Simona Ciobotaru

I am the Course Leader for the BSc (hons) Criminology and Cybercrime full time camnpus based undergraduate degree and a Lecturer in Cybercrime. My PhD completed here at the University of Portsmouth explored the impact and effectivenss of using social media based publicity appeals in the search for missing persons. I am a member of Centre for the Study of Missing Persons and the Cybercrime Awareness Clinic. I recieved by Bachelors of Science in Psychology from DePaul University (Chicago, Illinois) in 2011 where I focused on community psychology and substance misuse. I then completed my MSc in Criminology and Psychology from the University of Portsmouth where I analysed the importance of recovery capital in recovery using an Ego-Network approach. 

• Cyberpsychology 
• Social media 
• Social network analysis
• OSINT
• Trolling online and Cyberbullying 
• Missing people 
• Safeguarding online 
• Misiniformation

Module Coordination 

• Cyberspace, Subcultures and Online Deviance (Level 4)
• Cybercrime Clinic Life Module (Level 5) 
• Research Methods and Research Ethics (Level 7)
• Research Methods (Level 7) 

Seminar Tutor:

• Criminal Justice (Level 4)
• Psychology for Criminologists (Level 4)
• Introduction to Digital Forensics (Level 4)
• Cyberlaw Governance and Human Rights (Level 5)
• Cybercrime Clinic (Level 5)
• Researching Criminology (Level 5)
• Dissertation Supervision (Undergraduate) 
• Dissertation Supervision (Postgraduate)