Sarah Kendall

Dr Sarah Kendall is an interdisciplinary scholar with expertise in criminal law and procedure and evidence law. She is particularly interested in the intersections between law and science. Sarah's work focuses on justice responses to domestic, family and sexual violence, and emerging and re-emerging national security threats. Currently, she is researching victim-centric, trauma-informed criminal justice approaches in domestic, family and sexual violence matters. Alongside this research, she is examining the nature, effectiveness and appropriateness of the criminal law response to espionage, foreign interference and sabotage. Sarah uses a range of methods to conduct her research, including empirical (qualitative and quantitative) methods.

Prior to joining Griffith University, Sarah worked at the Queensland Law Reform Commission (QLRC), leading the review of Queensland's non-fatal strangulation offence. She has also previously worked at the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) on a number of inquiries, including the Religious Educational Institutions and Anti-Discrimination Laws inquiry and Justice Responses to Sexual Violence inquiry, and at the Department of Justice Queensland where she progressed the Criminal Justice Legislation (Sexual Violence and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2024 (Qld).

In addition to her research, Sarah has taught Foundations of Law and Evidence Law at UQ and guest lectures on various topics.