Professor
Nicole L. AsquithProfile page
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Professor of Policing and Emergency Management
Policing and Emergency Management
Orcid identifier0000-0002-2494-3391
- Professor of Policing and Emergency ManagementPolicing and Emergency Management
- 03 6226 8405 (Work)
- School of Social Sciences, Policing and Emergency Management, Sandy Bay Campus, TAS
BIO
Nicole L. Asquith is the Professor of Policing in the School of Social Sciences in the College of Arts, Law, and Education.
Biography
Nicole has worked with and for policing services for over 25 years, primarily in relation to vulnerable victims. Before returning to the University of Tasmania, Nicole was the Associate Professor of Policing and Criminal Justice at Western Sydney University, and Senior Lecturer at Deakin University. In addition to her academic roles at UTas, Nicole is the Convenor of the Australian Hate Crime Network and Co-Convenor of the Tasmanian Prejudice Related Violence Working Group, and has published widely on most forms of hate crime and targeted violence, and contributed to policy and practice development within and outside policing, including advising the Special Commission of Inquiry into LGBTQ Hate Crimes. Along with Dr Isabelle Bartkowiak-Théron, Nicole has published widely on policing encounters with vulnerable people, including three books: Policing Vulnerability (Federation Press), Policing Encounters with Vulnerability (Palgrave), and Policing Practices and Vulnerable People (Palgrave). Along with colleagues in Australia, The Maldives, Canada, and the US, she is the lead editor of the forthcoming, Routledge International Handbook of Critical Policing Studies.
Memberships
Australian and New Zealand Society for Evidence-Based Policing
European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control
Australia & New Zealand Society of Criminology
Voluntary and Elected Roles
Secretary, then Convenor, Australian Hate Crime Network
Co-Convenor, LGBTIQ Domestic and Family Violence Interagency
Committee Member, Executive Leadership Course Advisory Committee, Australian Institute of Police Management
Board Member, Academic Governance Board, Australian Institute of Police Management
Board Member, Academic Governance Board, Victoria Police
Expert Reviewer, TEQSA
Evaluator, Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic Qualifications
Biography
Nicole has worked with and for policing services for over 25 years, primarily in relation to vulnerable victims. Before returning to the University of Tasmania, Nicole was the Associate Professor of Policing and Criminal Justice at Western Sydney University, and Senior Lecturer at Deakin University. In addition to her academic roles at UTas, Nicole is the Convenor of the Australian Hate Crime Network and Co-Convenor of the Tasmanian Prejudice Related Violence Working Group, and has published widely on most forms of hate crime and targeted violence, and contributed to policy and practice development within and outside policing, including advising the Special Commission of Inquiry into LGBTQ Hate Crimes. Along with Dr Isabelle Bartkowiak-Théron, Nicole has published widely on policing encounters with vulnerable people, including three books: Policing Vulnerability (Federation Press), Policing Encounters with Vulnerability (Palgrave), and Policing Practices and Vulnerable People (Palgrave). Along with colleagues in Australia, The Maldives, Canada, and the US, she is the lead editor of the forthcoming, Routledge International Handbook of Critical Policing Studies.
Memberships
Australian and New Zealand Society for Evidence-Based Policing
European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control
Australia & New Zealand Society of Criminology
Voluntary and Elected Roles
Secretary, then Convenor, Australian Hate Crime Network
Co-Convenor, LGBTIQ Domestic and Family Violence Interagency
Committee Member, Executive Leadership Course Advisory Committee, Australian Institute of Police Management
Board Member, Academic Governance Board, Australian Institute of Police Management
Board Member, Academic Governance Board, Victoria Police
Expert Reviewer, TEQSA
Evaluator, Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic Qualifications
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Professor of Policing and Emergency ManagementUniversity of Tasmania, Australia2020 - present
- Associate Professor of Policing and Criminal JusticeWestern Sydney University, Australia2014 - 2020
- Senior Lecturer in CriminologyDeakin University, Australia2012 - 2014
- Senior Lecturer in Applied Criminal Justice StudiesUniversity of Bradford, United Kingdom2009 - 2010
- Lecturer in Police StudiesUniversity of Tasmania, Australia2007 - 2008
- Lecturer in Ageing and Social PlanningUniversity of Tasmania, Australia2005 - 2007
- Associate Lecturer in Political ScienceUniversity of Melbourne, Australia2002 - 2004
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Senior Research and Policy OfficerAustralasian Police Multicultural Advisory Bureau2004 - 2005
- Electorate OfficerVictorian Parliament1992 - 1994
- Client Advocate and ManagerLesbian and Gay Anti-Violence Project1995 - 1997
DEGREES
- PhDUniversity of Melbourne, Australia
- Bachelor of Arts (Hons)University of NSW, Australia
- Bachelor of Labour StudiesUniversity of Adelaide, Australia
- Diploma of Interior DesignLeederville Technical College, Australia
SCHOOL AND PORTFOLIO
- School of Social Sciences
UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 10 Reduced Inequalities
- 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
- 5 Gender Equality
- 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
AVAILABILITY
- Media enquiries
- Collaborative projects
- Industry projects
- Masters by research or PhD student supervision
- Membership of an advisory committee
- Panellist or speaker
- Mentoring (short-term)
- Mentoring (long-term)