Mrs Natalie Gately

Teaching and Research Scholar

Telephone: (61 8)  6304 5930  
Email: n.gately@ecu.edu.au   
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO2.308  

 

Availability:

Monday to Friday 9.00am to 4.00pm

Current teaching:

  • CRI2102 Qualitative Research Methods in Criminology & Justice;
  • CRI2105 The Family & Family Law;
  • CRI3103 Juvenile Justice;
  • CRI3106 Media & Justice.

Background

Natalie is currently the WA Site Manager with DUMA. Prior to that she was a Sessional Tutor, DUMA Researcher and Research Assistant.

Staff qualifications:

  • BA(Hons) Psychology

Research

Research interest:

  • Family Law;
  • Families and family issues;
  • The relationship between alcohol and drugs on crime.

Current research area:

  • Second families;
  • Stepfamilies;
  • The effects of alcohol on offending behavior, and the relationship between amphetamine use and violent and property crimes.

Recent publications

Journal articles:

  • Gately, N.J., Pike, L., & Murphy, P.T. (2006). An exploration of the impact of the Family Court process on ‘invisible’ stepparents. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 44(3/4), 31-52..