Dr. Kirsten Stevens is an academic who has previously worked alongside state police for a federal department, conducting research regarding drug crime and related criminal behaviours to aid intelligence and national security efforts. She has a PhD in social policy and human behaviour and specialises in analysing behaviours in their social contexts. Kristen is an expert in contextual analysis, which includes mapping the social conditions that shape why people do what they do. Her interest expands into how these social conditions and interactions can be used for influence, and what this can mean for social order and stability. Kristen works to connect people and diverse research to practice in useful ways, and she is engaged with higher education teaching of future professionals. With a criminology and applied sociology background, she works to translate the research she does into digestible and operationally relevant products for diverse stakeholders.
