Dr Helen Nichols

Qualifications

• BA
• MA
• PGCert
• PhD / DPhil

Summary

Helen Nichols is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Hull having previously held posts at the University of Lincoln and Leeds Beckett University. Helen’s research focuses broadly on contemporary adult male imprisonment. More specifically her interests lie in the experience and impact of imprisonment. Following her PhD research which explored adult male prisoners’ experiences of education in the processes of personal change and coping with the experience of imprisonment, Helen published the book ‘Understanding the educational experiences of imprisoned men: (Re)education’ with Routledge in March 2021. In 2021, she conducted research on the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on access to healthcare for people under probation supervision. Helen continues to actively research in the field of penology. She is currently working on the dissemination of research on the wellbeing of prison governors and a multidisciplinary project exploring the impact of creative writing on the wellbeing of prison staff.