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Paul TaylorView profile

Associate Professor

• Criminology
• Sociology
• Mental Health Policy
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Dr. Paul Taylor is the Head of School for the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Chester, within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. He holds an academic rank of Associate Professor and has a robust research profile spanning criminology, sociology, and mental health policy. His research focuses on mental health in criminal justice settings, occupational health risks in high-stress professions (e.g., policing, military service), and the well-being of public service workers. Paul has contributed to over 60 publications, including works on veterans’ reintegration, military-civilian policing dynamics, and mental health stigma. His educational background includes a PhD and MBA from the University of Chester, alongside degrees in Criminology and Social Policy. Paul has held roles such as Chief External Examiner at Manchester Metropolitan University and has served on committees like the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group and the Public Protection Committee (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). He is also a Senior Fellow since 2016. Teaching and supervision activities include leading the criminology program and supervising doctoral students on topics like stigma in education and prisoner reintegration. Paul’s work bridges academic research and practical policy, aiming to address systemic challenges in mental health care, criminal justice reform, and occupational well-being.

• Healthcare Applications
• ECG Signal Processing
• Sleep Apnea Detection
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Nuno Gonçalo Coelho Costa Pombo is an active researcher and faculty member at the University of Beira Interior, Portugal, where he works in the School of Technology and Management within the Department of Computer Science. His academic career spans over a decade with consistent publication output from 2014 through 2025, demonstrating sustained research productivity and evolving expertise across multiple domains. Dr. Pombo's research interests center on the intersection of computer science and healthcare applications. His work prominently features ECG signal processing for medical diagnostics, with significant contributions to sleep apnea detection systems and clinical decision support systems . He has pioneered approaches in activities of daily living recognition using sensor data from mobile devices, which has important applications in elderly care and chronic disease management. His research methodology often combines machine learning techniques with Internet of Things (IoT) frameworks to create healthcare monitoring solutions that balance effectiveness with user privacy concerns. Recent work has expanded into educational technology applications, including augmented reality for programming instruction and futuristic thinking development in education. An analysis of Dr. Pombo's publication trends reveals a natural progression from foundational research in activity recognition to increasingly sophisticated healthcare applications. His early work focused on basic activity recognition frameworks, while more recent publications demonstrate advanced applications in specific medical conditions including diabetes management, mental health support, and cardiovascular diagnostics. The interdisciplinary nature of his research is evident in his extensive collaborations across engineering, medical, and social science domains, reflecting a holistic approach to healthcare technology development. Dr. Pombo maintains an active supervision role, with numerous publications featuring co-authors who appear to be students or early-career researchers. His work has been supported by research initiatives focused on healthcare technology innovation, though specific grant details are not evident from publication records. The consistent output across reputable venues including IEEE Access, Sensors, and international conferences demonstrates sustained research impact in his field.

Michael BirzerView profile

Professor

• Police Policy
• Criminal Justice
• Race and Policing
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Dr. Michael Birzer is a Professor and Graduate Coordinator in the School of Criminal Justice at Wichita State University. He also serves as Director of the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Hub, a unit within the Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College. Prior to academia, he had a career in law enforcement, retiring as a lieutenant. His research focuses on police policy, behavior, and operations, particularly the intersection of race and policing. He has authored numerous publications on topics ranging from police culture to criminal justice equity. Dr. Birzer’s academic interests include advancing community policing strategies, exploring racial disparities in law enforcement, and improving police training methodologies. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical policing challenges, informed by his firsthand experience in law enforcement. Key themes in his research include police legitimacy, officer selection criteria, and the impact of institutional racism. His publications span ethnographic studies, textbook contributions, and critical analyses of policing practices. Recent works examine rural Kansas police culture and serial killer behavior. Earlier research addresses gender equity in police physical testing and the psychological dynamics of criminal behavior. The Undergraduate Research Hub, under his leadership, fosters student engagement in interdisciplinary projects. While no formal awards are listed, his contributions to criminal justice education and practitioner-focused scholarship reflect a commitment to bridging academic and operational realms. His work on racial profiling and law enforcement reform underscores critical contemporary issues in policing.

