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.^{[ citation needed ]} She is also active in promoting science through public speaking engagements and media appearances.^{[ citation needed ]}

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

1. "Dr. Michelle Harvey – Biological Sciences". University of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
2. "The wriggling world of 'Maggot Girl'". Portsmouth Today. 28 November 2006. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
3. Wojtas, Olga (17 November 2006). "Maggot Girl passes on forensic bug". Times Higher Education. TSL Education Ltd. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
4. "School Staff, Deakin University".
5. "The 'Maggot Girl'". Radio 4 Woman's Hour. BBC. 28 November 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
6. "Maggots to give crime scene clues". The Age. 21 August 2003. Retrieved 30 October 2010.