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Bruce Smyth is a social scientist specializing in Family Studies with over three decades of experience in the field. He joined the Australian National University in March 2007 after serving as a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Institute of Family Studies in Melbourne. His research focuses on post-separation parenting patterns, especially in high-conflict divorce situations. He was a member of the Ministerial Taskforce on Child Support from 2004-2005 and received the Australian Research Council Future Fellowship from 2012 to 2016. Bruce has been recognized with the Stanley Cohen Distinguished Research Award from the American Association of Family & Conciliation Courts in June 2018 for his significant contributions to family law research. He has also been involved in numerous collaborative projects assessing the impact of various child support and family law mechanisms. In 2021, he and his colleagues received the Meyer Elkin Essay Award for their article analyzing the effects of COVID-19 on separated families and family courts. Additionally, Bruce is an active member of the ANU Human Research Ethics Committee and participates in guiding research student supervision.
Australian National University • Canberra, ACT, Australia
Bruce Smyth contributes to the academic and research community at ANU through teaching and leading research in Family Studies.
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