• Violence Prevention
• Victimization Studies
• Healthcare Approaches to Justice
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Dr. Sheetal Ranjan is a Professor of Justice Studies & Sociology at Montclair State University, USA, specializing in violence prevention, healthcare approaches to justice, and feminist criminology. She leads the Healthcare Approaches to Justice Collaborative and has secured $7.5M in grants for community-based programs. Her research focuses on applied translational research, with notable contributions to hospital-based violence intervention programs and global policy initiatives. She serves on the Board of Trustees of Bergen Community College, chairs the New Jersey Council of Community Colleges, and advises state-level sexual assault commissions. Key Roles: UN Women EVAW Expert, Past Chair of ASC's Division of Feminist Criminology Policy Impact: Led first Congressional Briefing on DWC issues and UN CSW participation Editorial Leadership: Guest editor for multiple special issues on gender justice and violence prevention Dr. Ranjan advocates for technology integration in education and has developed courses in GIS, research methods, and victimology. Her work bridges academia, policy, and community action to advance justice systems worldwide.

Cary FedermanView profile

Associate Professor

• Constitutional Law
• Jurisprudence
• Free Speech
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Cary Federman is an Associate Professor of Justice Studies at Montclair State University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Virginia, with prior teaching roles at the University of Virginia and Michigan State University. He has been awarded two Fulbright scholarships, teaching law and political science in Croatia and Slovenia. His research focuses on constitutional law, free speech, democratic theory, and the history of social sciences. Education: B.A., Baruch College, CUNY M.A., University of Virginia Ph.D., University of Virginia Research Interests: Dr. Federman’s work explores constitutional law, jurisprudence, modern political theory, and the intersection of law with psychology and history. He has authored three books, including *The Assassination of William McKinley* (2018) and *Democracy and Deliberation* (2021). His current research addresses free speech and censorship in democratic contexts. Publications Trends: His articles and books span legal theory, historical analysis, and political philosophy. Recent works examine censorship, public sphere dynamics, and the First Amendment’s role in regulating hate speech and pornography. Awards: Fulbright Scholarship (2010s, two awards) Teaching & Service: He has lectured internationally at institutions like the University of Belgrade and Palacky University. Office hours are listed seasonally for student advising.

Susanne StrandView profile

Professor

• Criminology
• Risk Assessment
• Forensic Psychology
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Susanne Strand is a Professor of Criminology and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Örebro University, Sweden. She leads the Centre for Violence Studies (CVS) and the research group Stalking and Partner Violence (SToP) , and holds an adjunct position at Swinburne University of Technology’s Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science in Australia. Her research focuses on preventing interpersonal violence, stalking, honor-based violence, and risk assessment strategies involving police, social services, and forensic psychiatry. Key research initiatives include the RISKSAM program (2019-2025) , a collaborative effort with law enforcement and social services to implement structured risk management models. Her work emphasizes gender perspectives and applied criminology, addressing vulnerabilities in victims and offenders through evidence-based practices. She has authored/co-authored over 150 publications, including books on forensic psychiatry and criminological methodologies. Notable projects include evaluating interventions for domestic violence in rural areas, analyzing stalking case recidivism, and developing tools like the Stalking Assessment Screen (SAS) . Her contributions span policy recommendations, educational resources, and interdisciplinary collaborations to mitigate violence through systemic and individualized approaches.

• Forensic Psychiatry
• Trauma-Informed Care
• Aggression Management
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Marc Hillbrand, PhD, is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. His research focuses on aggression management, trauma-informed care, and forensic psychiatry, with a particular emphasis on inpatient care settings. He holds a PhD from Kent State University (1986) and has extensive experience in developing clinical interventions targeting severe mental health disorders and violent behaviors. Key areas of research include reducing restraint/seclusion in hospitals through innovative programs, addressing aggression in psychiatric patients, and exploring links between trauma and institutional care outcomes. Collaborations with colleagues like Erika Carr highlight his work on integrating behavioral, psychodynamic, and recovery-oriented approaches to patient care. Dr. Hillbrand has contributed to understanding homicide-suicide dynamics, parricide, and suicide prevention strategies. His publications also address ethical and clinical challenges in forensic settings, including violence risk assessment and the impact of neurological factors on aggressive behaviors.

• Juvenile Delinquency
• Criminal Justice
• Psychosocial Interventions
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Professor Jessica Asscher holds a position at Utrecht University's Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, leading the Chair for Development and Treatment of Psychosocial Problems. Her research focuses on juvenile delinquency, criminal justice interventions, and psychosocial treatment efficacy. She has been actively involved in over 140 research outputs and 14 grants/awards. Key activities include supervising studies on prison rehabilitation through dog training programs (2021), juvenile justice sentencing (2023), and evaluating Home-Start parenting programs since 2005. Her work spans forensic psychology, child welfare, and institutional care. Recent presentations include analyzing sentencing goals in youth crimes (2023) and assessing psychopathy predictors in juvenile delinquents (2019). She has co-supervised PhD theses on Family Group Conferencing in child welfare (2019) and prison dog programs (2021). Award-winning research includes longitudinal studies on parent-adolescent relationships (2006) and antisocial behavior interventions (2007). Her lab focuses on developing evidence-based treatments for at-risk youth and evaluating correctional interventions.

