Using an interactional lens and novel research methodology, Visual Data Analysis (VDA), Emily’s research focuses prison violence.
Her research examines violence between prisoners and between prison officers and prisoners with a particular focus on escalatory and conciliatory dynamics and bodily behaviours which impact how violent incidents unfold.
Her PhD thesis employed CCTV and mobile device-footage of violent incidents derived from YouTube and focus group interviews with prison officer and ex-prisoners, to examine the strengths and limitations of video data sampled online while also testing the applicability of Collins’ (2008) to the prison setting. The thesis also explored the uses and limitations of employing YouTube data for prison violence research, focusing on the implications of technical features with an aim to assess the utility of YouTube as a data source and to provide indicative suggestions for further video research and for prison officer training drawing on (online-sampled) video data.
Emily is currently a research associate at University of Glasgow on various projects concerning sexual violence, domestic abuse, and policing, namely ‘Operation Soteria/Project Bluestone; transforming the policing response to reports of rape and sexual assault in England and Wales (funded by Home Office)’, ‘Bright Light: Transforming the Police Response to Domestic Abuse’, and ‘Women Musician’s Experiences of Sexual Violence and Harassment in the Scottish Folk Music’. She is also a tutor, teaching in both Sociology and Criminology, at University of Edinburgh.
Publications
Szakolczai, J. M., R. Casey, A. Cullen, E. Qvist-Baudry and A. Fraser (2023). Public Space CCTV in Scotland. Edinburgh: Scottish Government. Available at: Public Space CCTV in Scotland (www.gov.scot).
Qvist-Baudry, E. E. (2019). Book Review: Ritual, Emotion, Violence: Studies on the Micro-Sociology of Randall Collins. Sociological Research Online, 25(1), 157-158. https://doi.org/10.1177/1360780419846511 (Original work published 2020)
Institution:
University of Glasgow & University of Edinburgh
Punishment, Citizenship and Communities
Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice
