Personal profile
Research Biography
Research Interests
The histories of pregnancy and miscarriage in Australia, reproductive politics, Australian feminism and postcolonial perspectives on Australian film. Catherine is in the early stages of a project on the history of domestic violence since 1788 with Zora Simic and Ann Curthoys, and she is currently working on a book called Relocating Jedda in Ngunnawal Country.
Career Highlights
Academic Leadership
- Discipline Lead, History: July-December 2023
- CHASS representative on the University Higher Degrees Committee 2020-2022
- Higher Degrees Convenor for the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Scientists: Feb 2020-May 2022
- Higher Degrees Convenor for the School of History and International Studies: Feb 2014-Sept 2017
Supervised Students Successes
- Jun 2019 Anita Stelmach - Wakefield Press Essay Prize
- May 2019 Petra Mosmann - Vice Chancellor’s Prize for Doctoral thesis Excellence
- Mar 2019 Tets Kimura - Best HDR Student Publication Award
Completed Supervisions
- Domestic service in Argentina (1)
- Feminist memory and archival practices (1)
- Non-party political women's organisations in twentieth century Australia (1)
- omen and crime in 19th century SA (1)
- Shifting Irish-Australian loyalties in the Victorian and South Australian Irish-Catholic press (1)
- Cornish fatalism and compulsory vaccination (1)
- Italian migration and food in Australia (1)
- Japanese fashion as soft power (1)
- Memories of mixed Turkish-Greek communities in Cyprus (1)
- The voice of the child in child death reviews (1)
External positions
Chair, South Australian Working Party, Australian Dictionary of Biography
2019 → …
Board member, National Editorial Board, The Australian Dictionary of Biography
2018 → …
Founding member, South Australian Abortion Action Coalition
2015 → …
Member, Australian Women's and Gender Studies Association
2010 → …
Member, Australian Network for Research on Women's History
2006 → …
Member, Australian Historical Association
1999 → …
Supervision
- Registered
Research Areas
- History
Supervisory Interests
- The history of the body
- Reproductive politics
- Feminism
- Immigration and race relations in Australia
- Film
- Gendered violence
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
-
SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Gallery
Fingerprint
- 1 Similar Profiles
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
-
Gendered marketing on takeaway alcohol products in Australia: A semiotic analysis of advertising to women
Foley, K., Lunnay, B., Kevin, C. & Ward, P. R., Mar 2026, In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 149, 12 p., 105127.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Downloads (Pure) -
Historicising domestic abuse in Australia 1850–2020: how useful is new language for describing an old problem?
Simic, Z., Curthoys, A., Kevin, C., Morey, C. & Smith, Z., 15 Jul 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Women's History Review. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Open Access -
Towards a history of reproductive coercion and abuse in mid-twentieth century Australia
Kevin, C., 3 Sept 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Women's History Review. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile75 Downloads (Pure) -
A partial view: the limits and value of the legal archive for historicising domestic violence
Curthoys, A., Kevin, C. & Simic, Z., 2024, In: History Australia. 21, 3, p. 434-455 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)117 Downloads (Pure) -
Reproductive rights at home? Prohibiting telehealth abortion in South Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Baird, B., Flowers, P., Kevin, C. & Roach Anleu, S., 2024, In: Gender, Place and Culture. 31, 1, p. 48-65 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
-
A history of domestic violence in Australia, 1850-2020
Kevin, C. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Curthoys, A. (Chief Investigator) & Simic, Z. (Chief Investigator)
11/06/21 → 6/01/27
Project: Research
-
SA - we are a little bit français!
Kevin, C. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Fathi, R. (Chief Investigator) & Paris, K. (Chief Investigator)
22/03/23 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
Prizes
-
-
Excellence in Research Communication
Kevin, C. (Recipient), Baird, B. (Recipient) & Flowers, P. (Recipient), 2021
Prize
-
Australian Historical Association 2024 Conference
Kevin, C. (Member of programme committee)
2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
-
Australian Historical Studies (Journal)
Kevin, C. (Member of editorial board)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
-
Women's History Review (Journal)
Kevin, C. (Member of editorial board)
2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
-
History Australia: Journal of The Australian Historical Association (Journal)
Kevin, C. (Member of editorial board)
2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
-
South Australian Abortion Action Coalition (External organisation)
Kevin, C. (Member)
2017 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of network