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Dr Bonnie Evans is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Queen Mary University of London’s School of History. Her expertise spans the history of child psychology, neurosciences, and medical humanities, with a focus on global mental health policies and the intersection of film with scientific observation. She holds an MSc from Oxford University and a PhD from Cambridge University’s Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Evans has held research fellowships at King’s College London and co-founded the interdisciplinary Health and Welfare Research Group at CRASSH, Cambridge.
- Education: MSc Economic & Social History (Oxford), PhD History & Philosophy of Science (Cambridge)
- Affiliations: School of History (QMUL), Former Fellowships at King’s College London and CRASSH
Her research explores topics such as the globalization of autism diagnoses, the role of film in psychological sciences, and the historical impact of eugenics. Key projects include a forthcoming book on psychology’s influence on childhood and a Wellcome Trust-funded study on neurodevelopmental diagnoses in policy contexts. She has received prestigious awards including the International Society for the History of the Neurosciences’ Outstanding Student Essay Prize (2012).
Evans is also deeply engaged with public discourse, appearing on BBC programs such as A House Through Time and Eugenics: Science’s Greatest Scandal, and contributing to policy consultations at the UK Department for Education and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). She organizes public events, including neurodiversity workshops and film screenings at the Barbican.
