Biography
Dr. Lata Satyen is an Associate Professor in Psychology and a Registered Psychologist. She is the Founding Co-convenor of the Deakin Network Against Gendered Violence (DNAGV) and Leader of the Faculty of Health Community Research Engagement Network (CREN). She is also the Victorian State Lead of the Australian Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Recovery Alliance. Her research focuses on the role of intersectionality in family, domestic and sexual violence; mental health outcomes in victim-survivors of abuse; and prevention and intervention programs that address violence against women and children. In her role as a pro-bono psychologist, she assists victim-survivors of family violence while working with the gamut of services involved in victim and child protection including the family and magistrates’ courts, the medical system, immigration review systems, country consulates, legal professionals, health service providers and local Councils. She has won multiple awards for her work. Lata's goal is to enable a society to live harmoniously and free from violence.
Read more on Lata's profileResearch interests
Associate Professor Lata Satyen's program of research focuses on the prevalence of family violence in culturally diverse communities; gender norms that influence victimisation and perpetration of violence against women; and the development of evidence-based prevention and intervention programs to address family violence in multicultural communities. She derives her research questions through her work as a specialist family violence psychologist, builds the research evidence to address the gaps, and improve outcomes for victim-survivors of family violence through changes to policy and practice, her advocacy work, and membership of several family violence committees. She has made submissions to the Royal Commission into Family Violence and the Family Violence Reform Implementation Monitor. Lata collaborates with a large number of partners in the family violence and migrant wellbeing sector, and community groups, to conduct research and translate her research knowledge to improve community wellbeing, and policy and practices to address violence against women.
Affiliations
Registered Psychologist, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
Teaching interests
Associate Professor Lata Satyen teaches in the Cross-Cultural, Forensic and Clinical Psychology units at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She currently supervises several doctoral, Master of Clinical Psychology and Honours students. She is the Unit Chair for HPS209: Cross Cultural and Indigenous Psychology.
Media appearances
1. Live ABC News interview on 26/02/2020 on the Royal Commission into Family Violence paper on migrant and non-migrant women seeking help.
2. Interview on ABC News at 5pm on 3/1/2019 on gender equality in India.
3. Radio interview with SBS on 'What is family violence'? 2016.
4. Radio interview on SBS about: Indian Women's Support Group, 2014.
5. Brain health, Body and Soul, June 17 2016.
6. Interview with the Sydney Morning Herald: Improving memory, 2014.
Awards
Janet Blackman Prize, Journal of Gender Studies, 2021.
Bronze Award, Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Award, Government of Australia, 2019.
Finalist, India-Australia Community Service Excellence Award, India-Australia Business and Community Awards, 2019.
Meritorious Service Award, Government of Victoria Award for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs, Melbourne, Australia, 2017.
Deakin University Nominee, Victorian Honour Roll for Women, Australia, 2014.
Best Scientific Paper and Presentation: International Conference on Disaster Management and Trauma Counselling, Bangalore, India, 2005.
Program and Publications Chairs Award: International Education and Technology Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 2002.
Projects
1. SAFER: Successful and Family-Oriented, Enculturated Responses to address family violence in multicultural, regional communities in Victoria. Funded by Family Safety Victoria.
2. Mapping the victim-survivor client journey in Gippsland, Victoria. Funded by the Gippsland Family Violence Alliance.
3. The Pathways to Empowerment Program: Improving the economic empowerment of women impacted by domestic and family violence. Funded by the Zahra Foundation/ Greater Charitable Foundation.
4. Creating employment pathways for victim-survivors of family violence. Funded by the Wyndham City Council.
5. The review of a framework for holistic, trauma, and violence-informed recovery after domestic violence. Funded by Ramsay Clinic Thirroul.
