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Kelly Couzens is an Honorary Research Fellow in the History Department at the University of Western Australia. She previously held positions as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Warwick (2021–2024) and Research Assistant at the University of Edinburgh (2020–2021). Her work focuses on the intersection of medicine, law, and criminal justice in historical contexts, particularly in Scotland and Britain during the Victorian and interwar periods.
Education:
- PhD in History, University of Western Australia (2019)
Research Interests: Kelly’s expertise includes the history of forensic medicine, medico-legal authority, criminal law, and interdisciplinary approaches to historical inquiry. She examines how medical testimony shaped legal outcomes in violent crime trials, especially in Edinburgh, and explores legislative developments like the Infanticide Act, 1938. Her current projects emphasize Victorian-era medico-legal networks and their role in criminal investigations.
Publications Trends: Her articles and chapters analyze medico-legal dynamics in historical legal systems, with a focus on infanticide legislation, maternal mental health, and the evolution of forensic expertise. Recent work highlights societal and legal responses to postnatal mental disorders in 20th-century Britain and the role of police surgeons in Victorian Scotland.
Advising & Grants: Kelly has contributed to funded research projects:
- Identity Deception: A Critical History (AHRC-funded, University of Edinburgh)
- The Last Taboo of Motherhood? (Wellcome-funded, University of Warwick)
Labs/Teams: She collaborates with interdisciplinary teams studying legal and medical history, including co-authors like Professors Chloe Kennedy and Hilary Marland.
