Associate Professor Campion is one of Australia’s leading scholars in terrorism studies. She has an extensive publication record in leading international security journals on terrorism and political violence, with demonstrated global impact. As a result, she is a highly sought-after speaker in both academic and practitioner settings internationally.

In 2025, she was named the Leading Researcher of her field in The Australian’s Research Magazine’s Top 250 Researchers list. She has significant policy impact, providing expert advice on federal and state policy. Her submissions to government inquiries have been widely influential, cited dozens of times in final reports. She is also routinely featured in media reporting on matters relating to terrorism and security, having provided over 350 interviews to date.

Currently, Associate Professor Campion teaches into the Terrorism and Security Studies master degree, while also managing and delivering a number of funded research projects with strategic security partners.