• Applied Microeconomics
• Public Policy Evaluation
• Criminology
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William Arbour is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Montreal's Department of Economics within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on applied microeconomics and public policy evaluation, particularly in criminal justice, education, and labor markets. He employs econometric and machine learning techniques to analyze policy impacts. Arbour leads multiple research projects including evaluations of surveillance camera efficacy in Montreal and peer effects among incarcerated individuals, funded by organizations like the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and MITACS. He teaches courses on econometrics, crime economics, and data science in economics. Affiliated with the International Center for Comparative Criminology (CICC) and the Interuniversity Center for Research in Analysis of Organizations (CIRANO), his work bridges theoretical economics with practical policy solutions. Education: While specific academic credentials aren't detailed, his faculty position implies advanced degrees in economics. Research Grants: Multiple projects include SSHRC partnerships (2024-2026), MITACS innovation grants (2025), and Canadian Justice Department funding (2023-2025). Advising: Supervises students in economics programs focusing on megadata analysis and policy evaluation. Labs/Teams: Collaborates with CICC on criminology research and CIRANO on organizational analysis.

Noni Gaylord-HardenView profile

Professor

• Traumatic Stress
• Mental Health in Black Communities
• Community Violence Exposure
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Dr. Noni Gaylord-Harden is a Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Texas A&M University. Her research lab focuses on addressing traumatic stress and mental health disparities in Black youth and families through community-engaged, strengths-based interventions. She is affiliated with the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams including experts in quantitative/qualitative methods, measure development, and intervention implementation. Her primary research examines how exposure to community violence and traumatic loss affects Black adolescents in disinvested urban areas, emphasizing protective factors like future orientation, coping strategies, and family relationships. She also explores racial equity in education and healthcare, leveraging cultural assets to mitigate health disparities stemming from adverse childhood experiences. Recent work highlights trends in understanding firearm decision-making among Black adolescents, moderating effects of moral disengagement in violent offending, and multigenerational trauma impacts. Her studies employ advanced statistical methods like latent profile analysis and incorporate intersectionality frameworks. Dr. Gaylord-Harden’s lab actively involves graduate and undergraduate students in translational research, aiming to bridge academic findings with real-world applications. She has contributed to special issues on youth of color development and serves as an editorial advisor for Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology .

• Social Psychology
• Criminal Justice
• Forensic Psychology
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Prof Diane Sivasubramaniam is the Chair of the Department of Psychological Sciences at Swinburne University's School of Health Sciences. She leads the Social Psychology of Innovation (SPI) Research Group and co-leads the Public Interest Technology Research Program at Swinburne's Social Innovation Research Institute. Her research focuses on the social psychology of justice, jury decision-making, interrogations, and law enforcement technologies. She holds editorial roles in Law and Human Behavior and the APA Handbook of Forensic Psychology. Education: PhD from UNSW (2006), Postdoctoral Fellowships at John Jay College, Barnard College, and UOIT (Canada). Key Roles: Department Chair, Editor-in-roles for multiple journals, and committee memberships in Australian Red Cross, APA Psychology-Law Society, and others. Awards: Multiple teaching excellence awards and industry engagement recognitions. Her research interests span procedural justice, forensic psychology, and technology's societal impact. She actively supervises PhD candidates in areas like social connection measurement and forensic risk assessment. Publications emphasize cross-cultural risk assessment, pandemic compliance behaviors, and procedural justice in policing contexts. Labs/Teams : SPI Research Group, Public Interest Technology Program, Social Innovation Research Institute. Grants : Supported by SMART Rural Health Network and Swinburne's seed funding.

