Kelsi Dodds (She/Her)
Ext-Funded Research Fellow (B)
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College of Health School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
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Chronic diseases
Fertility & reproduction
Neurology & cognitive sciences

About me

Dr Kelsi Dodds is an early-career researcher in the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Adelaide University.  Her primary expertise is in visceral neurophysiology - the study of how nerves work in our bodies.  Kelsi has a keen interest in determining the structure and function of sensory nerve pathways between the pelvic organs and brain, and how these pathways change in disease.  This information can be used to answer questions like, "what is it about chili peppers that upsets my gut?".  In this field, Kelsi's research mainly focuses on pain-sensing nerve pathways of the female reproductive tract, such as the uterus.

Kelsi has received numerous awards and international esteem for her research.  Notably, this includes a personal invitation to lead the pain behaviour theme for the World Endometriosis Research Foundation (WERF) consortium on harmonising experimental models of endometriosis (PMID: 40628399).  She has also been appointed in the prestigious Science and Technology Australia 2023-24 Superstars of STEM program, through a highly competitive national selection process.  Currently, Kelsi is one of four Postdoctoral Research Fellows for the MRFF-funded initiative, the National Endometriosis Clinical and Scientific Trials (NECST) Network.

Dr Kelsi Dodds is also a Senior Lecturer in the School of Dentistry, Adelaide University.  She teaches into the Biodental Sciences component of Dental Science and Practice I-III (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) and Human Biology IOH (Bachelor of Oral Health).  Additionally, she teaches human biology, anatomy, and physiology across multiple undergraduate programs, courses, and year levels.

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Media expertise includes: pain physiology, chronic pain, female reproductive tract, endometriosis, period pain.
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  • Chronic diseases
  • Fertility & reproduction
  • Neurology & cognitive sciences
Last updated on 02/02/2026 by Kelsi Dodds