Overview
Availability
- Honorary Professor Heather Douglas is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, Monash University
- Bachelor of Law, Monash University
- Masters (Coursework) of Law, Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne
Works
Search Professor Heather Douglas’s works on UQ eSpace
Featured
2016
Book Chapter
Practice and persuasion: women, feminism and judicial diversity
Douglas, Heather and Bartlett, Francesca (2016). Practice and persuasion: women, feminism and judicial diversity. Judicial independence in Australia: contemporary challenges, future directions. (pp. 76-88) edited by Rebecca Ananian-Welsh and Jonathan Crowe. Sydney, Australia: Federation Press.
Featured
2016
Journal Article
Domestic and family violence and the approach to bail
Ng, Emily and Douglas, Heather Anne (2016). Domestic and family violence and the approach to bail. Law in Context: a socio-legal journal, 34 (2), 36-57.
Featured
2012
Book
Indigenous crime and settler law: white sovereignty after empire
Douglas, Heather and Finnane, Mark (2012). Indigenous crime and settler law: white sovereignty after empire. Hampshire, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9781137284983
2025
Journal Article
Domestic violence and the role of imprisonment as a response: men’s post-conviction talk about strangling women
Fitzgerald, Robin and Douglas, Heather (2025). Domestic violence and the role of imprisonment as a response: men’s post-conviction talk about strangling women. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-21. doi: 10.1080/10345329.2025.2499290
2025
Journal Article
Vale the Honourable Sally Brown AM
Douglas, Heather and Watson, Nicole (2025). Vale the Honourable Sally Brown AM. Alternative Law Journal, 50 (2), 83-84. doi: 10.1177/1037969X251338733
2025
Journal Article
BeckyBatagol, KateSeear, HeliAskola and JamieWalvisch (eds), The Feminist Legislation Project: Rewriting Laws for Gender‐Based Justice, London, Routledge, 2024, 392 pp, hb, £145.00
Douglas, Heather (2025). BeckyBatagol, KateSeear, HeliAskola and JamieWalvisch (eds), The Feminist Legislation Project: Rewriting Laws for Gender‐Based Justice, London, Routledge, 2024, 392 pp, hb, £145.00. The Modern Law Review, 88 (3), 629-633. doi: 10.1111/1468-2230.12945
2025
Journal Article
Choking/strangulation during sex: understanding and negotiating “safety” among 18-35 year old Australians
Conte, Isabella, Sharman, Leah S. and Douglas, Heather (2025). Choking/strangulation during sex: understanding and negotiating “safety” among 18-35 year old Australians. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 54 (2), 483-494. doi: 10.1007/s10508-025-03097-3
2025
Journal Article
LEGAL EDUCATION THROUGH ANINDIGENOUS LENS: Decolonising the Law School
Gray, Stephen, Watson, Nicole and Douglas, Heather (2025). LEGAL EDUCATION THROUGH ANINDIGENOUS LENS: Decolonising the Law School. Alternative Law Journal, 50 (1), 75-78. doi: 10.1177/1037969X251315367
2025
Journal Article
Policing Technology-Facilitated Domestic Abuse (TFDA): views of service providers in Australia and the United Kingdom
Douglas, Heather, Tanczer, Leonie, McLachlan, Freya and Harris, Bridget (2025). Policing Technology-Facilitated Domestic Abuse (TFDA): views of service providers in Australia and the United Kingdom. Journal of Family Violence, 40 (2), 341-352. doi: 10.1007/s10896-023-00619-2
2025
Journal Article
Strangulation during sex among undergraduate students in Australia: toward understanding participation, harms, and education
Sharman, Leah S., Fitzgerald, Robin and Douglas, Heather (2025). Strangulation during sex among undergraduate students in Australia: toward understanding participation, harms, and education. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 22 (1) e072077, 362-375. doi: 10.1007/s13178-024-00941-4
2024
Journal Article
Engaging publics in science: a practical typology
Douglas, Heather, Halpern, Megan K. and Louson, Eleanor (2024). Engaging publics in science: a practical typology. Journal of Responsible Innovation, 11 (1) 2419238. doi: 10.1080/23299460.2024.2419238
2024
Journal Article
A qualitative exploration of the impact of increasing criminalization on domestic violence support workers: Nonfatal strangulation as a case study
Sharman, Leah S., Douglas, Heather and Fitzgerald, Robin (2024). A qualitative exploration of the impact of increasing criminalization on domestic violence support workers: Nonfatal strangulation as a case study. Violence Against Women, 31 (14) 10778012241289422, 10778012241289422-3727. doi: 10.1177/10778012241289422
2024
Journal Article
Prevalence of Sexual Strangulation/Choking Among Australian 18–35 Year‑Olds
Sharman, Leah, Fitzgerald, Robin and Douglas, Heather (2024). Prevalence of Sexual Strangulation/Choking Among Australian 18–35 Year‑Olds. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 54 (2), 465-480. doi: 10.1007/s10508-024-02937-y
2024
Journal Article
Prosecuting strangulation offences: understanding complainant withdrawal using a social entrapment lens
Douglas, Heather and Fitzgerald, Robin (2024). Prosecuting strangulation offences: understanding complainant withdrawal using a social entrapment lens. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 37 (1), 1-18. doi: 10.1080/10345329.2024.2336717
2024
Journal Article
Domestic violence, sex, strangulation and the ‘blurry’ question of consent
Douglas, Heather, Sharman, Leah and Fitzgerald, Robin (2024). Domestic violence, sex, strangulation and the ‘blurry’ question of consent. The Journal of Criminal Law, 88 (1), 48-66. doi: 10.1177/00220183241233455
2024
Journal Article
Transcoding of French numbers for first- and second-language learners in third grade
