Dirk Schubotz is Professor of Youth and Social Policy in the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work at Queen’s University Belfast.

Dirk has been research-active in the area of sexual health for 25 years, and this includes research on coercive control and involvement in the development of the policy to prevent violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland. Dirk is a member of ARK, Northern Ireland’s Social Policy Hub, and the QUB Centre for Children’s Rights. He has been a member of the Gillen Education and Awareness Group.

At institutional level, Dirk was involved in the establishment of the Report and Support services at Queen’s University. Dirk was also involved in an advisory capacity in the QUB and Ireland-wide studies on consent. Dirk is a member of the Board of Trustees of Common Youth, Northern Ireland’s sexual health charity for young people.

Children & Young People Education & Prevention Domestic, Intimate Partner & Family Violence