Dr Nicola O'Leary

I am a Reader in Criminology and a researcher in the fields of victimology, vulnerability, domestic abuse / coercive control, media and crime, and identity and representation.

Having worked previously at the University of Leeds, I was appointed Lecturer the University of Hull in 2013; Senior Lecturer in 2021 and Reader in 2024.

I am currently the Principal Investigator on a Home Office funded evaluation project, entitled 'Community Insights into Grip Hot Spot Policing' and have worked on numerous other funded projects, including as PI on 'Giving voice to victims: a strengths-based investigation into victim identities', supported by the British Academy.