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Manjula O'Connor
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Professor Manjula O'Connor
Immediate Past Chair, RANZCP Family Violence Network
Professor Manjula Datta O’Connor is a psychiatrist and academic with a focus on migrant women’s mental health, family violence, and trauma therapy. She holds honorary positions at the University of Melbourne and UNSW, and is the former Chair of the RANZCP Family Violence Psychiatry Network. As Executive Director of the AustralAsian Centre for Human Rights and Health, she led successful campaigns to criminalise dowry abuse in Australia. Her bestselling book Daughters of Durga explores cultural dimensions of abuse, and she is a frequent speaker at national literary and cultural events. Prof. O’Connor has received numerous awards for her advocacy and service, including the Victorian Senior Premier’s Award and induction into multiple honour rolls.
Professor Manjula Datta O’Connor is a psychiatrist and academic with a focus on migrant women’s mental health, family violence, and trauma therapy. She holds honorary positions at the University of Melbourne and UNSW, and is the former Chair of the RANZCP Family Violence Psychiatry Network. As Executive Director of the AustralAsian Centre for Human Rights and Health, she led successful campaigns to criminalise dowry abuse in Australia. Her bestselling book Daughters of Durga explores cultural dimensions of abuse, and she is a frequent speaker at national literary and cultural events. Prof. O’Connor has received numerous awards for her advocacy and service, including the Victorian Senior Premier’s Award and induction into multiple honour rolls.
