C., & Plueckhahn, T. (2017). Factors associated with attrition in a 10-year longitudinal study of young people: implications for studies of employment in school leavers. Australian Psychologist, 52(1), 41-51.
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2017 Malvaso, C. G., Delfabbro, P. H., & Day, A. (2017). The child protection and juvenile justice nexus in Australia: A longitudinal examination of the relationship between maltreatment and offending. Child Abuse and Neglect, 64, 32-46.
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2017 Malvaso, C., Delfabbro, P., & Day, A. (2017). Child maltreatment and criminal convictions in youth: The role of gender, ethnicity and placement experiences in an Australian population. Children and Youth Services Review, 73, 57-65.
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2017 Winefield, A., Delfabbro, P., Winefield, H., Duong, D., & Malvaso, C. (2017). The psychological effects of unemployment and unsatisfactory employment on young adults: findings from a 10-Year longitudinal study. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 178(4), 246-251.
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2016 Delfabbro, P., Malvaso, C., Winefield, A., & Winefield, H. (2016). Socio-demographic, health, and psychological correlates of suicidality severity in Australian adolescents. Australian Journal of Psychology, 68(4), 261-269.
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2016 Brooks, J., Darling, S., Malvaso, C., & Della Sala, S. (2016). Adult developmental trajectories of pseudoneglect in the tactile, visual and auditory modalities and the influence of starting position and stimulus length. Brain and Cognition, 103, 12-22.
DOI Scopus24 WoS23 Europe PMC18
2016 Malvaso, C., Delfabbro, P., Hackett, L., & Mills, H. (2016). Service approaches to young people with complex needs leaving out-of-home care. Child Care in Practice, 22(2), 128-147.
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2016 Malvaso, C. G., & Delfabbro, P. (2016). Leaving care and service engagement: lessons from the homelessness sector. Parity, 29(1), 12-13.
2016 Malvaso, C., & Delfabbro, P. (2016). Young people with complex needs leaving out-of-home care: service issues and the need to enhance practice and policy. Children Australia, 41(1), 69-79.
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2015 Malvaso, C., & Delfabbro, P. (2015). Offending behaviour among young people with complex needs in the Australian out-of-home care system. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24(12), 3561-3569.
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2015 Winefield, H., Delfabbro, P., Winefield, A., Plueckhahn, T., & Malvaso, C. (2015). Adolescent predictors of satisfaction with social support six years later: an Australian longitudinal study. Journal of Adolescence, 44(1), 70-76.
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2015 Malvaso, C., Delfabbro, P., Proeve, M., & Nobes, G. (2015). Predictors of child injury in biological and stepfamilies. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 8(3), 149-159.
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- Boyd, C., Mercer, G., Day, A., Pilkington, R., & Malvaso, C. (2025). Trauma-informed youth justice case management: A policy audit and survey of staff perspectives. Children Australia, 47(2), 3062.
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Year Citation
2023 Malvaso, C., McGee, T. R., & Homel, R. (Eds.) (2023). Frontiers in Developmental and Life-Course Criminology: Methodological Innovation and Social Benefit. Routledge.
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Year Citation
2023 Malvaso, C., McGee, T. R., & Homel, R. (2023). Introduction. In C. Malvaso, T. R. McGee, & R. Homel (Eds.), Frontiers in Developmental and Life-Course Criminology: Methodological Innovation and Social Benefit (pp. 1-8). London & New York: Routledge.
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2023 Malvaso, C. G., Day, A., Galouzis, J. J., & Pilkington, R. (2023). Preventing Prison Violence. In A. J. Tamatea, A. J. Day, & D. J. Cooke (Eds.), Preventing Prison Violence: an Ecological Perspective (pp. 74-87). London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
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2023 Day, A., Malvaso, C. G., Galouzis, J. J., & Pilkington, R. (2023). An Approach to Preventing Prison Violence. In A. J. Tamatea, A. J. Day, & D. J. cooke (Eds.), Preventing Prison Violence: an Ecological Perspective (pp. 199-209). London: Routledge.
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2023 Galouzis, J. J., Day, A., Malvaso, C. G., & Pilkington, R. (2023). Critical Issue 3: Prison Social Climates. In A. J. Tamatea, A. J. Day, & D. J. Cooke (Eds.), Preventing Prison Violence: an Ecological Perspective (pp. 170-181). London: Routledge.
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2023 Pilkington, R., Malvaso, C., Montgomerie, A., Falster, K., Chittleborough, C., Pearson, O., . . . Lynch, J. (2023). How will we obtain High-Quality Evidence to Inform Youth Crime Prevention and Reduction?. In C. Malvaso, T. R. Mcgee, & R. Homel (Eds.), Frontiers in Developmental and Life-Course Criminology: Methodological Innovation and Social Benefit (pp. 20-33). Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group).
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2023 Malvaso, C., Harris, D., McGee, T. R., & Craig, J. (2023). The Implications of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Research in the Treatment and Prevention of Offending Behaviour: Hype or Hope ?. In C. Malvaso, T. R. Mcgee, & R. Homel (Eds.), Frontiers in Developmental and Life-Course Criminology: Methodological Innovation and Social Benefit (pp. 102-114). London: Routledge.
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2023 Malvaso, C. (2023). Understanding Pathways to Inform Prevention: A Programme of Research on Child Maltreatment and Youth Offending Behaviour. In C. Malvaso, T. McGee, & R. Homel (Eds.), Frontiers in Developmental and Life-Course Criminology: Methodological Innovation and Social Benefit (pp. 125-136). London: Routledge.
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2019 Farrington, D. P., & Malvaso, C. G. (2019). Physical punishment and offending in two successive generations of males. In I. Bryce, Y. Robinson, & W. Petherick (Eds.), Child Abuse and Neglect: Forensic Issues in Evidence, Impact and Management (Vol. India Bryce, Yolande Robinson, Wayne Petherick, pp. 203-224). London, United Kingdom: Academic Press.
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Year Citation
2016 Winefield, A., Delfabbro, P. H., Winefield, H. R., & Malvaso, C. (2016). Suicide risk in Australian adolescents: Socio-demographic, health and psychological correlates. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY Vol. 51 (pp. 688-689). ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.
2015 Brooks, J., Darling, S., Malvaso, C., & Della Sala, S. (2015). Adult developmental trajectories of pseudoneglect in the tactile, visual and auditory modalities and the influence of starting position and stimulus length.. In Experimental Psychology Society. London.

