Dr Kelly FitzPatrick
Dr Kelly FitzPatrick
Kelly FitzPatrick is an early career researcher within the Intergenerational Health Group. She completed her PhD in 2021 with the University of Melbourne, the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and the Safer Families CRE. Entitled Types and Patterns of Intimate Partner Violence and Health Outcomes for Women, her PhD explored women's experiences family violence using longitudinal cohort data from the Mother’s and Young People’s Study.
Kelly is a named CRE scholar with the Stronger Futures CRE, and a co-lead of priority area 1 - Impact of intergenerational trauma and family violence. She also has a long standing affiliation with the Safer Families CRE and is continuing this work through the Uncover project, investigating women’s experiences of physical and psychological intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kelly is a named CRE scholar with the Stronger Futures CRE, and a co-lead of priority area 1 - Impact of intergenerational trauma and family violence. She also has a long standing affiliation with the Safer Families CRE and is continuing this work through the Uncover project, investigating women’s experiences of physical and psychological intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kelly FitzPatrick is an early career researcher within the Intergenerational Health Group. She completed her PhD in 2021 with the University of Melbourne, the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and the Safer Families CRE. Entitled Types and...
Kelly FitzPatrick is an early career researcher within the Intergenerational Health Group. She completed her PhD in 2021 with the University of Melbourne, the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and the Safer Families CRE. Entitled Types and Patterns of Intimate Partner Violence and Health Outcomes for Women, her PhD explored women's experiences family violence using longitudinal cohort data from the Mother’s and Young People’s Study.
Kelly is a named CRE scholar with the Stronger Futures CRE, and a co-lead of priority area 1 - Impact of intergenerational trauma and family violence. She also has a long standing affiliation with the Safer Families CRE and is continuing this work through the Uncover project, investigating women’s experiences of physical and psychological intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kelly is a named CRE scholar with the Stronger Futures CRE, and a co-lead of priority area 1 - Impact of intergenerational trauma and family violence. She also has a long standing affiliation with the Safer Families CRE and is continuing this work through the Uncover project, investigating women’s experiences of physical and psychological intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Top Publications
- Gartland, D, Dashti, SG, FitzPatrick, KM, Carlin, J, Moreno-Betancur, M, Fogarty, A, MacMillan, H, Hegarty, K, Herrman, H, Brown, SJ. Preventing mental health problems in mothers with a history of childhood abuse through reducing their risk of intimate partner violence: A causal mediation analysis in an Australian pregnancy cohort.. Child Abuse Negl 170: 107703 2025 view publication
- McLindon, E, Kyei-Nimakoh, M, Giles, FC, FitzPatrick, KM, Tarzia, L, Hegarty, K. Timelines of psychological, physical and sexual intimate partner violence among a nationally representative sample of Australian women.. Womens Health (Lond) 21: 17455057251329640 2025 view publication
- Fogarty, A, Brown, S, Gartland, D, McMahon, G, FitzPatrick, K, Seymour, M, Kimber, M, MacMillan, H, Giallo, R. Patterns of intimate partner violence exposure across the first 10 years of life and children's emotional-behavioural outcomes at 10 years.. Child Abuse Negl 153: 106814 2024 view publication
- FitzPatrick, KM, Brown, SJ, Hegarty, K, Mensah, FK, Gartland, D. Experiences of physical and emotional intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison of prepandemic and pandemic data in a longitudinal study of Australian mothers.. BMJ Open 14(4) : e081382 2024 view publication
- Fogarty, A, Brown, S, McMahon, G, FitzPatrick, KM, Gartland, D, Seymour, M, Giallo, R. Pre-pandemic adversity and maternal mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: the mediating role of pandemic stress and family relationships.. J Affect Disord 346: 102 -109 2024 view publication
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