Senior Lecturer in Psychology (Outreach)
I joined the University in 2023. I have worked in higher education since 2000 in several institutions predominantly teaching and carrying out research in forensic science.
I have a PhD in forensic science and I am a Professional Member of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences, a Chartered Chemist and Chartered Scientist. I am also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
I am the recruitment and outreach lead for the School of Psychology
Teaching and supervision
- PSYC102 The Building Blocks of Psychological Research
- PSY388 Psychology Placement
I teach on a number of modules across our undergraduate psychology courses:
- FDN039 Contemporary Issues in Psychological Sciences
- PSYC102 The Building Blocks of Psychological Research
- PSYC104 Brain and Behaviour: Biological Psychology, Individual Differences and Quantitative Methods
- PSYC105 Introduction to Forensic & Criminal Psychology
- PSYC202 Human Development and Cognition: Developmental, Cognitive and Quantitative Psychology
- PSY332 Empirical Project
- PSY388 Psychology Placement
Research
My current research interests span pedagogy and forensic science. My primary pedagogy interest is the use of technology to enhance student learning and experience. Current projects involve the use of memes in teaching and learning. Previous projects have included the development of pre-lab learning resources to help students prepare for laboratory practicals and the development of virtual reality crime scenes for training students and the police.
Within forensic science, my passion is latent fingermarks and studying their chemistry to derive information about the person who left them. I also research developing and evaluating new enhancement techniques and interpreting fingermark evidence at the activity level. In addition, I have interests in drug abuse, trace evidence, and interpretation of evidence.