Professor Andrew Day

Enterprise Professor, Criminology School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne, Australia

Prof. Andrew Day (University of Melbourne; Flinders University, University of Waikato, Swinburne University, Australia) is an academic who has research interests in areas of offender rehabilitation, violent offending and youth justice. He is a clinical and forensic psychologist by training who is currently involved in projects on trauma-informed correctional care, case management in youth justice, assisting desistance in prisons, and preventing institutional violence. Andrew is widely published in the fields of forensic psychology and criminal justice.

Dr Armon Tamatea

Associate Professor, University of Waikato, New Zealand

Armon Tamatea (Rongowhakāta; Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki) is a clinical psychologist who served as a clinician and senior research advisor for the New Zealand Department of Corrections before joining the School of Psychology at the University of Waikato. He has worked extensively in the assessment and treatment of men with histories of violent and sexually-harmful behaviour and contributed to the design and implementation of an experimental prison-based violence prevention programme for high-risk prisoners diagnosed with psychopathy. Armon is the Director of clinical psychology training at the University of Waikato as well as the project lead for Nga Tūmanakotanga, a multi-year government-funded research programme that aims to understand and reduce prison violence in New Zealand. His research interests include institutional violence, psychopathy, New Zealand gang communities, and exploring culturally-informed approaches to correctional practice. Armon currently divides his professional time between research, teaching, and clinical supervision.

Dr. Yilma Woldgabreal

Principal Advisor, African Australian Services Project, Department for Correctional Services, Australia

Dr. Yilma Woldgabreal serves as the Principal Advisor for African Australian Services at the Department for Correctional Services. With over 24 years of experience spanning community correctional and custodial settings, he has made significant contributions to the field. In 2024, Yilma was honoured with the Australian Corrections Medal in recognition of his distinguished service. 
Yilma is a registered psychologist, an adjunct senior lecturer at Flinders University in South Australia, and an Honorary Fellow at Deakin University in Victoria. His research interests include forensic psychology risk assessment, the challenges faced by ethnic minorities within the criminal justice system, and strengths-based rehabilitation approaches. He is particularly focused on positive psychology interventions with individuals who have committed offences.