Jacqueline is a Clinical Psychologist and Teaching Academic, who has worked with children, young people and adults in the non-for-profit and private sector, within child protection and university systems, for the last 10 years. 
Jacqueline has been involved in the development and delivery of workforce development training at the Australian Centre for Child Protection at the University of South Australia since May 2022, including the Professional Certificate in Childhood Trauma. Jacqueline has also been involved in the development and delivery of the Graduate Certificate in Childhood Trauma since 2023, including the courses Foundations in Childhood Trauma, Principles of Responding to Childhood Trauma, Assessing Childhood Trauma and Therepeutic Responses to Childhood Trauma. Jacqueline is a Course Coordinator and teaching academic for courses in the Graduate Certificate in Childhood Trauma delivered through University Online at UniSA. 
Jacqueline is currently involved in research projects through the Australian Centre for Child Protection that are focused on experiences of disclosures of child sexual abuse and understanding and responding to Harmful Sexual Behaviour. Jacqueline is currently a member of the Australian Centre for Child Protection Advisory Board having been voted as the inaugural ACCP staff representative for 2023-2024.  
Jacqueline has worked extensively providing assessment and evidence-based treatment to children and young people who have experienced trauma from abuse. Jacqueline’s work with children and young people has primarily involved children who have been bought into the child protection system and those who have experience childhood sexual abuse. Jacqueline has further experience providing supervision to students and provisional psychologists and has experience managing clinical teams and services in organisations providing treatment in response to trauma from abuse.