Katharine Boyd

Dr. Katharine Boyd is an Associate Professor in Criminology at the University of Exeter's Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology department. Her work focuses on understanding violence through dual lenses: policing practices (including domestic abuse and use-of-force) and terrorism/extremism. She has secured over £550,000 in grants as PI/co-PI, leading collaborations between academia and police organizations. Notable projects include the ExPERT study and the Policing Lab, emphasizing evidence-based policy. Her research contributed to a 2021 REF Impact Case Study on police use-of-force analysis.

Education: Ph.D., 2014 from John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY). Professional roles include Criminology Programmes Coordinator and Co-Director of the Exeter Q-Step Centre, advancing quantitative social science training. Key grants include ESRC Impact Acceleration Awards and UKRI Research England funding.

Research interests span extremist propaganda analysis, domestic abuse trajectories, and policing innovation. Awards include the START Terrorism Research Award and Religious Research Association's Constant H. Jacquet Award. Active in interdisciplinary networks like the University of Exeter's Justice and Violence Studies group.