Sheffield Hallam University

Faculty Member, Law, Criminology and Community Justice

Criminology Lecturer

Dept of Law, Criminology and Community Justice

About

* Criminology Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University (Gender, Hate Crime, Sex Crime, Victimology)
* Executive Board Member for the Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) 2009 - present
* SLSA Recruitments Officer
* SLSA Small Grants Committee Officer
* Board Member for the Lesbian Advocacy Services Initiative (LASI) 2008 - 2012
* Board Member for the South Yorkshire Police LGB&T Independent Advisory Group 2010 - present
* Volunteer for Sheffield Domestic Abuse Helpline 2011 - present
* Volunteer for South Yorkshire Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA) 2011 - present
* Member of South Yorkshire LGBT Multi-agency group 2011 - present
* Member of South Yorkshire Hate Crimes Scrutiny Panel 2012 - present

Author of Queering Conflict: Examining Lesbian and Gay Experiences of Homophobia in Northern Ireland (Ashgate: January 2012) http://tinyurl.com/3kkomuk

My book is based on research into homophobia and violence in Northern Ireland. It analyses the UK government's socio-legal sanctioning of homosexuality and homosexual identities; the construction of post-colonial, post-partition and post-conflict identities; sexual identity politics; and Foucauldian analyses of power, knowledge and resistance. This culturally relevant investigation employed lesbians' and gay men's varied experiences of homophobia to determine the key sites of repression which must be challenged to enact change, equality and freedom from violence.

Current research interests:
* Gender and Hate Crime
* Men in Violence Against Women movements
* Homophobia in Northern Ireland
* Abortion rights in Northern Ireland
* Masculinities and feminist groups

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