Year Citation
2016 Malvaso, C. G. (2016). Risk factors that influence the maltreatment-offending association: A systematic review of prospective and longitudinal studies. Poster session presented at the meeting of Aggression and Violent Behavior. Canberra: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD.
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2015 Brooks, J., Darling, D., Malvaso, C., & Della Sala, S. (2015). Adult developmental trajectories of pseudoneglect in the tactile, visual and auditory modalities. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 12th International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience, as published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Brisbane, Queensland: Frontiers Media SA.
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Year Citation
2016 Proeve, M. J., Malvaso, C., & DelFabbro, P. (2016). Evidence and frameworks for understanding perpetrators of institutional child sexual abuse..

Year Citation
2023 Judd, J., Pilkington, R., Malvaso, C., Procter, A., Montgomerie, A., Anderson, J., . . . Chittleborough, C. (2023). Mental health-related hospitalisations among adolescents with previous child protection contact from birth to age 11.
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Year Type Role Amount Funder, title
2023 Cat 1 Grant CIC $2,495,942 Medical Research Future Fund, Are we meeting the health needs of 50,000 children in out-of-home care?
2023 Contract CIA $171,500 Department of Human Services, Youth Justice. Youth Justice Trauma-Informed Case Management Model.
2022 Cat 1 Grant CID $548,000 Australian Research Council, Discovery Project. Families with multiple and complex needs: refocusing on early intervention
2022 Contract CIA $187,721 Department of Correctional Services. Supporting prevention of criminal justice system contact among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
2022 Cat 2-4 Grant CIA $190,000 Department of Human Services, Youth Justice. Implementing a research and service development partnership.
2022 Cat 2-4 Grant CIA $99,894 Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation. Children who offend: Understanding and responding to early-onset criminal behaviour
2022 Cat 2-4 Grant CIB $96,571 Grant (Cat 2-4): Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation. Out-of-home care is not one thing: Effects of complex care patterns on health, development and welfare outcomes
2021 Contract CIB $200,000 Department for Human Services, Early Intervention Research Directorate. Scoping system wide capacity for the prevention of child maltreatment
2021 Internal CIC $88,566 University of Adelaide, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Strategic Research Support Scheme, Developing capacity to investigate the role of poverty in child maltreatment
2021 Internal CID $109,217 University of Adelaide, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Strategic Research Support Scheme, Children’s visual attention and responses to affective interactions
2020 Contract CIA $23,261 Department for Human Services, Exceptional Needs Unit. Developing a practice framework for engaging with young people with complex support needs.
2020 Internal CIB $2,000 University of Adelaide, School of Psychology and SA Health Collaboration. Building a database using Child Protective Services records for research and clinical purposes.
2019 Cat 1 Grant CIA $416,761 Australian Research Council, Discovery Early Career Researcher Award. Child maltreatment, youth and adult offending: Pathways and prevention.
2019 Consultancy CIA $2,500 Department for Human Services, Youth Justice Directorate. Analysis of the Youth Justice Assessment and Intervention Service screening project.
2019 Cat 2-4 Grant CIA $95,850 Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation. The crossover of children from out-of-home care into youth justice: Identifying opportunities for early intervention.
2019 Contract CIB $128,000 Department for Child Protection and Centacare Catholic Family Services. Evaluation of the Adolescent Reunification Program.
2018 Cat 2-4 Grant CIA $75,893 Criminology Research Council, Australian Institute of Criminology. Adverse childhood experiences and trauma among young people in youth justice.
2017 Consultancy CIA $89,200 Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory. Provision of services.

