Dr Ruth McCausland is Associate Professor in the Division of Societal Impact, Equity & Engagement, and UNSW Director of Yuwaya Ngarra-li, a long-term community-led partnership with the Dharriwaa Elders Group in Walgett. Ruth has worked over the past 25 years in the fields of criminology, evaluation, human rights and community development. Her research focuses on the social determinants of justice, and enabling systemic and community-led solutions to incarceration and disadvantage. Ruth's PhD was in criminology and evaluation, and she also holds a Masters in International Social Development. Ruth is a member of the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship, an Associate of the Australian Human Rights Institute and Disability Innovation Institute, on the Editorial Advisory Board for the Evaluation Journal of Australasia and the Board of Directors of the Community Restorative Centre.