Fiona Macaulay

Professor Fiona Macaulay is a leading academic in Gender, Peace & Development at the University of Bradford's School of Social Sciences, within the Faculty of Management, Law & Social Sciences. She holds a professorial position and is fluent in French, Portuguese, Spanish, and German. Her academic journey includes a first-class education at the University of Oxford (Modern Languages), followed by a Rotary Foundation Graduate Scholarship in Women's Studies at the University of Massachusetts. She completed an MPhil in Latin American Studies and a doctorate in Politics at Oxford, focusing on gender representation and policy in Brazil and Chile.

• Research Areas: Gender studies, criminal justice reform, human rights, political parties, and Latin American studies (particularly Brazil).
• Key Contributions: Analysis of security sector reform, feminicide policies, and the intersection of police/political movements (e.g., Brazil's 'Bancada da Bala').
• Funding: Supported by grants from the British Academy/Leverhulme, Ford Foundation, Avon Foundation, and others.

Her teaching spans modules like Gender, Conflict & Development and Environment, Trafficking & Crime. She has supervised over 13 doctoral students and pioneered the Gender Labs initiative. Professional activities include roles with Amnesty International, the Brazilian Forum on Public Security, and co-authoring influential books and training manuals on gender-based violence for police.

Research highlights include examining police migration into Brazilian politics, prison reform, and developing gender-sensitive policing protocols. She actively collaborates with policymakers and security actors in Brazil to translate academic insights into actionable policies.