Lafay, Anne, Adrien, Emmanuelle, Burr, Sabrina Di Lonardo, Douglas, Heather, Provost-Larocque, Kim, Xu, Chang, LeFevre, Jo-Anne, Maloney, Erin A., Osana, Helena P., Skwarchuk, Sheri-Lynn and Wylie, Judith (2024). Transcoding of French numbers for first- and second-language learners in third grade. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 77 (2), 393-407. doi: 10.1177/17470218231174339
2024
Journal Article
The social contract for science and the value-free ideal
Douglas, Heather and Branch, T. Y. (2024). The social contract for science and the value-free ideal. Synthese, 203 (2) 40, 1-19. doi: 10.1007/s11229-023-04477-9
2024
Book Chapter
The consequences of criminalizing domestic violence: a case study of the non-fatal strangulation offense in Queensland, Australia
Douglas, Heather and Fitzgerald, Robin (2024). The consequences of criminalizing domestic violence: a case study of the non-fatal strangulation offense in Queensland, Australia. The criminalization of violence against women: comparative perspectives. (pp. 209-228) edited by Heather Douglas, Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Leigh Goodmark and Sandra Walklate. New York, NY United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780197651841.003.0012
2024
Journal Article
Correction to: Prevalence of Sexual Strangulation/Choking Among Australian 18–35 Year-Olds (Archives of Sexual Behavior, (2024), 10.1007/s10508-024-02937-y)
Sharman, Leah S., Fitzgerald, Robin and Douglas, Heather (2024). Correction to: Prevalence of Sexual Strangulation/Choking Among Australian 18–35 Year-Olds (Archives of Sexual Behavior, (2024), 10.1007/s10508-024-02937-y). Archives of Sexual Behavior, 54 (2), 481-481. doi: 10.1007/s10508-024-03014-0
2023
Journal Article
Rethinking the conceptual space for science in society after the VFI
Branch, T. Y. and Douglas, Heather (2023). Rethinking the conceptual space for science in society after the VFI. Philosophy of Science, 91 (5), 1118-1127. doi: 10.1017/psa.2023.130
Funding
Supervision
Availability
- Honorary Professor Heather Douglas is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Criminal law and procedure
- disclosure and fair trial;
- unrepresented defendants in criminal matters and the role of judges;
- post-sentence detention (eg: dangerous offenders, indefinites sentences etc.
For further information contact Professor Heather Douglas, e: h.douglas@law.uq.edu.au
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Topics that explore legal issues related to domestic and family violence
- use of exclusion or ouster orders in legislation and by the courts;
- development of specific offences (stalking, torture etc) and their implementation;
- development of defences (eg provocation, battered persons defence) and use in courts;
- role of the victim in charge and prosecution of criminal offences;
- special courts and alternative justice mechanisms in domestic and family violence matters.
For further information contact Professor Heather Douglas, e: h.douglas@law.uq.edu.au
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
The Criminal Justice Journeys of Incarcerated Women who have Experienced Non-Fatal Strangulation: Conceptualising a Trauma- and Gender-informed Approach to Correctional Care.
Associate Advisor
Completed supervision
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Unrepresented Defendants in Criminal Trials in Bhutan: A Comparative Study between Australia and Bhutan
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Francesca Bartlett
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Migration and domestic violence: Women's experiences of proving domestic violence as a requirement for permanent residency in Australia
Principal Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The Charging Decision: Accountability, Transparency, and Control of the Decision to Prosecute
Principal Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Child Death, Neglect & Criminal Responsibility: The (In)adequacy of the Law of Homicide in Australia in Cases of Child Fatality Resulting from Parental Neglect
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andreas Schloenhardt
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Does Australia's law governing fitness for trial for summary offences protect the human rights of persons with intellectual disabilities?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Devereux
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
The role of the victim in criminal proceedings in Australia and Germany - a comparison
Principal Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
The criminal law implications for doctors who perform sacrificial separation surgery on conjoined twins
Principal Advisor
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
A Trauma-Informed Non-Fatal Strangulation Trial: Victim-Witnesses, Brain Injury and PTSD
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Caitlin Goss
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Murri Courts: An ethnography of Indigenous sentencing courts in Southeast Queensland, Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sally Babidge, Associate Professor Gerhard Hoffstaedter
Media
Enquiries
Contact Honorary Professor Heather Douglas directly for media enquiries about:
- Aboriginal peoples and criminal law
- Aboriginal peoples and domestic violence
- Abortion and the law
- Australian judicial decision-making
- Criminal law and Indigenous people
- Criminal law and procedure
- Domestic violence
- Domestic violence in Indigenous communities
- Family violence
- FASD
- Feminism
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and the Law
- Human rights
- Indigenous people and criminal law
- law reform
- sentencing
- Social justice law
- Stalking and technology facilitated abuse
- Violence - domestic
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