IFAL

The Interpersonal and Family Aggression Lab (IFAL) is situated within the School of Psychology at Victoria University of Wellington under the leadership of Associate Professor Louise Dixon. Please explore IFAL's website to learn more about us and what we do to prevent and intervene with aggressive behaviour... IFAL is led by Professor Louise Dixon who moved to Victoria University of Wellington from the UK University system in October 2015. Therefore, to date the majority of Louise's research has addressed issues in the UK. These have been related to the aetiology, psychological risk assessment, offender rehabilitation, programme evaluation, primary prevention and policy change in aggression and family aggression. The generated evidence has influenced UK practice and policy in a variety of settings. For example research has informed political funding decisions about domestic abuse resources; local police forces about the nature and management of family violence, efficacy of risk..

Primary location: Wellington New Zealand