Anastasia Powell is a feminist criminologist at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
Powell gained her PhD in criminology from the University of Melbourne in 2008[1] and has been a director of Our Watch since 2016 (as of May 2022[update]).
[2] Her doctoral research was published in the 2010 book Sex, Power and Consent: Youth Culture and the Unwritten Rules by Cambridge University Press.
[4][5][6] She is the author and co-author of several major Australian studies, including Australians' Attitudes to Violence Against Women: Findings from the 2013 National Community Attitudes to Violence Against Women Survey (NCAS)[7] and More than Ready: Bystander Action to Prevent Violence Against Women in the Australian Community[8] with the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth).
[9][10] In addition to her scholarly contributions, Powell is regularly featured in and contributes to Australian news and media outlets,[11][12][13][14] raising the profile of issues including rape culture,[15][16] sexual assault,[17] domestic violence,[18] 'revenge porn',[19] and sexting.