Biography
Dr. Stephane Shepherd is Professor of Forensic Psychology at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation at Deakin University. He completed is PhD in Forensic Psychology at Monash University in 2013 and also hold a Masters (Communication) and BA (Criminology). Dr. Shepherd's research explores cross-cultural issues at the intersection of psychology and the criminal justice system. He has received regional and international recognition for his work on the social and cultural needs of young people who are involved in the justice system. He has published over 100 academic articles and book chapters and has received over 4 million in funding. In 2020, he was named one of ABCs top 5 scientists under 40, and received the 2020 Victorian Government Multi-Cultural Award for Excellence in Justice. He received the American Psychology-Law Society’s Early Career Award in 2019, an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellowship in 2017, and he was also the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship in 2015. Dr. Shepherd was appointed to the Victorian Youth Parole Board in 2022 and the Victorian Government African Communities Committee.
Read more on Stephane's profileKnowledge areas
Youth Justice, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse young people, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Culturally Responsive Programming, Strengths-Based Programming
Professional activities
Victorian Youth Parole Board Member
Victorian Government African Communities Committee (VACC)
Media appearances
ABC Earshot ‘501 Deportees’, 18th March, 2022
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/earshot/deportees/13774642
ABC Earshot 'The Melbourne Towers' hard lockdown - One year on, 14th July, 2021
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/earshot/melbourne-towers-hard-lockdown/13434932
Should Australia remove non-citizens who break our laws? ABC Online, 2022
https://www.abc.net.au/religion/should-australia-remove-non-citizens-who-break-laws/13883016
Would we be better off without the acronym CALD? ABC Online, 2022
https://www.abc.net.au/religion/would-we-be-better-off-without-the-acronym-cald/13572720
Isn’t being an Olympian enough? The curious case of Peter Bol. ABC online, 2021
https://www.abc.net.au/religion/stephane-shepherd-the-curious-case-of-peter-bol/13496406
For attitudes to change, more African voices are needed. The Age, 2021
ABC “Life Matters”. How understanding one statistic became Dr Stephane Shepherd’s life’s work. 17th February, 2021
ABC Radio National RN Breakfast. 31st July, 2020
How to support junior staff in a time of turmoil for universities. The Conversation, 2020
https://theconversation.com/how-to-support-junior-staff-in-a-time-of-turmoil-for-universities-148917
Awards
2020 Victorian Government Multicultural Award for Excellence in Justice
2020 ABC Top 5 Researchers (Humanities)
2019 American Psychology-Law Society Saleem Shah Award for Early Career Excellence in Psychology and Law
2016 International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Christopher Webster Young Scholar of the Year
2015 Fulbright Scholar
Publications
H De Silva, S Shepherd, T McEwan
(2024), pp. 1-24, Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, London, Eng., C1
Exploring factors associated with chronic and serious offending in detained dual system youth
A Moriarty, N Papalia, B Spivak, M Ali, S Luebbers, S Shepherd
(2024), pp. 1-23, Psychology, Crime and Law, London, Eng., C1
Hidden numbers, hidden people: Family violence among South Asian Australians
H De Silva, S Shepherd, T McEwan
(2024), Vol. 41, Journal of Population Research, C1
D Coulter, A Forkan, Y Kang, J Trounson, T Anthony, E Marchetti, S Shepherd
(2023), Vol. 50, pp. 76-100, Criminal Justice and Behavior, London, Eng., C1-1
N Muir, J Viljoen, S Shepherd
(2023), pp. 1-13, International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, London, Eng., C1
L Ashford, B Spivak, J Ogloff, S Shepherd
(2023), Psychological Assessment, Washington, D.C., C1-1
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives on forensic risk assessment
S Venner, N Maharaj, D Sivasubramaniam, S Shepherd
(2023), pp. 1-27, Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, London, Eng., C1
M Ali, S Shepherd, B Ahmed
(2023), Vol. 25, pp. 116-130, International Journal of Police Science and Management, London, Eng., C1
J Ogloff, A Rose, D Meyer, S Benson, S Shepherd, J Pfeifer, S Louise, J Trounson, J Skues, M Daffern
(2023), Vol. 22, pp. 14-25, International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, London, Eng., C1-1
Working in multicultural forensic settings: An integrated model of assessment
S Shepherd, M Madu
(2022), pp. 137-147, Diversity and Marginalisation in Forensic Mental Health Care, London, Eng., B1
The Cross-Cultural Fairness of the LS/RNR: An Australian Analysis
L Ashford, B Spivak, J Ogloff, S Shepherd
(2022), Vol. 46, pp. 214-226, Law and Human Behavior, Washington, D.C., C1-1
Violence Risk Assessment with the HCR-20V3 in Legal Contexts: A Critical Reflection
V de Vogel, T De Beuf, S Shepherd, R Schneider
(2022), Vol. 104, pp. 252-264, Journal of Personality Assessment, London, Eng., C1
Working with Arab women with PTSD: what do we know?
