Research students

Dr Liam Brolan

Lecturer in Criminology, Course Leader - Sociology and Criminology with a Foundation Year

Liam Brolan is Lecturer in Criminology and 1 st Year tutor at Birmingham City University. Having completed both a BA (Hons) and MA in Criminology at Birmingham City University, Liam joined the department as a member of staff in 2014, working as a Visiting Lecturer.

Melindy Duffus

Lecturer in Criminology

Melindy’s main area of research focuses on the support within the community to encourage desistance from offending and substance misuse. Additionally, Melindy is a prison befriender for the New Bridge Foundation, a befriending service between members of the public and people in prison.

Victoria Hancock

Doctoral researcher

Victoria has a background in forensic psychology, starting her career as a trainee forensic psychologist at HMP Stafford, having graduated with a 2:1 BSc (Hons) Psychology degree from Nottingham Trent University. Over the last 15 years, Victoria has worked in various different roles within the Criminal Justice System,...

Craig Pinkney

Doctoral researcher

Craig is a criminologist, urban youth specialist and lecturer at University College Birmingham, UK. An experienced youth worker, Craig holds a BA (Hons) in Youth & Community Development (JNC), Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning, Post Graduate Certificate in Research and a Master's in Criminology.

Natasha Pope

Doctoral researcher

Natasha is a member of the C.H.O.I.C.E.S network; a collaboration between the West Midlands Police, P.C.C'S office, teachers, practitioners and academics from Birmingham City University and University of Wolverhampton to develop ways to help teachers identify vulnerable or at risk pupils. She also had the opportunity to sit as...

Laura Riley

Lecturer in Criminology

Laura Riley is a Lecturer in Criminology and PhD researcher at Birmingham City University. Her research focuses upon desistance from serious offending and the importance of the community in this process. Her teaching interests include: Policing, vulnerabilities, ethics and qualitative research methods.

Dr Dan Rusu

Lecturer in Criminology

Dan is a lecturer in criminology at Birmingham City University, where he has taught since 2016. Prior to his work at BCU, Dan completed his Masters in Psychological Science at University of Glasgow.

Hollie Sutch

Doctoral researcher

Hollie Sutch is a PhD student at Birmingham City University focusing her research around the presence of extremism online, examining potential risk factors and drivers in order to establish systematic software and prevention strategies to reduce the level of extremism online. Hollie achieved a first-class in BSc Hons...