Catherine Kevin

Associate Professor Catherine Kevin is affiliated with Flinders University under the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Her career spans interdisciplinary research in history, gender studies, and social policy, with a focus on Australia.

• PhD in History (University of Sydney, 2004)
• Previous roles at SBS Television and King's College London
• External appointments: Chair of South Australian Working Party (Australian Dictionary of Biography), Founding Member of South Australian Abortion Action Coalition

Research interests include:

• The histories of pregnancy and miscarriage in Australia
• Reproductive politics
• Australian feminism
• Postcolonial perspectives on Australian film
• Domestic violence history (1788–present)
• Migration and race relations

Her 15 most recent publications (2020–2025) reflect themes intersecting history, gender studies, public health, and legal studies, with subtopics spanning reproductive coercion, domestic violence historiography, postcolonial film, refugee policy, and pandemic-related abortion access.

Scientific awards:

• Award for Excellence in Higher Degrees by Research Supervision (2019)
• Excellence in Research Communication Prize (2021)

Academic leadership includes:

• Discipline Lead, History (2023)
• Higher Degrees Convenor roles (2014–2022)
• Editorial board member for journals like Australian Historical Studies and Women's History Review