Qualifications
- BA (Sheffield Hallam University)
- MA (University of Hull)
- PhD / DPhil (University of Hull)
Summary
I am a lecturer in criminology and a researcher with interests in the fields of victims and victimisation, vulnerability, domestic abuse / coercive control, media and crime, and identity and representation.
Having worked previously at the University of Leeds, I was appointed lecturer at the University of Hull in 2013.
I am currently the Principal Investigator on a funded research project, entitled 'Giving voice to victims: a strengths-based investigation into victim identities', supported by the British Academy.
Research interests
My research interests lie in the interdisciplinary fields of victimology, criminology, cultural studies, innovative research methods and the ethics of researching vulnerable populations. My doctoral research and subsequent publications focus on the ethics and methods of investigating community-based and media representations of stigma, trauma and victimisation. Within this I have an identifiable interest in the management of self-identity, social reaction, transformative ability and resilience. I am an experienced researcher in the qualitative field with particular experience and understanding pertaining to use of in-depth narrative interviews with vulnerable populations, across a range of settings, who have experienced significant trauma and harm. More recently my research has focused on working with survivors and victims of domestic abuse; from how they can be supported and empowered to interact with the criminal justice system (or not), to understanding the dynamics of recovery and resilience.
Lead investigator
Project
Funder
Grant
Started
Status
Project
Understanding Community Insights into the Impact of GRIP hotspot policing’
Funder
Home Office
Grant
£299,585.00
Started
1 January 2024
Status
Ongoing
Project
Giving voice' to victims: a strengths-based investigation into victim identites
Funder
British Academy
Grant
£6,235.00
Started
1 March 2017
Status
Complete
Co-investigator
Project
Funder
Grant
Started
Status
Project
Improving Victim & Police Communication and Confidence
Funder
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside
Grant
£49,387.00
Started
1 May 2021
Status
Ongoing
Project
AREDAA feasibility study
Funder
Home Office
Grant
£109,491.00
Started
1 August 2021
Status
Ongoing
Project
Humberside VRU Evaluation
Funder
Humberside Police
Grant
£202,891.00
Started
1 January 2023
Status
Ongoing
Project
Cultures Of Victimology: understanding processes of victimization across Europe
Funder
EC European Commission
Grant
£71,905.00
Started
1 September 2019
Status
Ongoing
Postgraduate supervision
I am very interested in supervising doctoral students in the areas of: victimology, vulnerability and resilience, media and crime and collective identity and representation.
Current PhD students:
Thomas Hammond (PhD Criminology), Surveillance, Migration and Identity in Brexit Britain
Patrick Oniya (PhD Criminology), An examination of why public sector corruption is resilient: a case study of Nigeria.