• Bio/historical fiction 
• Life-Writing
• Memory Studies
• Narratology 
• Victorian and Neo-Victorian Literature
• 19^th and 20^th Century Literary and Cultural History 

Dr Kathryne Ford is a researcher in the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics at the Australian National University, where she completed her PhD in 2019. Prior to moving to Australia, Kathryne studied English at the University of Memphis. She previously managed the Australian Literary Studies academic journal, and, in addition to her ANU position, she also serves as Deputy Director of Graduate Research in Curtin University's School of Education. Kathryne's research interests include biofiction, life-writing, cultural memory, art, and narratology, particularly in relation to Victorian and neo-Victorian literature and culture; her articles on these topics have appeared in the Dickens Quarterly, the Wilkie Collins Journal, and the Australasian Journal of Victorian Studies. Kathryne's current project, co-authored with Professor Kate Mitchell, examines the ethics of biographical representation in historical fiction.