Leanne Dodd is a doctoral candidate at Central Queensland University, researching the representation of trauma in crime fiction for therapeutic benefit. (2016) Under the pen name of Lea Scott, she has published three crime novels with developing themes of trauma and co-authored three short story anthologies with Brisbane writers’ groups. Dodd has served as Vice-Chair of the Queensland Writers Centre Management Committee and is an appointed mentor for emerging crime writers. She has appeared on seminar panels and facilitated writing workshops throughout Queensland. (Source: TEXT Special issue 35)
