Anastasia Powell

Powell gained her PhD in criminology from the University of Melbourne in 2008.[1] Her doctoral research was published in the 2010 book Sex, Power and Consent: Youth Culture and the Unwritten Rules by Cambridge University Press.[2] Powell's research specialises in policy and prevention concerning men's violence against women, with a particular focus on sexual violence.[3][4][5]

She is the author and co-author of several major Australian studies, including Australians' Attitudes to Violence Against Women: Findings from the 2013 National Community Attitudes to Violence Against Women Survey (NCAS)[6] and More than Ready: Bystander Action to Prevent Violence Against Women in the Australian Community[7] with the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth).

Powell is a co-founder of the Violence and Discrimination Against Women research network (VDAWnet) Australia, which seeks to promote research development and collaboration in areas including sexual violence, sexual harassment, intimate partner violence, and sex-based discrimination against women.[8][9]

In addition to her scholarly contributions, Powell is regularly featured in and contributes to Australian news and media outlets,[10][11][12][13] raising the profile of issues including rape culture,[14][15] sexual assault,[16] domestic violence,[17] revenge porn,[18] sexting,[19] and prostitution.[20]

• Henry, Nicola; Powell, Anastasia (September 2014). Preventing Sexual Violence: Interdisciplinary approaches to overcoming a rape culture. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
• Powell, Anastasia (2014). Australians' Attitudes to Violence Against Women: Findings from the 2013 National Community Attitudes to Violence Against Women Survey (NCAS). Melbourne: VicHealth.
• VicHealth (2014). "Bystander approaches: Responding to and preventing men's sexual violence against women". Issues Paper, Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault. Institute of Family Studies. 17: 20. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
• Henry, Nicola; Powell, Anastasia (2014). "Beyond the 'sext': Technology-facilitated sexual violence and harassment against adult women". Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology. Sage. Online First: 104–118. doi:10.1177/0004865814524218.
• Powell, Anastasia (2012). More than ready: bystander action to prevent violence against women in the Victorian community. Melbourne: VicHealth.
• Murray, Suellen; Powell, Anastasia (2011). Domestic Violence: Australian Public Policy. Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing.
• Powell, Anastasia (2010). Sex, Power and Consent: Youth Culture and the Unwritten Rules. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.
• Powell, Anastasia (2010). "Configuring Consent: Emerging Technologies, Unauthorised Images and Sexual Assault". Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology. Sage. 43 (1): 76–90. doi:10.1375/acri.43.1.76.
• Murray, Suellen; Powell, Anastasia (2009). ""What's the Problem?" Australian public policy constructions of domestic and family violence". Violence Against Women. Sage. 15 (5): 532–552. doi:10.1177/1077801209331408.
• Powell, Anastasia; Murray, Suellen (2008). "Children and domestic violence: constructing a policy problem in Australia and New Zealand". Social & Legal Studies. Sage. 17 (4): 453–473. doi:10.1177/0964663908097080.

• A number of papers by Powell are available on her staff page, at RMIT University, and on Academia.edu*Research blog
• Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth)
• Violence and Discrimination Against Women research network (VDAWnet) Australia