D Beaini, S Shepherd
(2022), Vol. 57, pp. 95-104, Australian Psychologist, London, Eng., C1-1
Racial fairness in violence risk instruments: a review of the literature
L Ashford, B Spivak, S Shepherd
(2022), Vol. 28, pp. 911-941, Psychology, Crime and Law, London, Eng., C1
Social and emotional wellbeing among Indigenous Australian correctional officers
J Trounson, R Oppenheim, S Shepherd, J Pfeifer
(2022), Vol. 29, pp. 223-240, Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, London, Eng., C1-1
C Anthony, I Grant, L Ashford, B Spivak, S Shepherd
(2022), Vol. 37, pp. NP6301-NP6328, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, London, Eng., C1-1
The Impact of Offender-Victim Cultural Backgrounds on the Likelihood of Receiving Diversion
B Warner, B Spivak, L Ashford, R Fix, J Ogloff, S Shepherd
(2022), Vol. 33, pp. 298-316, Criminal Justice Policy Review, London, Eng., C1-1
Patterns of Maltreatment Co-Occurrence in Incarcerated Youth in Australia
N Papalia, S Baidawi, S Luebbers, S Shepherd, J Ogloff
(2022), Vol. 37, pp. NP4341-NP4371, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, London, Eng., C1-1
Introducing an integrated model of cross-cultural assessment
S Shepherd
(2022), Vol. 30, pp. 486-489, Australasian Psychiatry, C1-1
D Coulter, A Forkan, Y Kang, J Trounson, T Anthony, E Marchetti, S Shepherd
(2022), pp. 1-11, Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, Canberra, ACT., C1-1
Magistrates' Experiences of Judicial Supervision in Mainstream Courts
Michael Trood, Benjamin Spivak, Diane Sivasubramaniam, Stephane Shepherd
(2022), Vol. 31, pp. 115-137, Journal of Judicial Administration, Sydney, N.S.W., C1
Cross-cultural sensitivity in forensic mental health care
A Ogunwale, D Ndegwa, S Shepherd
(2021), pp. 11-35, The Handbook of Forensic Mental Health in Africa, London, Eng., B1
K Bairami, B Spivak, L Burke, S Shepherd
(2021), Vol. 25, pp. 44-54, Clinical Psychologist, C1
S Shepherd, B Spivak
(2021), Vol. 65, pp. 92-99, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, London, Eng., C1-1
S Shepherd, A Bailey, G Masuka
(2021), Vol. 66, pp. 1432-1453, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, London, Eng., C1-1
Exploring Rater Cultural Bias in Forensic Risk Assessment
S Venner, D Sivasubramaniam, S Luebbers, S Shepherd
(2021), Vol. 20, pp. 213-226, International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, London, Eng., C1-1
S Shepherd, G Masuka
(2021), Vol. 32, pp. 469-483, Criminal Justice Policy Review, London, Eng., C1-1
Cross-cultural reliability and rater bias in forensic risk assessment: a review of the literature
S Venner, D Sivasubramaniam, S Luebbers, S Shepherd
(2021), Vol. 27, pp. 105-121, Psychology, Crime and Law, London, Eng., C1
S Shepherd, C Harries, B Spivak, A Pichler, R Purcell
(2021), Vol. 9, pp. 1-15, BMC Psychology, London, Eng., C1-1
The Handbook of Forensic Mental Health in Africa
A Ogunwale, A Ogunlesi, S Shepherd, K Serpa, J Singh
(2021), London, Eng., A7
S Shepherd, B Spivak, L Ashford, I Williams, J Trounson, Y Paradies
(2020), Vol. 20, BMC Public Health, C1
Estimating the extent and nature of offending by Sudanese-born individuals in Victoria
S Shepherd, B Spivak
(2020), Vol. 53, pp. 352-368, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, London, Eng., C1-1
B Spivak, S Shepherd, R Borschmann, S Kinner, J Ogloff, H Hachtel
(2020), Vol. 15, pp. 1-13, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, Calif., C1-1
Machine learning and forensic risk assessment: new frontiers
B Spivak, S Shepherd
(2020), Vol. 31, pp. 571-581, Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, London, Eng., C1-1
The mental health of culturally and linguistically diverse offenders - what do we know?
