Speaker

Dr Hayley Passmore
Lecturer in Criminology, School of Law
University of Western Australia

Conference presentation, Day 1
Neurodiversity in the Australian youth justice system: prevalence and implications

Practice workshop, Day 2
Reframing the behaviour of young people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

About

Dr Hayley Passmore is based in Boorloo (Perth) and is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Western Australia Law School and an independent panel member on the ACT Government’s Therapeutic Support Panel. Hayley has qualifications in child health, criminology and psychology, and over 13 years’ experience working in adult corrections and youth justice facilities.

In 2019, she completed her PhD focusing on the workforce development component of the internationally recognised Banksia Hill Detention Centre study; the first Australian study to explore the prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder among justice-involved young people. Hayley pioneered Reframe Training, an evidence-based program educating frontline staff on the management and support of young people with neurodiversity which has been delivered in the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.

Hayley has received international recognition for her research and its impact, including receiving a Churchill Fellowship completed in 2023, being named a 2021 AMP Foundation Tomorrow Maker, and a 2022 WA Finalist for Young Australian of the Year.

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