Dr. Parveen Ali is a Senior Lecturer within the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield, UK. Dr. Ali is a Registered Nurse, Registered Nurse Teacher and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. and a Fellow of Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. DR Ali is an associate editor of Nursing Open (A Wiley Journal) and editorial board member of Journal of Advanced Nursing and Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Her research interests include gender-based violence and inequalities in healthcare experiences. Her recent work involves evaluation of domestic violence perpetrator programme, and health care professionals’ attitudes about domestic violence.Dr. Julie McGarry is a registered nurse in adult and mental health fields of practice and is Associate Professor within the School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK. Dr. McGarry's clinical background has involved working with vulnerable adults both in hospital and community settings. Her field of research expertise centres on Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) – her recent work has included exploring narratives of abuse among older survivors, barriers to the recognition of DVA among healthcare professionals, sexual safety within mental health contexts and the development of effective health and social care professionals’ working practices with survivors and families. Dr. McGarry's work synthesizes research, education and practice and she is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.