Scarlet Wilcock

Dr. Scarlet Wilcock is a Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales' Faculty of Law and Justice and an Associate Investigator at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society. She holds a PhD in Law from UNSW, a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the College of Law, and a dual honours degree in Arts and Law (UNSW). Her research examines socio-legal issues intersecting criminal law, social welfare, and technology, with a focus on how automated systems and policies criminalise marginalised groups.

Wilcock's research interests include:

• The criminalisation of poverty and gendered violence
• Algorithmic governance in welfare systems
• Feminist and critical analyses of social policy
• Technology-driven surveillance in public services

Her publications consistently address themes of equity, algorithmic accountability, and the gendered impacts of welfare fraud policies. Recent work critiques automated decision-making in government services and its implications for vulnerable populations.

Awards and Grants:

• University of Wollongong Impact Makers' Award (2018)
• UNSW Thesis Excellence Award (2017)
• Australian Parliamentary Library Scholarship (2015)
• Law Foundation Fieldwork Grant (2013)
• Graham Pringle Prize (2004)

She supervises Masters and PhD candidates in social welfare law, criminalisation processes, and technology in public sectors. As an Associate Investigator at the ARC Centre, she collaborates on projects exploring ethical AI deployment in social services.