A Rose, S Shepherd, J Ogloff
(2020), Vol. 28, pp. 438-441, Australasian Psychiatry, London, Eng., C1-1
Mental Health, Psychological Distress, and Coping in Australian Cross-Cultural Prison Populations
A Rose, J Trounson, S Louise, S Shepherd, J Ogloff
(2020), Vol. 33, pp. 794-803, Journal of Traumatic Stress, London, Eng., C1-1
An analysis of high-risk offending pathways for young females in custody
S Shepherd, D Newton, C Harries, R Fix, R Fullam
(2019), Vol. 26, pp. 194-205, Psychiatry, psychology and law, Abingdon, Eng., C1
The challenge of cultural competence in the workplace: Perspectives of healthcare providers
S Shepherd, C Willis-Esqueda, D Newton, D Sivasubramaniam, Y Paradies
(2019), Vol. 19, BMC Health Services Research, C1
A Rose, J Trounson, J Skues, M Daffern, S Shepherd, J Pfeifer, J Ogloff
(2019), Vol. 26, pp. 886-903, Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, London, Eng., C1-1
N Papalia, S Shepherd, B Spivak, S Luebbers, D Shea, R Fullam
(2019), Vol. 46, pp. 1067-1087, Criminal Justice and Behavior, London, Eng., C1-1
S Shepherd, R Delgado, Y Paradies
(2018), Vol. 17, pp. 111-121, International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, London, Eng., C1
S Shepherd, C Willis-Esqueda, Y Paradies, D Sivasubramaniam, J Sherwood, T Brockie
(2018), Vol. 17, International Journal for Equity in Health, C1
Pathways to offending for young Sudanese Australians
S Shepherd, D Newton, K Farquharson
(2018), Vol. 51, pp. 481-501, Australian and New Zealand journal of criminology, London, Eng., C1
Identifying the prevalence and predictors of suicidal behaviours for indigenous males in custody
S Shepherd, B Spivak, K Arabena, Y Paradies
(2018), Vol. 18, BMC Public Health, C1
Predictors of distress and the protective impact of cultural engagement for Indigenous prisoners
S Shepherd, R Hazel Delgado, D Sivasubramanian, Y Paradies
(2018), Vol. 57, pp. 367-383, Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, C1
S Shepherd, R Campbell, J Ogloff
(2018), Vol. 62, pp. 609-628, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, London, Eng., C1-1
Evaluating the utility of 'strength' items when assessing the risk of young offenders
S Shepherd, S Strand, J Viljoen, M Daffern
(2018), Vol. 29, pp. 597-616, Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, London, Eng., C1-1
Indigenous perspectives on violence risk assessment: A thematic analysis
S Shepherd, C Willis-Esqueda
(2018), Vol. 20, pp. 599-627, Punishment and Society, London, Eng., C1-1
Popping the cultural bubble of violence risk assessment tools
S Shepherd, T Anthony
(2018), Vol. 29, pp. 211-220, Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, London, Eng., C1-1
Correlates of self-harm and suicide attempts in justice-involved young people
S Shepherd, B Spivak, R Borschmann, S Kinner, H Hachtel
(2018), Vol. 13, pp. 1-13, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, Calif., C1-1
The Utility of the HCR-20 in an Australian Sample of Forensic Psychiatric Patients
S Shepherd, R Campbell, J Ogloff
(2018), Vol. 25, pp. 273-282, Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, London, Eng., C1-1
S Shepherd, J Ogloff, D Shea, J Pfeifer, Y Paradies
(2017), Vol. 61, pp. 385-397, Journal of intellectual disability research, Chichester, Eng., C1
The impact of indigenous cultural identity and cultural engagement on violent offending
S Shepherd, R Delgado, J Sherwood, Y Paradies
(2017), Vol. 18, BMC Public Health, C1
Aboriginal prisoners with cognitive impairment: Is this the highest risk group?
