Alexandra Lewis

Alexandra Lewis is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Newcastle's School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences. She joined in 2019 after holding academic positions at the University of Aberdeen, University of Cambridge, and others. Her expertise bridges Victorian literature, trauma studies, memory, and literature-science intersections.

• PhD in English Literature, University of Cambridge
• BA(Hons) Class I, University of Sydney

Her research focuses on 19th-century trauma, neo-Victorian fiction, and literature-psychology intersections. She explores how Victorian narratives address mental health, gender, and ethics, extending into contemporary creative writing.

Recent publications analyze Wuthering Heights, Victorian miasma theories, and water-themed interdisciplinary studies. Her projects include a monograph on Victorian trauma and creative works like short stories and poetry.

• Cambridge Commonwealth Trust award
• Trinity College research scholarship
• University Medallist at Sydney

She supervises PhD projects in Australian bush noir, drug use narratives, and autistic representation in YA literature. Active in academic service, she serves on the British Association for Victorian Studies and Collaborative Organization for Virtual Education advisory boards.