Michelle Harvey
Michelle Louise Harvey is an Australian forensic scientist specialising in forensic entomology (use of insects in the investigation of crimes).
Education
Harvey completed her PhD / Master of Forensic Science degree in 2006 at the Centre for Forensic Science at the University of Western Australia (UWA) and graduated in March 2007.[1]
Career
From 2006 to 2012 Harvey was a senior lecturer in forensic biology at the University of Portsmouth,[2][3] researching molecular relationships between forensically important Calliphoridae.[1]
She returned to Australia to continue her research at Deakin University in Geelong.[4]
Her research utilises insect DNA to identify maggots, which aids in estimating the time since death.[3][5][6]
Other activities
Harvey has published extensively on her research and has been a guest speaker at numerous conferences. She is also active in promoting science through public speaking engagements and media appearances.
Honours and awards
- 2001/2002: Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar (University of Pretoria, South Africa)[1]
- 2003: Sir Keith Murdoch Fellow of the American Australian Association (graduate research at the Anthropological Research Facility (known as the Body Farm) in Knoxville, Tennessee)[3][1]
- 2004: Brownes Western Australian Woman of the Year in Science[1]
- 2013: Winston Churchill Fellowship
References
- ^ a b c d e "Dr. Michelle Harvey – Biological Sciences". University of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ "The wriggling world of 'Maggot Girl'". Portsmouth Today. 28 November 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b c Wojtas, Olga (17 November 2006). "Maggot Girl passes on forensic bug". Times Higher Education. TSL Education Ltd. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ "School Staff, Deakin University".
- ^ "The 'Maggot Girl'". Radio 4 Woman's Hour. BBC. 28 November 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ "Maggots to give crime scene clues". The Age. 21 August 2003. Retrieved 30 October 2010.