Publications
Jane Green, Lata Satyen, John Toumbourou
(2024), Vol. 25, pp. 738-751, Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, London, Eng., C1
E Doery, L Satyen, Y Paradies, G Gee, J Toumbourou
(2024), Vol. 24, BMC Public Health, C1-1
L Satyen, M Bourke-Ibbs, B Rowland
(2024), Vol. 15, pp. 1-11, Frontiers in Psychology, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1
The Relationship Between Cultural Engagement and Psychological Well-being Among Indigenous Adolescents: A Systematic Review
Elizabeth Doery, Elizabeth Doery, Lata Satyen, Lata Satyen, Yin Paradies, Yin Paradies, John Toumbourou, John Toumbourou
(2023), Vol. 54, pp. 90-113, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, London, Eng., C1
J Domínguez D, J Truong, J Burnett, L Satyen, H Akhlaghi, J Stella, N Rushworth, K Caeyenberghs
(2023), Vol. 20, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
Matin Ayubi, Lata Satyen
(2023), pp. 1-64, Trauma, Violence and Abuse: a review journal, London, Eng., C1
L Zark, L Satyen
(2022), Vol. 23, pp. 1007-1022, Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, United States, C1
L Satyen, A Becerra
(2022), pp. 1-11, Journal of Employment Counseling, London, Eng., C1
L Zark, J Toumbourou, L Satyen
(2022), pp. 1-18, Journal of Family Violence, Berlin, Germany, C1
L Satyen, A Hansen, J Green, L Zark
(2022), Vol. 19, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
L Zark, J Toumbourou, L Satyen
(2022), Vol. 30, pp. 394-425, Violence Against Women, United States, C1
Elizabeth Doery, Lata Satyen, John Toumbourou, Yin Paradies
(2022), pp. 1-15, Journal of Intercultural Studies, London, Eng., C1
E Doery, L Satyen, Y Paradies, B Rowland, J Bailey, J Heerde, H Renner, R Smith, J Toumbourou
(2022), Vol. 19, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, C1
International and cross-cultural research on men's violence against female intimate partners
Lata Satyen, Meu Supol, Archna Ranganathan, John Toumbourou
(2021), pp. 40-60, SAGE handbook of domestic violence, London, Eng., B1
L Satyen, J Toumbourou, J Heerde, M Supol, A Ranganathan
(2021), Vol. 36, pp. 11009-11034, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, United States, C1
Effects of Family Violence Exposure on Adolescent Academic Achievement: A Systematic Review
M Supol, L Satyen, M Ghayour-Minaie, J Toumbourou
(2021), Vol. 22, pp. 1042-1056, Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, United States, C1
Gender norms in the Indian migrant community in Australia: family, community, and work roles
L Satyen
(2021), Vol. 30, pp. 452-464, Journal of Gender Studies, C1
Evaluation of a family violence training system for a law enforcement agency
Lata Satyen
(2021), Melbourne, Vic., A6
Gender norms in the Chinese community in Melbourne, Australia: family and community roles
Lata Satyen, Jo van Dort, Shiyuan Yin
(2020), Vol. 55, pp. 50-61, Australian psychologist, Chichester, Eng., C1
Lata Satyen, A Hansen, M Supol
(2020), pp. 1-11, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, London, Eng., C1
Self-reported injury in Australian young adults: demographic and lifestyle predictors
M Stokes, S Hemphill, J McGillivray, T Evans-Whipp, L Satyen, J Toumbourou
(2020), Vol. 44, pp. 106-110, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Chichester, Eng., C1
Gender norms in the Chinese community in Melbourne: an exploration of family and community life
L Satyen, J Kennedy, J van Dort, S Western, V Yin
(2020), Melbourne, Vic., A6
L Satyen, A Rogic, M Supol
(2019), Vol. 21, pp. 879-892, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, United States, C1
Family, cultural diversity, and the development of Australian adolescent substance use
M Ghayour-Minaie, R King, D Skvarc, L Satyen, J Toumbourou
(2019), Vol. 54, pp. 382-390, Australian psychologist, Chichester, Eng., C1
Intimate partner violence and help-seeking behavior among migrant women in Australia
L Satyen, S Piedra, A Ranganathan, N Golluccio
(2018), Vol. 33, pp. 447-456, Journal of family violence, New York, N.Y., C1
Migrant health in the workplace: a multi-country comparison
L Satyen, J Toumbourou, D Mellor, I Secer, M Ghayour-Minaie
(2016), pp. 479-507, Globalisation, migration and health: challenges and opportunities, London, Eng., B1
L Satyen, C Poljski
(2016), [Melbourne, Vic.], A6
Violence prevention and early intervention: what works?
J Toumbourou, R Leung, R Homel, K Freiberg, L Satyen, S Hemphill
(2015), pp. 45-62, Preventing violence in Australia: Policy, practice and solutions, Annandale, N.S.W., B1
Cross-cultural differences in intimate partner violence and depression: a systematic review
M White, L Satyen
(2015), Vol. 24, pp. 120-130, Aggression and violent behavior, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
B Rowland, J Toumbourou, L Satyen, G Tooley, J Hall, M Livingston, J Williams
(2014), Vol. 39, pp. 282-288, Addictive behaviors, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Associations between alcohol outlet densities and adolescent alcohol consumption: a study in Australian students
B Rowland, J Toumbourou, L Satyen (nee Aiman), G Tooley, J Hall, M Livingston, J Williams
(2014), Vol. 39, pp. 282-288, Addictive behaviors, Oxford, England, C1
B Rowland, J Toumbourou, L Satyen, M Livingston, J Williams
(2014), Vol. 39, pp. 1898-1903, Addictive behaviors, Oxford, England, C1
S Kuldas, L Satyen, H Ismail, S Hashim
(2014), Vol. 54, pp. 350-373, Psychologica Belgica, London, England, C1
Video Game Training and Reaction Time Skills Among Older Adults
I Seçer, L Satyen
(2014), Vol. 38, pp. 220-236, Activities, Adaptation and Aging, Melbourne Vic., C1
