Katie B. Edwards
Katie Edwards is an English academic, writer, columnist, editor and broadcaster.
Early life
Edwards was born and raised in Mexborough, Doncaster, England and attended a comprehensive school in Rotherham.Education
Edwards was awarded a first class degree and a PhD in Biblical Studies from the University of Sheffield, where she worked as an academic in the School of English from 2012 to 2020. She is currently a visiting fellow in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Chester.Career
Academic Research
Religion and sexual violence is a key area of Edwards's academic research. Until 2020, she was a founding co-director of The Shiloh Project, an academic collaboration dedicated to the study of religion and rape culture. In 2018, an article Edwards co-authored about Jesus and sexual violence sparked widespread discussion in the media.Broadcasting
Edwards is a radio presenter and appears regularly on local and national radio as a current affairs commentator.Edwards wrote and presented the 2018 Lent Talk 'Silence of the Lamb' for BBC Radio 4, which won The Jerusalem Award in the Festivals category in 2018 and was awarded Runner Up in the Audio/Radio category at the Sandford St Martin Awards in 2019.
Edwards has written several articles about the trolling of Katie Price in the national press. In December 2022, Edwards featured in a Channel 5 documentary, , charting Price's career trajectory.
Journalism
Edwards joined the UK edition of The Conversation as Commissioning Editor for Health and Medicine in January 2024. Since January 2026, she has co-hosted the video podcast.Edwards has written widely for the Press, including The Guardian, ''The i Newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, The Washington Post, the New Statesman, The Independent, and Newsweek.''