Profile

My CV

• Education:

  How did I get to where I am today?

  After my fellowship, I crossed the pond to join the University of Leicester as an Assistant Professor in Forensic Psychology in the UK. At UoL, I taught on the masters in Forensic Psychology, and developed a BA in Applied Psychology. I chaired the University Ethics Committee, had responsibility for 5 College Ethics Committees, my research was a REF 2014 Impact Case Study. I then joined Loughborough University as an Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer in UK parlance), where I served as Deputy Associate Dean in the School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences, where I led Impact Case Study development for more than 200 academic staff.

  I’m now a Professor of Psychology at the University of Birmingham, in the School of Psychology, which is a top tier research-intensive university where I conduct research and teach. I lead the Gender Equality theme,  am Co-Director (Victims and Vulnerability) of the Centre for Crime, Justice, and Policing, and co-lead the Applied Memory Laboratory with Dr Melissa Colloff.

  ​I am PI for the GCRF UKRI Rights for Time, Time for Rights Research Network+, which supports interdisciplinary research on humanitarian protection challenges in the Middle East and Africa.

• Qualifications:

  BA in Psychology UC San Diego USA

  MA, PhD in Experimental Psychology, UC San Diego, USA

• Work History:

  See above.

• Current Job:

  Professor of Psychology

• Employer:

  University of Birmingham School of Psychology