I am a Research Associate for the Cybercrime Awareness Clinic in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. The clinic conducts research into cybercrime awareness and also provides cybercrime advice to small and medium organisations, community groups and members of the public. I currently work on the Interreg 2Seas funded ORPHEUS project, an international project focused on preventing political violence by equipping young people with the skills to critically assess online content.

My research interests include:

• the experiences and perceptions of cybercrime among children, older people and small / medium organisations
• violent extremism, critical thinking and fake news

I graduated from Swansea University in 1999 with a BA (Hons) in American Studies, before going on to complete an MA in Creative Writing from Swansea University and a PhD in American Studies from Swansea University.

I have had research or project management roles on various national and international policing projects including the National Police Air Service (NPAS), the Mutual Understanding of Criminal Records Information Project (MUCRI), the Serious Offending by Mobile European Criminals (SOMEC) Project and the Review of Information Management within the Police Service (RIMAPS) Project.

I joined the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice in 2017 as a Research Associate in the Cybercrime Awareness Clinic, where I currently work on the ORPHEUS project, which focuses on alternative forms of online & offline prevention of violent extremism.