Esther Snell

Esther Snell is a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader in Criminology at Solent University, affiliated with the Social Sciences and Nursing Research Group. Her work spans interdisciplinary research areas including dark tourism, historical crime analysis, and technology ethics. She has an active research portfolio with over 20 publications since 2005, focusing on topics such as crime representation in museums, automation frameworks in assistive technologies, and gendered perspectives on crime tourism.

Her research interests include 18th-century crime, discourse analysis of criminality, and the intersection of technology with social issues. Recent work explores the ethical implications of data partnerships and the role of media in historical investigations like the Jack the Ripper case.

Collaborations include studies on dark tourism’s cultural impacts and frameworks for integrating automation into daily living for people with disabilities. No awards are explicitly mentioned, but her work often addresses pressing societal challenges through academic inquiry.