Associate Professor Stephane Shepherd

Dr. Shepherd has established an international reputation as a cross-cultural expert in forensic psychology. He has published over 70 journal articles and book chapters and he has obtained over $3.1 million in funding. He has led numerous research projects (including an ARC DECRA Fellowship) on violence, pathways into the justice system, violent extremism, and the clinical needs of multicultural people who are justice-involved. He is a Fulbright Scholar and the recipient of international early career research awards from both the American Psychology-Law Society and the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services. He was awarded the 2020 Victorian Multicultural Commission's Award for excellence in Justice and was named one of the ABC's Top 5 early career researchers under 40 in 2020.