Professor Stuart DM Thomas
Details
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College: School of GUSS
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Department: School of GUSS
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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stuartdm.thomas@rmit.edu.au
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Stuart Thomas is Professor of Forensic Mental Health with RMIT's School of Global, Urban and Social Studies.
Stuart's background is in psychology and law; he completed his PhD in Health Services Research specialising in Forensic Mental Health at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London. He has Masters degrees in Law (University of Kent, UK) and Epidemiology (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK).
Research fields
- 420313 Mental health services
- 48 Law and legal studies
- 4202 Epidemiology
UN sustainable development goals
- 10 Reduced Inequalities
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
Supervisor projects
- Exploring the Effects of Vipassana Meditation on Justice-Involved Individuals
- 28 Jun 2022
- Gendered Injustice: Women, trans, and and gender-diverse people's experiences of criminalisation.
- 16 Jul 2021
- "Negligence of the highest order." Police culture & misconduct: Lessons from history
- 12 Aug 2020
Teaching interests
Teaching
Course Coordinator for Applied Research in Criminological Settings (JUST2351 an JUST2330) and Introduction to Criminal Psychology (JUST2323).
Supervisor interests
Law enforcement and mental health; forensic disability; advocacy; outcome measurement
Research interests
Law and mental health; forensic psychology; forensic disability; procedual justice; stigma; advocacy; outcome measurement
