Programme Leader for BSc Criminology, Senior lecturer in Criminology
My professional background has been in front-line service provision working with the most vulnerable people. This includes working with statutory and third-sector organisations in social housing, homeless projects, community offender management, and family support within HMPPS. I am programme lead for the BSc in Criminology as well as a senior lecturer in Criminology where I embed my professional, research, and academic knowledge and experience into my teaching.
I am passionate about the inequalities experienced by women and marginalised groups. This underpins my research interests: violence against women, domestic violence, gender and inequalities within the CJS, offender management, emotionality in research and practice, and feminist research methodologies.
Teaching and supervision
I am programme lead for the BSc in Criminology as well as a senior lecturer on the programme. I also teach at post graduate level on the MSc Leadership in Criminal Justice and Policing. My teaching is predominantly in criminal justice, offender management, violence, and abuse. I also supervise both undergraduate and MSc dissertation students within my specialist area. I also supervise MPhil and will consider potential PhD students.
Research interests for potential research students
My research interests are violence against women; domestic violence and abuse including, coercive and controlling behaviour; gender inequalities within the CJS, offender management, rehabilitation and punishment and prison system.
Research
Current research:
Women's perceptions of coercive and controlling behaviourPrevious studies:
- An Evaluation of IMPACT Family Service ACEs project
- Transitional experiences of Thai women following migratory marriage to England
- The Training Needs of Magistrates in response to Domestic Abuse
- An Evaluation of Children's Services Pilot Project
- Evaluation of Tyneside Rape Crisis Pilot Project
- City of Sunderland Digital Inclusion Evaluation
- Gentoo Benefit Take-Up Campaign
- Domestic violence and help-seeking
- Coercive and controlling behaviour
- Violence against women
- Offender management
- Dangerous Offenders
- Emotionality in research
