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My areas of research include domestic and sexual violence, policing, and feminist sociolegal studies.

I have particular research expertise in the policing of domestic and sexual violence, victim-survivors, criminal and procedural justice, emerging forms of abuse such as cyberflashing and image-based sexual abuse, and feminist theory. My work to date has involved a range of qualitative and mixed-method studies, including police ethnography, data and case file analysis, and working closely with victim-survivors, for example via interviews or expert by experience panel consultations.

Contact

Institution:

University of Glasgow

Address:

Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research,
Ivy Lodge,
63 Gibson St,
Glasgow
G12 8LR

Research Themes

Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice

Women Musicians’ Experiences of Sexual Violence and Harassment in Scottish Folk Music. 

There have been longstanding discussions about the different challenges women musicians face in the music industry. Research has identified gender […]

9th September 2025

‘Bright Light’: Transforming the Police Response to Domestic Abuse

Pillar 3: Developing a victim-centred, procedurally just policing response for victim-survivors of domestic abuse This rapid research pilot involved a […]

23rd January 2024

Rape Victim Impact Assessments

The Rape Victim Impact Assessment (RVIA) tool is one of the outputs from Operation Soteria, embedding procedural justice for victim-survivors […]

4th December 2023

Bluestone Soteria

Embedding procedural justice for victim-survivors into police responses to sexual violence   This three year project aims to improve how police […]

8th July 2026

📣 Call for information: Has anything changed in the Scotland’s folk and traditional music scene?

11th March 2026

SCCJR PhD students to turn their theses into policy briefings

22nd January 2026

81% of women musicians in the Scottish folk music scene who participated in a new survey have been sexually assaulted or harassed

18th June 2025

Sexual violence and harassment in Scottish folk music: Opportunity to participate in research.

14th February 2024

Police Given New Tool to Improve Rape Investigations

Report Launch: Women Musician’s Experiences of Sexual Violence and Harassment in Scottish Folk Music

22nd January 2026

16:00

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall / Green Room