I teach into a number of undergraduate psychology courses where I am able to embed my research into my teaching and translate cross-disciplinary knowledge from psychology, public health and criminology.

I co-ordinated Contemporary Issues in Psychology as part of the Honours degree in 2024. This course focused on research and practice in forensic and correctional psychology.

The courses I regularly teach into include:

  • Second year Psychology in Society (intercultural component)
  • Third year Psychology Health and Lifespan Development (child development component)
  • Third year Psychology Advanced Research Methods and Skills (data linkage)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2023 Co-Supervisor Using linked administrative data and cross-country comparisons to investigate the applications of overseas models in South Australian community services: A homelessness example Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Jessica Ann Dobrovic
2022 Co-Supervisor Investigating the intersection of parental substance misuse and child protection contact using whole of population linked data enriched with service system perspectives Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Kimberly Klassman
2022 Co-Supervisor Moving towards a fairer Australia: disentangling multidimensional disadvantage and child protection contact Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Anna Anne Kalamkarian

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2021 - 2025 Co-Supervisor Investigating out-of-home care contact and mental health sequelae Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Jessica Renee Judd

Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
2019 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Suicidal risk in young Indigenous and non-Indigenous males in Youth Justice: Understanding the role of early child maltreatment and other risk factors University of Adelaide - Honours - Matilda D'Antoine

Date Topic Location Name
2019 - ongoing Bachelor of Psychology Advanced student University of Adelaide Anna Hilferty

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2019 - ongoing Board Member Australian & New Zealand Society of Psychology, Psychiatry and Law (ANZAPPL) SA branch Australian & New Zealand Society of Psychology, Psychiatry and Law Australia
2019 - ongoing Co-Chair Developmental and Life Course Criminology Thematic Group Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Australia

Date Role Membership Country
2019 - ongoing Member Australian & New Zealand Society of Criminology Australia
2019 - ongoing Member American Society of Criminology United States
2018 - ongoing Board Member Australian & New Zealand Society for Psychology, Psychiatry and Law Australia

Date Institution Department Organisation Type Country
2017 - ongoing Youth Justice Psychology Services Youth Justice Health services and related Australia
2017 - ongoing Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory Attorney General's Department Health services and related Australia

Date Case Institution Country
2015 - ongoing Child Protection Systems Royal Commission University of Adelaide -

Date Title Type Institution Country
2019 - ongoing Child Maltreatment and Aggressive Behaviors in Early Adolescence: Evidence of Moderation by Parent/Child Relationship Quality Journal Review Child Maltreatment -
2019 - ongoing Parental death during childhood and violent crime in late adolescence to early adulthood – a Swedish national cohort study Journal Review Palgrave Communications -
2019 - ongoing A prospective, longitudinal study of risk factors for early onset of delinquency among maltreated youth Journal Review Children and Youth Services Review -
2019 - ongoing What happens to children born to young people in and leaving state care and why? Journal Review Children and Youth Services Review -
2019 - ongoing A Descriptive Analysis of the Child Protection Histories of Youth and Young Adults Arrested in California Journal Review Child Maltreatment -
2018 - ongoing Services to young people with complex support needs in rural and regional Australia: Beyond a metro-centric response Journal Review Children and Youth Services Review -
2018 - ongoing The intersection between the child protection and youth justice systems’ for your review Peer Review Child Family Community Australia -
2018 - ongoing Childhood victimization, recent injustice, anger and forgiveness in a sample of male prison inmates Journal Review Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology -

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