Training skills of divided attention among older adults
I Secer, L Satyen
(2013), Vol. 9, pp. 61-78, Journal of articles in support of the null hypothesis, Commerce, Tex., C1
Panic or not in fire: clarifying the misconception
R Fahy, G Proulx, L Aiman
(2012), Vol. 36, pp. 328-338, Fire and Materials, West Sussex, England, C1
'Panic' and human behaviour in fire
R Fahy, G Proulx, L Aiman
(2009), pp. 387-398, Human Behaviour in Fire 2009 Conference Proceedings : Papers from the 4th International Symposium, Cambridge, England, E1-1
Fire safety training: its importance in enhancing fire safety knowledge and response to fire
I Huseyin, L Satyen
(2006), Vol. 21, pp. 48-53, Australian journal of emergency management, Australia, C1
Applications of cognitive theories to children's fire safety education
L Satyen, L Satyen, A Sosa, A Sosa, M Barnett, M Barnett
(2004), pp. 250-254, Psychological science in action : proceedings of the 39th APS Annual Conference, 29 September - 3 October, Sydney NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia, E1-1
Effectiveness of fire safety education in primary school children
L Satyen, M Barnett, A Sosa
(2004), pp. 339-346, Human behaviour in fire : public fire safety : professionals in parnership : 3rd international symposium, September 2004, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK., Belfast, Northern Ireland, E1-1
The ethical outlook of micro business operators
S Dawson, J Breen, L Satyen
(2002), Vol. 40, pp. 302-313, Journal of small business management, Oxford, England, C1-1
Practicality of a technological tool for the teaching of the first year psychology students
L Satyen
(2002), pp. 1-6, Untangling the web: establishing learning links: proceedings ASET conference 2002, Melbourne, Vic., E1-1
Strategies to develop divided attention skills through video game training
L Satyen, K Ohtsuka
(2001), pp. 191-198, Engineering psychology and cognitive ergonomics volume six, Aldershot, England, B1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Investigating the role of alcohol and other drugs in family and domestic violence in Australia and their impact on police responses (ADIVA)
Prof Peter Miller, A/Prof Arlene Walker, Dr Beth Costa, A/Prof Lata Satyen, Prof Andrew Day, Prof John Toumbourou
NDLERF National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund
- 2016: $65,393
- 2015: $43,595
- 2014: $108,988
SAFER: Successful and Family-oriented, Enculturated Responses
A/Prof Lata Satyen, Dr Matin Ghayour-Minaie, Prof John Toumbourou
1-6 Victorian Department of Families Fairness and Housing - Family Safety Victoria - Family Violence Research Grant - Phase 2
- 2023: $140,981
Other Public Sector Funding
Prevention of family violence in culturally and linguistically diverse communities through effective information dissemination
A/Prof Lata Satyen
Wyndham City Council
- 2018: $4,771
- 2017: $19,085
Ready Steady Together Partnership
A/Prof Lata Satyen
Wyndham City Council
- 2018: $3,000
Family Violence MCH Leadership program
Prof Jennifer Mcintosh, Dr Elizabeth Clancy, Dr Anna Booth, A/Prof Lata Satyen, Prof Peter Miller
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2019: $234,833
Increasing family violence information to the communities of Wyndham
A/Prof Lata Satyen
Wyndham City Council
- 2019: $4,885
Evaluation of a family violence training system.
A/Prof Lata Satyen
The State of Victoria (through Victoria Police)
- 2021: $10,000
Creating employment pathways for victim-survivors of family violence
A/Prof Lata Satyen
Wyndham City Council
- 2022: $28,427
Industry and Other Funding
Examining gender norms and expectations in the Indian and Chinese communities for the development of gender equity strategies
A/Prof Lata Satyen
MonashLink Community Health Service Ltd
- 2015: $3,872
- 2014: $10,870
Reflective practice for family violence practitioners
A/Prof Lata Satyen
The Salvation Army
- 2021: $6,600
The Pathways to Empowerment Program: Improving the Economic Empowerment of Women Impacted by Domestic and Family Violence
A/Prof Lata Satyen
Greater Charitable Foundation 2022
- 2024: $6,000
- 2023: $22,000
Prevention of family violence in rural Victoria: Mapping the victim-survivor client journey.
A/Prof Lata Satyen, Prof John Toumbourou, Ms Elizabeth Doery, Dr Bianca Klettke
Gippsland Women's Health
- 2023: $35,150
- 2022: $14,850
Holistic Trauma and Violence - Informed Recovery after Domestic Violence: A mini-review
A/Prof Lata Satyen
Sibdeal Pty Ltd T/As Ramsay Clinic Thirroul
- 2023: $8,919
Supervisions
Elizabeth Doery
Thesis entitled: The Wellbeing and Aspirations of First Nations People
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Laura Zark
Thesis entitled: Cultural Differences in Intimate Partner and Family Violence Among Tertiary Students
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology
Meu Supol
Thesis entitled: The Effects of Family Violence on Education: Evaluation of a Universal Intervention
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Ilmiye Huseyin
Thesis entitled: Training Divided Attention and Memory Skills of Older Adults
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Archna Ranganathan
Thesis entitled: Longitudinal examination of young adult intimate relationships and partner violence
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Afonso Soares
Thesis entitled: A district intervention to increase preschool education in Timor-Leste
MAppSc, School of Psychology
Jana Menssink
Thesis entitled: Objectification and Coping in Relation to Sexual Harassment Among Women
Doctor of Psychology (Health), School of Psychology