April Smith

I am a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Psychology at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. My teaching responsibilities span Full-Time Undergraduate (FTUG), Distance Learning (DL), and Postgraduate (PG) levels. My research interests include peer support in criminal justice contexts and working with female offenders in prison and the community. My doctoral research examined the experiences of peer mentoring in an operational women's prison in England and Wales. I have also conducted research on embedding implicit bias into curricular interventions. Currently, I am the School lead for employability and fulfil the role of Module Coordinator for the core campus-based undergraduate Psychology and Criminal Justice module. Additionally, I oversee the Distance Learning undergraduate module Forensic Psychology: Investigation. I also serve as the course leader for the campus-based MSc Criminal Psychology programme. I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2017).

Prison/Desistance/Female offending/Implict bias/Peer mentoring