Hanne HartoftView profile

Associate Professor

• Children's Rights
• Social Law
• Public Law
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Hanne Hartoft is an Associate Professor at the Department of Law, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Aalborg University. She specializes in children’s rights, social law, and juvenile criminality, with a focus on legal frameworks in Denmark and international conventions like the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Her research bridges legal theory and practical implementation, examining issues like legal certainty, social service oversight, and institutional power dynamics. Education: Ph.D. in Law (2011–2015), Cand. jur. from University of Copenhagen (pre-1986). She has held legal roles at Advokatfirmaet Lett, Advokatfirmaet Søby og Petri, and AdvokatForum A/S before academia. Research Interests: Children’s legal rights, social welfare systems, youth detention facility regulations, cross-border family law issues, and disability rights in education. She emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration between law, sociology, and policy studies. Her recent work critiques Denmark’s 2025 Children’s Act for legal inconsistencies and advocates for stronger protections against social service overreach. She has authored textbooks like Barnets Lov med Kommentarer and contributed to high-profile policy debates in Danish media. Advisory Roles: Previously served on Børnerådet (Children’s Council) and Det Kriminalpræventive Råd (Criminal Preventive Council). Engaged in projects like Socialret - børn og unge and Children’s Rights - The Convention on the Rights of the Child in Danish Law . Labs/Teams: Active in Forskningsgruppen - Offentligret (Public Law Research Group) and the Den socialretlige forskningsgruppe (Social Law Research Group) at AAU. Collaborates with Nordic networks like Nordisk Barnrättsligt Nätverk.

• Apology and Forgiveness
• Developmental Psychology
• Forensic Psychology
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Ricks Allan is an Adjunct Lecturer in the School of Arts and Humanities at Edith Cowan University (ECU). He has worked in the insurance industry for 20 years before joining ECU in 1998. Dr. Allan holds a Doctor Philosophiae from South Africa (1992). His research focuses on apology mechanisms, developmental psychology, and psychometric assessments in forensic contexts. He has supervised numerous doctoral students in areas like offender rehabilitation and legal psychology. Key research interests include apology acceptance dynamics, sexual behavior norms in nightlife settings, and ethical-legal aspects of psychological practice. His work bridges psychology, law, and criminology, with over 30 publications since 2001. Notable contributions include studies on bystander intervention in sexual violence prevention and the impact of apology voluntariness in restorative justice. Dr. Allan received the 2001 Award of Excellence in Postgraduate Support from ECU’s Postgraduate Student Association. His supervisory roles span co-principal and associate supervision across diverse topics like forensic psychometrics and victim-offender dynamics.

• Prison Studies
• Mental Health Policy
• Criminology
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Wendy Dyer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at Northumbria University. She holds a PhD in Sociology (2001) and a BA (Hons) in Sociology (1994). Her research focuses on prison systems, mental health care in corrections, and social research methodologies. She has collaborated internationally on projects analyzing prison design, youth offending services, and healthcare integration in penal institutions. Dyer has authored 31 research outputs, including peer-reviewed articles and commissioned reports. Her work emphasizes realist methodologies, policy analysis, and interdisciplinary approaches to addressing systemic challenges in criminal justice and healthcare sectors. Key research interests include prison mental health units, prisoner welfare, and the intersection of criminology with social policy. Notable contributions include studies on mental health support units in English prisons, the design of penal facilities for inmates with severe mental illnesses, and methodological frameworks for social research. She has been cited over 175 times and her work has influenced policy discussions on healthcare provision in correctional settings. Her articles span topics like youth offending service delivery for communication-impaired offenders, causal analysis in social research, and the evaluation of mental health triage systems. Dyer has led collaborative projects involving clinical staff, prison officers, and policymakers, aiming to improve outcomes for vulnerable populations within criminal justice systems.

Katherine BrownView profile

Professor

• Forensic Entomology
• Taphonomy
• 3D Imaging and Printing
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Katherine Brown is a Professor at the University of Portsmouth, affiliated with the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. She serves as Associate Head (Students) and supervises PhD, MSc, and undergraduate students. Her work bridges forensic science, entomology, and 3D technologies. BSc (Hons) in Forensic Biology and Biochemistry PhD in Forensic Entomology Her research focuses on blowfly pupal development for postmortem interval estimation, taphonomic patterns in aquatic environments, and 3D imaging/printing for skeletal reconstruction. She leads projects like the UK Forensic Taphonomy Facility and Forensic Futures. Katherine's research outputs include studies on decomposition dynamics, insect succession, and forensic DNA profiling. She contributes to journals like Science and Justice and Journal of Forensic Entomology , with recent work on Pan-European taphonomic infrastructure. She has supervised numerous students and led initiatives such as 3D technologies for crime scene analysis. Her projects include SCAnDi (single-cell DNA analysis) and collaborations with institutions like The Natural History Museum.