Staff Members

Dr Neville R Robertson

Role: Senior Lecturer Qualifications: BA Cant, MSocSc, DipPsych(Com), PhD Waikato Email: scorpio@waikato.ac.nz Location: K1.24 Contact: 8300

Research Interests:

As a community psychologist, I have a strong preference for applied research on community issues, particularly those in which issues of social justice are at stake. This includes programme evaluation - research which helps the development of social services and assesses their effectiveness.

I am particularly interested in institutional responses to violence against women. Other areas of interest are child abuse, the prevention of family violence, community development, and gender and cultural justice.

Prospective research students may wish to check out my approach to supervision by clicking here

For a recent example of my work, see Living at the Cutting Edge: Women's Experiences of Protection Orders

Research Publications:

You may like to view publications from 1997 onwards for Dr Neville R Robertson

Expertise:

I teach in the Community Psychology programme, as well as contributing to papers in social psychology. I am particularly interested in family violence - mainly men's violence against women and children - an area in which I have worked for over 25 years as a researcher, practitioner (facilitating groups for men who batter) and consultant (providing training and advice to agencies).