Dr Katie Logos
Lecturer
School of Society and Culture
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Science
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Katie Logos is a Lecturer of Criminology and Early Career Researcher at the University of Adelaide. Katie’s research examines risks for vulnerable groups within the forensic setting, and focuses on developing effective interventions to mitigate such risk. This has involved two interrelated research streams in which she has led and contributed to various grant funded projects. The first stream focuses on understanding factors underpinning criminal involvement for young people and individuals on the autism spectrum. The second focuses on understanding the growing problem of child sexual abuse online, and developing techniques to prevent and reduce the victimisation of children.To read more about Katie's research across these two streams as part of the Adelaide Cybercrime Laboratory, visit www.AdelaideCybercrime.org
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 - ongoing | Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
| 2021 - 2022 | Postdoctoral Research Associate | University of Adelaide |
| 2020 - 2022 | Postdoctoral Research Associate | Flinders University |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Research Award | Executive Dean's Excellence in Early Career Research Award | Faculty ABLE, University of Adelaide | Australia | $1,000 |
| 2024 | Achievement | Leadership for Emerging Academics and Professionals Program | University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 2024 | Research Award | Early Career Research Excellence Award | School of Social Sciences, University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Flinders University | Australia | PhD |
| 2016 | Flinders University | Australia | BPsyc (Hons) |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Logos, K., Brewer, N., & Young, R. L. (2021). Convergent Validity of a Quick Online Self-Administered Measure of Verbal IQ for Psychology Researchers. DOI |
| Year | Funding Body | Project | Investigators | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation | Assessing children's ability to detect risky online behaviour: Implications for preventing sexual exploitation and abuse | Logos, K; Brewer, R | $81,126 |
| 2025 | Australian Research Council, Linkage Project | Consolidating intelligence data to identify victims of child sexual abuse | Brewer, R; Bright, D; Logos, K; Westlake, B; Patterson, S; Bulmer, W | $555,000 |
| 2025 | University of Adelaide, Faculty of ABLE | Validating scenario-based representations of online grooming and solicitation tactics | Logos, K | $8,729 |
| 2023 | University of Adelaide, Faculty of ABLE | Pilot study to develop an evidence-based educational intervention to reduce the sexual solicitation and abuse of young people online | Logos, K; Brewer, R; Palmer, E; Napier, S; Nicholas, M; Westlake, B | $9,933 |
| 2022 | Australian Institute of Criminology | Advancing child sexual abuse victim and perpetrator identification using biometrics | Brewer, R; Westlake, B; Swearingen, T; Logos, K | $271,541 |
| 2022 | Oracle Corporation | Research into AI cloud-based algorithms to assist policing authorities in building legal cases | Brewer, R; Westlake, B; Ross, A; Swearingen, T; Logos, K; Daly, T; Napier, S; Michalski, D | $47,010 |
Katie coordinates the following courses:
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| CRIM 1001 | Explaining Crime and Deviance |
| CRIM 2004 | Cybercrime and Cyber-deviance |
| CRIM 3006 | Cybercrime and Cyber-deviance |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Re-framing police classification systems to enhance child sexual abuse investigations through network science. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Mr Warren James Bulmer |
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Re-framing police classification systems to enhance child sexual abuse investigations through network science. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Warren James Bulmer |
| 2024 | Principal Supervisor | Increasing Access to Justice for Autistic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Courtney Tayla Spence |
| 2024 | Principal Supervisor | Increasing Access to Justice for Autistic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Courtney Tayla Spence |
| 2023 | Co-Supervisor | Advancing the prosecution of child exploitation offences. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Ms Bec Medhurst |
| 2023 | Co-Supervisor | Advancing the prosecution of child exploitation offences. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Bec Medhurst |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Digital Drift, Online Sexual Behaviours and Internet Pathology in Adolescents | Master of Philosophy | Master | Part Time | Caitlan Elizabeth Sian Miller |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Location | Program | Supervision Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - 2024 | Principal Supervisor | Understanding the factors underpinning criminal behaviour for individuals on the autism spectrum through the lens of deterrence theory | The University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) | Honours | Full Time | Zoe Scobie |
| 2023 - 2023 | Principal Supervisor | Understanding judicial perceptions of deterrence when sentencing offenders on the autism spectrum | The University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) | Honours | Full Time | Megan Cook |
| 2022 - 2022 | Principal Supervisor | Examining the relationship between autistic traits and online hacking in adolescents | The University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) | Honours | Full Time | Stefano Zaccagnini |
| 2021 - 2022 | Co-Supervisor | Cyberbullying prevention: A reasoned action approach to intervention design | The University of Adelaide | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Morgan Sayer |
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