About
Dr Ellen Reeves is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Liverpool. Previously, she served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Monash University’s Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, where she completed her PhD in 2021. Her research critically examines domestic abuse law reforms, focusing on unintended consequences for victim-survivors and critiques of carceral feminism. Key areas include intervention orders, police responses, coercive control criminalization, and the experiences of LGBTQ+ victim-survivors.
Education: PhD in Criminology (Monash University, 2021); Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre.
Research interests prioritize qualitative methodologies, particularly ethical approaches to sensitive topics like gendered crime. Recent work explores male victim-survivors’ perspectives on coercive control criminalization, legal system abuses affecting victim-survivors, and LGBTQ+ individuals’ legal navigation challenges.
Her publications (2023–2025) highlight systemic gaps in legal responses to domestic abuse, with a focus on marginalized groups. Advising/grants: No specific grants listed, though her research aligns with violence prevention initiatives. She collaborates with teams focused on criminological policy and gender studies.
