Dr. Kirsty Keywood

Biography

Kirsty Keywood is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Manchester. She specializes in Mental Health Law, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses primarily through distance learning and campus-based formats. Kirsty supervises postgraduate research projects with a focus on Psychopathy, criminal justice, and Community Treatment Orders. She holds both an LL.B and LL.M from the University of Leicester and has previously served as a Lecturer in Law at the University of Liverpool. Kirsty is a member of the Centre for Social Ethics and Policy, and she collaborates closely with self-advocates, families, and mental health professionals. Her research interests encompass Medical Law, Gender Law, and Mental Health Law, with current projects investigating the history of adult safeguarding law in England and exploring regulatory responses to abuse and neglect within health and social care frameworks. Kirsty's work engages with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, contributing to efforts to end poverty and protect the planet. She actively contributes to knowledge in her field through her research and teaching activities.

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