S Shepherd, J Ogloff, Y Paradies, J Pfeifer
(2017), pp. 1-15, Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, [Canberra, A.C.T.], C1
Covert and Implicit Influences on the Interpretation of Violence Risk Instruments
S Shepherd, D Sullivan
(2017), Vol. 24, pp. 292-301, Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, London, Eng., C1-1
J Ogloff, J Pfeifer, S Shepherd, J Ciorciari
(2017), Vol. 23, pp. 398-411, Journal of Correctional Health Care, New Rochelle, N.Y., C1-1
Are Australian prisons meeting the needs of Indigenous offenders?
S Shepherd, J Ogloff, S Thomas
(2016), Vol. 4, pp. 1-9, Health and Justice, Berlin, Germany, C1
S Shepherd, T Ilalio
(2016), Vol. 55, pp. 113-128, Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, London, Eng., C1-1
Disentangling Psychopathy from Antisocial Personality Disorder: An Australian Analysis
J Ogloff, R Campbell, S Shepherd
(2016), Vol. 16, pp. 198-215, Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, London, Eng., C1
Violence risk instruments may be culturally unsafe for use with Indigenous patients
S Shepherd
(2016), Vol. 24, pp. 565-567, Australasian Psychiatry, London, Eng., C1-1
S Shepherd
(2016), Vol. 23, pp. 256-274, Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, London, Eng., C1-1
Psychopathic features in young incarcerated females
S Strand, S Luebbers, S Shepherd
(2016), Vol. 6, pp. 63-75, Journal of Criminal Psychology, Bingley, Eng., C1-1
Forensic risk assessment and cultural diversity: Contemporary challenges and future directions
S Shepherd, R Lewis-Fernandez
(2016), Vol. 22, pp. 427-438, Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, Washington, D.C., C1-1
S Shepherd, S Luebbers, J Ogloff
(2016), Vol. 43, pp. 863-878, Criminal Justice and Behavior, London, Eng., C1-1
The PCL: YV and re-offending across ethnic groups
S Shepherd, S Strand
(2016), Vol. 6, pp. 51-62, Journal of Criminal Psychology, Bingley, Eng., C1-1
S Shepherd, S Strand
(2016), Vol. 28, pp. 405-415, Psychological Assessment, Washington, D.C., C1-1
Does the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory Generalize Across Ethnicity?
S Shepherd, J Singh, R Fullam
(2015), Vol. 14, pp. 193-204, International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, C1-1
S Shepherd
(2015), Vol. 59, pp. 1297-1307, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, United States, C1-1
S Shepherd, R Purcell
(2015), Vol. 22, pp. 869-879, Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, C1-1
Violence risk assessment in Australian aboriginal offender populations: A review of the literature
S Shepherd, Y Adams, E McEntyre, R Walker
(2014), Vol. 20, pp. 281-293, Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, C1-1
S Shepherd, S Luebbers, J Ogloff
(2014), Vol. 14, pp. 317-341, Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, C1-1
The Predictive Validity of Risk Assessment Approaches for Young Australian Offenders
S Shepherd, S Luebbers, J Ogloff, R Fullam, M Dolan
(2014), Vol. 21, pp. 801-817, Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, C1-1
The utility of the SAVRY across ethnicity in Australian young offenders
S Shepherd, S Luebbers, M Ferguson, J Ogloff, M Dolan
(2014), Vol. 20, pp. 31-45, Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, Washington, D.C., C1-1
Identifying gender differences in an Australian youth offender population
S Shepherd, S Luebbers, M Dolan
(2013), Vol. 3, pp. 1-12, SAGE Open, C1-1
Gender and Ethnicity in Juvenile Risk Assessment
S Shepherd, S Luebbers, M Dolan
(2013), Vol. 40, pp. 388-408, Criminal Justice and Behavior, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Understanding the drivers and motivators of extremist violence
Prof Stephane Shepherd, Prof Michele Grossman AM, Prof Michele Pathe, Prof Paul Gill
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2024: $86,093
- 2023: $249,032
Other Public Sector Funding
Addressing the needs of justice-involved African-Australian young people - A Systematic Review
Prof Stephane Shepherd, Mr Mohammed Ali, Mr Abraham Padiet Kuol
Department of Justice & Community Safety
- 2024: $39,073
- 2023: $19,536
Industry and Other Funding
The UBUNTU Youth Empowerment Program.
Prof Stephane Shepherd
Afri-Aus Care Inc (in partnership with Paul Ramsay Foundation)
- 2024: $35,000
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report