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Lula Dembele

Lived experience research assistant, The University of Melbourne

Lived experience research assistant, The University of Melbourne Lula is one of the WEAVERS lived experience panel of co-researchers that are part of the Centre of Research Excellence - Safer Families https://www.saferfamilies.org.au/weavers. In 2022 she co-authored “Lamb, K., Dembele, L., Nina and Fiona, Hegarty, K (2022). A Framework for the ethical co-production of research with victim survivors of intimate partner and sexual violence: Draft for Discussion, University of Melbourne: Australia and World Health Organisation, Switzerland.” and she participates in other WEAVERS projects such as their work with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare research on domestic, family, and sexual violence. Lula is also on the QUT Centre for Justice Gender and Violence Advisory Board, Department of Health Expert Reference Group for Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence, and the National Plan (To End Violence Against Women and Children) Advisory Group. She is one of the co-founders of the Independent Collective of Survivors, and founder of the Accountability Matters Project which seeks to drive collective action to reduce men's use of domestic, family, and sexual violence. Lula is currently Director of Lived Expertise, Government Relations, and Advocacy for the Australian first, Women's Trauma Recovery Centre. Lula also works as a victim survivor lived expertise consultant, including with the Australian National Research Organisation on Women's Safety and is an Ambassador for Bravehearts.