Calli Tzani Pepelasi

Dr. Calli Tzani Pepelasi is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Huddersfield's School of Human and Health Sciences. She directs research and teaching in Investigative Psychology, specializing in cybercrime, sexual offenses, and criminal rehabilitation. Her academic credentials include a BA from University of Indianapolis, MSc in Investigative Psychology, and PhD from Huddersfield.

Research examines digital crime phenomena including cyberbullying, sextortion, and online fraud, with methodological expertise in qualitative and quantitative approaches. Her work advances understanding of technology-facilitated crimes and offender profiling techniques.

Current projects explore coercive control perceptions in digital relationships, memory reliability in eyewitness testimony, and female-perpetrated intimate partner homicide. She leads modules on terrorism, crime prevention, and forensic psychology across postgraduate programs.

Professional affiliations include Chartered Psychologist status (British Psychological Society), Fellowship of Higher Education Academy, and membership in Secure Societies Institute. Media contributions feature in BBC, The Independent, and The Conversation.