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Louise Brangan is a Senior Lecturer and Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Strathclyde, specializing in penal systems, criminology, and social history. She holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh and was a visiting Fulbright scholar at UC Berkeley. Her research focuses on Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries, Scottish and Irish prison systems, and comparative penal politics. She has received accolades such as the Theoretical Criminology Best Article Prize (2022) and the BBC’s New Generation Thinker (2023). Brangan actively bridges academia with public engagement, co-authoring a dance theater script and a forthcoming trade book with The Bodley Head/Simon & Schuster. She leads ESRC-funded research on Magdalene Laundries and collaborates on studies of Irish prison officers funded by the British Academy. She is an editorial board member of Punishment & Society and The British Journal of Criminology, and currently serves as a Nominated Fellow at the University of Edinburgh’s IASH and a Visiting Fellow at NYU’s Ireland House. She is pursuing an MRes in Creative Writing at Strathclyde.
- Education: PhD in Social Policy (University of Edinburgh, 2017), MRes in Creative Writing (University of Strathclyde, ongoing)
- Previous Roles: Policy Manager at Howard League Scotland, Lecturer at University of Stirling
Her research interests emphasize penal cultures, historical injustices, and the intersection of arts with academic communication. She has published extensively on topics like prison systems, transitional justice, and penal reform, with recent work exploring Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries’ legacy and penal denial mechanisms. Her articles often blend historical analysis with contemporary societal implications, reflecting her commitment to both scholarly rigor and public accessibility.
- Grants: ESRC New Investigator Grant (2022–2025), British Academy/Leverhulme Small Grant (2023–2025)
- Upcoming Projects: Book publication on Magdalene Laundries, MRes in Creative Writing
