Biography
Cripps was educated at the University of South Australia,where she received her BA in Aboriginal Affairs Administration in 1998 and BA with first-class honours in Aboriginal Studies in 1999,and at Monash University,where she received her PhD in arts in 2005. [2] Her doctoral dissertation was titled Enough Family Fighting:Indigenous Community Responses to Addressing Family Violence in Australia and the United States,and was featured on the 22 September 2007 episode of ABC Radio Sydney's Speaking Out. [3]
After spending some time working at the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation's Koori Health Research and Community Development Unit, [3] Cripps started working at the UNSW Faculty of Law and Justice as a senior lecturer in 2010. [4] She received her master's degree in criminology from University of Sydney in 2020. [2] In 2022,she was promoted to associate professor,and in 2023,she moved to Monash University,where she became professor and the director of the Monash Indigenous Studies Centre. [4]
As an academic,Cripps specialises in Aboriginal domestic violence, [1] being known as a leading expert in the field. [5] [6] She uses intersectionality in her research,which otherwise has included identifying causes and solutions to domestic violence. [1] Her work also includes creating safe spaces,supporting local communities and organisations,and teaching the next generation. [1] While at UNSW,she served as co-convenor of their Gendered Violence Research Network. [2] She was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 2023. [5]
Cripps is an Aboriginal Tasmanian. [1] She is married to John. [2]
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