Janine was a general practitioner working in youth health prior to completing her training in clinical forensic medicine and becoming a forensic physician. She is a Fellow of the RCPA Faculty of Clinical Forensic Medicine and has a Master of Forensic Medicine. She has worked across both the Victorian Forensic Paediatric Medical Service and the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine in the fields of physical and sexual assault and in delivering frontline clinical forensic services to both children and adults. She is currently undertaking a PhD in Technology Facilitated Sexual Assault, supported by the Australian Childhood Foundation. She is passionate about using research as a tool to understand emerging trends in clinical forensics and shine a light in dark places.